The Halkin
If you want some peace and quiet, streamlined
luxury and professional service from a staff dressed in Armani from top
to toe, Halkin is the place. The hotel’s theme is inner peace, which is
carried out in a stylish, minimalist and Japanese-inspired decoration
of rooms, lobby and restaurant. Everything is kept in toned-out colors
and shiny black surfaced.
The Halkin, 5, Halkin Street, Belgravia
www.halkin.co.uk
Hazlitt’s Hotel
A
so-called boutique hotel, which means a small hotel with a big
personality. And this place lives up to its name with its charming,
slightly heavy antique and ornamented interior decoration. The rooms
have high ceilings, antique furniture, paintings and fire-places (which
are not in use, though). The place is named after a former resident of
the ancient building, the well-known writer William Hazlitt, and each
room has been named after one of his friends, among others Lady Frances
Hewitt. There are also lots of signed books to read in, left by writers
who have stayed at the hotel. It is a quiet and pleasant place,
particularly if you get one of the rooms that are not on the street.
Hazlitt's Hotel, 6 Frith Street, Soho
www.hazlittshotel.com
The Soho Hotel
Four-starred
hotel located in what used to be a parking lot. The style is casual and
funky, and even though it’s in the center of Soho, it feels quiet and
laid-back. It’s a boutique hotel, kept in fun pastel colors and has a
library in the salon, next to the popular and trendy restaurant Refuel.
Soho Hotel, 4, Richmond Mews
www.firmdale.com
By David Rich