Sweet suites: the best hotel suites in London
I’m going to let you into a secret… there’s a clandestine world beyond the revolving doors of London’s grandest hotels. A universe inhabited by sheiks and tech billionaires, where money is no object and even the smartest hotels hold something back for the big rollers. You think that junior suite you scrimped and saved to afford for your anniversary was special? Unless you were dropping £25k a night, you ain’t seen nothing. Step aside and feast your senses on London’s sweetest suites.
Corinthia London
The Royal Penthouse, Corinthia Hotel
Fancy your own private spa and panoramic views of London? You got it. The Royal Penthouse at The Corinthia delivers over 5,000 sq ft of sheer luxury. Set just off Trafalgar Square, in spitting distance of Westminster and with 180 degree views across the Thames you can sit on the balcony just admiring it for hours. Not that you’ll want to, the hotel is already super-luxurious (check out the spa and pool downstairs), but its your ten seat dining room, grand staircase, king-size beds and bathrooms of honey onyx and Skyros marble that’ll keep you rooted to your room.
From £18,000 per night
Where: Whitehall Place, Westminster, SW1A 2BD
Website: Link to the suite
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Turret Suite, Mandarin Oriental
It’s not even the smartest suite in the hotel, but we love a turret and these circular interiors are both opulent and quirky. Located in the turrets of the magnificent Hyde Park-facing building, each suite is reminiscent of a luxury private apartment with fireplaces, leather-topped writing desks and floor-to-ceiling windows.
From £1,370 a night
Where: Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London, Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom
Website: www.mandarinoriental.com
The Langham, London
Sterling Suite, The Langham
The 5,000 sq ft suite comes with its own butler, six bedrooms, a huge drawing room with piano, marble bathrooms and free-flowing Champagne.
From £24,000 per night
Where: 1c Portland Place, Regent Street, London, W1B 1JA, United Kingdom
Website: Link to the suite
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
Royal Suite, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
Who wouldn’t want a massive painting of The Queen grinning down at them? But it’s not just that that makes the Royal Suite at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel royal, it’s fit for a monarch too. With room to entertain up to 20 guests at dinner, roll-top baths and four-poster beds this is the pinnacle of one of London’s most exciting hotels. You can even pop to Paris for breakfast, given you’re just above the Eurostar terminal.
From £3,000 per night
Where: Euston Road, London, NW1 2QR, United Kingdom
Website: Link to the suite
The Connaught
The Apartment, The Connaught
With a 24 hour butler on tap, a wraparound balcony and double-height ceilings The Apartment at The Connaught is as plush as it is functional; entertain 8 for dinner, extend out to nine-bedrooms and take the entire top floor, or just chill in the enormous two bed flat at the top of one of London’s best hotels.
Where: Carlos Place, Mayfair, London, W1K 2AL, United Kingdom
Website: Link to the suite
The Berkeley
The Opus Suite, The Berkeley
Looking out over Hyde Park, The Opus Suite is the work of interior designer extraordinaire André Fu and puts design first and foremost. And the result is impressive, with a series of rooms you want to look at as much as stay in!
From £10,000 per night
Where: Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RL, United Kingdom
Website: Link to the suite
Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill
The Royal Suite, Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill
Think ‘themed hotel’ and you’ve probably got the Goofy suite at one of the Disney World hotels in mind, but Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill have a much more subtle approach, and to a man even greater than Goofy: Churchill. With nods to the great man throughout the hotel the Royal Suite would certainly have met with approval from the national hero, truly classical and grand.
From £2,900 per night
Where: 30 Portman Square, London, W1H 7BH, United Kingdom
Website: www.londonchurchill.regency.hyatt.com
11 Cadogan Gardens
Sloane Suite, 11 Cadogan Gardens
For a 5-star boutique hotel experience, 11 Cadogan Gardens is the ideal spot. Located just off Sloane Square, nuzzled in the heart of Chelsea, the hotel is home to exquisite suites that’ll no doubt blow you away with their beauty. Our favourite has to be the Sloane suite decorated with antique furniture, glistening chandeliers and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Cadogan Gardens. Make a trip of it and travel with friends or family as the suite itself interconnects with two of their other signature suites allowing you to create your own little private house.
Prices from £1,000 per night
Where: 11 Cadogan Gardens, Cadogan Gardens, London, UK
Website: www.11cadogangardens.com
The May Fair Hotel
Schiaparelli Suite, May Fair Hotel
Feast your sensations on the Schiaparelli Suite! Plush and brash the suites at the May Fair Hotel certainly draw the attention in a tribute to retro glamour, and named after the designer who first unleashed fuchsia on the fashion world. A combo of pink pony skin and leather, with ornate detail and luxury fabrics throughout, the Schiaparelli’s king-sized double bedroom is strangely crazy and classy all at once.
Prices from £1,750 per night
Where: Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
Website: www.themayfairhotel.co.uk
