Brown's HotelvsThe Zetter Hotel
Both properties are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Brown's Hotel ranks slightly better than The Zetter Hotel. Brown's Hotel comes in at #3 in London with endorsements from 19 reviews including Forbes Travel Guide, DK Eyewitness and Lonely Planet.
Brown's Hotel Show All Reviews
33 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London W1S 4BP
From $526/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Michelin Guide
"Urbane and very British... with an illustrious past."
Concierge
"Reopened in December 2005 after a $30 million–plus overhaul, its future is now as bright as its past."
Fodor's
"Tongues wag, however, that even though it's one of the priciest of hotels, neither the interiors nor the service really add up the way they used to." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Brown's Hotel, located in prestigious Mayfair, is part of the luxurious Rocco Forte Collection." Full review
Time Out
"Brown’s was opened in 1837 by James Brown, butler to Romantic poet, hedonist and freedom-fighter Lord Byron." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This historic hotel... has undergone extensive refurbishment, which respects its heritage while introducing contemporary furniture, British art, and the latest technology."
Insight Guides
"A distinguished, very British hotel with 117 rooms and a smart Mayfair location. "
Star Service
"Consistently ranks as one of the most quintessentially English hotels around: genteel, historical and service-oriented, and offering...a superb Afternoon Tea." Full review
Gayot
"This collection of eleven Georgian townhouses, having undergone a sleek, £24 million refurbishment, remains a delightful, old-fashioned hotel with stained-glass windows and oak paneling."
Travel + Leisure
"Scottish tartan banquettes and British racing-green woolen armchairs abound, while the wood-paneled lounge evokes elegance without feeling old-fashioned." Full review
The Zetter Hotel Show All Reviews
86-88 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RJ
From $118/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Rough Guide
"A fixture on Clerkenwell’s laidback hipster scene. Rooms are simple but bold, with colourful panache and lots of eco touches."
Michelin Guide
"A trendy and discreet converted 19C warehouse with well-equipped bedrooms that come with pleasant touches, such as Penguin paperbacks."
Frommer's
"It was only a matter of time before a hotel blended the edgy Shoreditch scene with the creature comforts demanded by City types." Full review
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Ask for a room at the rear of the hotel -- they back onto a quiet square.
Concierge
"Almost best of all, the rates are (for London) way low."
Fodor's
"The dizzying five-story atrium, Art Deco staircase, and slick European restaurant hint at the delights to come in this converted warehouse." Full review
Lonely Planet
"The Zetter comprises two quite different properties, both exemplary in their execution." Full review
Time Out
"Zetter is a fun, laid-back, modern hotel with some interesting design notes." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"In an area known for its loft apartments, this is a loft hotel in a 19th-century warehouse."
Condé Nast Traveler
99.6
"This Victorian warehouse turned 59-room hotel on London’s heavily trafficked Clerkenwell Road is missing nary a detail of what constitutes a cutting-edge big-city boutique hotel." Full review
Gayot
"This Clerkenwell lodging goes for ultrahip with its Champagne-and-camera-stocked vending machine, hot water bottles, second hand books and Scandinavian/industrial style."