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Blakes HotelvsThe Connaught
Blakes Hotel and The Connaught are both rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, The Connaught ranks slightly better than Blakes Hotel. The Connaught comes in at #18 in London with endorsements from 15 reviewers like Fodor's, Forbes Travel Guide and Lonely Planet.
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
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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"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
The Connaught Michelin Guide Frommer's
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Star Service Gayot Travel + Leisure Show All Reviews
Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL
From $530/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide "One of London's most famous hotels... retaining an elegant British feel."
Frommer's "Traditionalists opt for the Old Wing but we prefer the New Wing -- it's where the Connaught's mix of the old and new is most successful." Full review
Concierge "For those who enjoy being pampered, the staff-to-guest ratio of 3:1 ensures service with all the trimmings."
Fodor's "A huge favorite of the "we wouldn't dream of staying anywhere else" monied set since its opening in 1917, the Connaught has many dazzlingly modern compliments to its famously historic delights." Full review
Lonely Planet "The Connaught's impeccably decorated rooms offer refined luxury, combining the period features of its 1897 building with restrained contemporary furniture and art." Full review
Time Out "This isn’t the only hotel in London to provide butlers, but there can’t be many that offer ‘a secured gun cabinet room’ for hunting season." Full review
DK Eyewitness "One of Mayfair’s historic grand hotels, the Connaught has undergone an imaginative renovation, combining its historic features with contemporary gadgets and refined modern design."
Star Service "In the heart of Mayfair, near Grosvenor Square and overlooking Carlos Place, in a historic brick building abloom with flowers, this hotel is as British as the Union Jack." Full review
Gayot "Quintessential Englishness is the signature of this top London hotel."
Travel + Leisure "In the newly hip Mayfair district, this landmark brick Victorian has reclaimed the glory of its golden era thanks to a $140 million renovation." Full review
