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If you’ve got the cash to splash, London has no shortage of high-class venues to stay the night or two. And more are popping up each and every year, bringing with them whole new levels of luxury. Some of them even quickly become world-class. Now, two new and incredibly plush London establishments have made it onto Travel and Leisure’s ‘It List’ of the 100 best new hotels this year.
The publication dispatched 64 experts to hotels across 44 countries and judge whether they were worth travelling for and aligned with its ‘core values’. Beyond cleanliness and all the standard amenities, that means places with thoughtful touches, spacious rooms, spectacular locations, exciting restaurants and a commitment to sustainability and empowering local communities.
That’s an awful lot to live up to. But at least if a hotel is on that list, you know it’s going to be special. So, which London spots made the grade?
The Emory in Belgravia was the first to feature. It’s from the same people behind Claridge’s and the Connaught, so of course it’s doused in luxury. It boast 61 swanky rooms measuring between 600 to 3,000 sqyare feet, with floor to ceiling windows overlooking Hyde Park. T&L highlighted its rooftop bar, private cigar lounge, the four-floor members’ club with a spa and its ABC Kitchen, the first London outpost from celebrated chef Jean-George Vongerichten.
The second London accommodation to make the cut was the equally luxurious Mandarin Oriental, Mayfair. London’s second Mandarin Oriental hotel (the other can be found in Knightsbridge), T+L said this outpost ‘feels like a modern, eight-story British townhouse, with 50 guest rooms, 77 apartments, and a subterranean spa with an 82-foot-long pool.’ Opulent touches include a green marble staircase, gold rubber ducks and intimate fine-dining Korean spot Dosa.
As it happens, the same pair of hotels were also named two of the best new luxury hotels in the world by Luxury Travel Intelligence. Want to see more of the city’s greatest places to stay? See our list of the best hotels in London, curated by Time Out travel experts or our roundup of all the finest places opening their doors for the first time in 2025.
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