Stay/Westminster
Best Hotels in Westminster, London
Guide: Grand Hotels for Palace and Whitehall Days
Westminster hotels cluster between Buckingham Palace, Whitehall, St James's Park, and the Strand, putting the major state landmarks within an easy walk. Grand service, spas, and historic bars define the top end; apartment-style rooms offer a quieter alternative nearby.
- The GoringSilk-lined bedrooms and a private garden give The Goring its English country-house character, just behind Buckingham Palace. Still family-owned, it keeps afternoon tea, carefully tended flowerbeds and formal service at its centre.Book on Booking.com
- Corinthia LondonGenerous bedrooms, marble bathrooms and a chandelier-lit lounge give Corinthia its grand Whitehall proportions. The spa has swimming and vitality pools, a sauna and sleep pods, with the Thames just beyond the front door.Book on Booking.com
- The GuardsmanThe Guardsman is a small Buckingham Gate hotel with warmly furnished bedrooms and apartment-style residences. A private dining room and bar keep things intimate, with St James’s Park a short walk from the door.Book on Booking.com
- The SavoyThe Savoy’s river-facing rooms look across the Thames, while the American Bar and afternoon tea retain the ceremony of an older London. Art Deco dining rooms and a glass-domed lounge make dressing up feel reasonable.Book on Booking.com
- One AldwychContemporary art, pale interiors and a swimming pool distinguish One Aldwych, an independent hotel in a former newspaper building. Its tall-windowed Lobby Bar overlooks the Strand, with Covent Garden’s theatres close by.Book on Booking.com
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