Blakes HotelvsDean Street Townhouse
Both hotels are rated very highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Blakes Hotel ranks marginally better than Dean Street Townhouse. Blakes Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 84 with approval from 12 sources like Time Out, Mr & Mrs Smith and Frommer's.
Blakes Hotel Show All Reviews
33 Roland Gardens, London SW7 3PF
From $419/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Michelin Guide
"Dramatic, bold and eclectic decor."
Frommer's
"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.
Lonely Planet
"Recently refurbished Blakes oozes panache: five Victorian houses cobbled into one hotel and incomparably designed by Anouska Hempel." Full review
Time Out
"Each room is in a different style, with influences from Italy, India, Turkey and China." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Rooms range in style from baronial manor to opulent Oriental and contain pieces collected on her travels."
Insight Guides
"Very trendy and up-to-the-minute hotel which is popular with theatrical and media folk. Cosmopolitan, tolerant, laid-back in style. 51 rooms."
Gayot
"Fans of minimalism steer clear of this one. But lovers of the weird and wonderful --- welcome!"
Travel + Leisure
"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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Luxury
"The Blakes Hotel is a five-pearl boutique property designed by actress-turned-designer Anouska Hempel." Full review
goop
"For a while, Blakes was GP’s home-away-from-home in London." Full review
Dean Street Townhouse Show All Reviews
69 - 71 Dean Street, London W1D 4QJ
From $332/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Fitness Center
Rough Guide
Star
"One of a chic set of hotels owned by the trendy Soho House members’ club, this 1730s beauty sits next to its starry, stylishly bohemian dining room. There’s a “broom cupboard” and a few..."
Michelin Guide
"In the heart of Soho... with a good range of extras."
Frommer's
"This boutique hotel in a restored four-story Georgian town house is a chic base for exploring Theatreland and the nightlife of Soho... Atmosphere and location are the draws here." Full review
Concierge
"The hotel's excellent brasserie-style restaurant... serves updated British staples like roast chicken with sage and onion stuffing and luscious treacle pudding."
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Ask for the 160-square-foot Broom Cupboard and spend the money you save in Topshop, a few blocks away on Oxford Circus.
Fodor's
"Discreet and unpretentious, but oh-so-stylish—and right in the heart of Soho—this place has a bohemian vibe and an excellent modern British restaurant." Full review
Lonely Planet
"This 39-room gem in the heart of Soho has a wonderful boudoir atmosphere." Full review
Time Out
"This Grade II-listed, 1730s townhouse has been converted into another winning enterprise from the people behind Soho House members’ club, Shoreditch Rooms and High Road House." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler
"This 39-room hotel filling two stucco-fronted Georgian town houses mixes English cottage–style decor with all the mod cons, and has extraordinarily reasonable room rates for buzzy, central Soho." Full review
Gayot
"Sister to the Soho House hotel, this gorgeous pair of adjoined townhouses creates a homey hidden space in the middle of media-centric, trendy Soho."
Travel + Leisure
"Often lauded as the best hotel in the city, Dean Street Townhouse is a haven of serenity and simple elegance in London’s bustling Soho district." Full review