Luxury London Hotels

Most of the Luxury Hotels in London are centred around the central areas of Mayfair, Kensington, Knightsbridge, the West End, Chelsea and Belgravia. However while you will still find some in the outer areas the choice will be considerably diminished. For example around Heathrow Airport there are just two 5 star hotels, the Radisson and the Sofitel.
Its worth noting that hotels listed here are all Five Star. You will find other sites classing four star hotels in the luxury bracket and this, we believe, is misleading. The 4 star rating covers such a diverse range of hotels that while many are close to top rating others are barely above 3 star level. We believe there really should be an extra tier to separate out the establishments more accurately. Some establishments and marketers do attempt at distinguishing themselves by claiming a deluxe or plus rating but officially there is no such distinction.
The Hotels listed below have all received a five star Hotel Rating from one or all of the recognised Hotel Rating organisations. Normally this means the London Tourist Board or AA (the RAC no longer giving ratings). These five star luxury hotels have been deemed to have the highest level of service, accommodation, facilities and amenities so as to warrant being classified as a luxury hotel in London.
In 2012 London will get its first six star hotel with the opening of the Wellesley Hotel. It should be noted that this is a self rating and the current rating bodies do not have a 6 star category, five stars being the best they will award.

Current top rated London hotel on Tripadvisor is the Milestone Hotel and Apartments. In the Tripadvisor 2011 awards the Hotel 41 came 15th for top hotels in Europe making it the top UK and top hotel in London..
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AA London Hotel of the Year 2010/11: Royal Horseguards Hotel
Englands Leading Hotel in the World Travel Awards 2011 is The Lanesborough Hotel