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45 Park LanevsBlakes Hotel
45 Park Lane - Dorchester Collection and Blakes Hotel are both praised by travel writers. On balance, Blakes Hotel ranks marginally better than 45 Park Lane - Dorchester Collection. Blakes Hotel ranks #42 in London with recommendations from 12 reviews including goop, Time Out and Travel + Leisure.
45 Park Lane
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45 Park Lane, Mayfair, London W1K 1PN
From $890/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"It was the original site of the Playboy Club and has been a car showroom but now 45 Park Lane has been reborn as The Dorchester's sister hotel."
"It is the little sister of the nearby classically grand Dorchester hotel, which it relies on for some luxury frills and backup facilities." Full review
"With the opening of 45 Park Lane, the Dorchester Collection offers upscale travelers the ninth property in its portfolio of luxury hotels."
"The Thierry Despont-designed 45 Park Lane, located across the street from its older sibling the Dorchester, opened in the summer of 2011 as a more intimate and modern version of its glitzier neighbor." Full review
"This swish new Mayfair destination boasts the stylistic acumen of star designer Thierry W.Despont, with cerused mahogany and camel-hued suede lending it a vaguely masculine air."
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"With distinctive art deco styling, 45 Park Lane is a breath of fresh air in London’s posh Mayfair neighborhood." Full review
"Part of the exclusive Dorchester Collection, this luxurious hotel’s address alone is sufficiently evocative as a name, enjoying as it does one of the most prestigious locations in London." Full review
"Common spaces feature bespoke furniture and carpets, eye-catching light fixtures, and an artsy flair, while rooms (29 of which are suites) come with Hyde Park views." Full review
"45 Park Lane’s ace up the sleeve lay outside the room, the artwork, the free nibbles and the techtastic touches. It lay in the superb staff. " Full review
"You get all the perks of a Dorchester Collection property but the feel of a more modern boutique property." Full review
Blakes Hotel
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33 Roland Gardens, London SW7 3PF
From $419/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Dramatic, bold and eclectic decor."
"Actress Anouska Hempel's opulent and highly individual creation is one of London's best small hotels." Full review
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Live out your fantasy: Choose an ancient Egyptian funeral barge or a 16th-century Venetian boudoir.
"Recently refurbished Blakes oozes panache: five Victorian houses cobbled into one hotel and incomparably designed by Anouska Hempel." Full review
"Each room is in a different style, with influences from Italy, India, Turkey and China." Full review
"Rooms range in style from baronial manor to opulent Oriental and contain pieces collected on her travels."
"Very trendy and up-to-the-minute hotel which is popular with theatrical and media folk. Cosmopolitan, tolerant, laid-back in style. 51 rooms."
"Fans of minimalism steer clear of this one. But lovers of the weird and wonderful --- welcome!"
"Situated a stone’s throw from Regent’s Park in South Kensington, Blakes Hotel has attracted an A-List of celebrities since its 1981 opening." Full review
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"The Blakes Hotel is a five-pearl boutique property designed by actress-turned-designer Anouska Hempel." Full review
"For a while, Blakes was GP’s home-away-from-home in London." Full review