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The Royal HorseguardsvsThe Soho Hotel
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. Overall, The Soho Hotel scores slightly better than The Royal Horseguards. The Soho Hotel is ranked #17 in London with accolades from 16 reviews such as Gayot, Mr & Mrs Smith and Star Service.
The Royal Horseguards
Frommer's
Time Out
Star Service
Gayot
Zagat
Forbes Travel Guide
Oyster
Condé Nast Traveler
Condé Nast Traveler
2 Whitehall Court, London SW1A 2EJ
From $187/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"Set in the grandeur of the one-time National Liberal Club, with sweeping views all along the Thames, the Royal Horseguards is fairybook London." Full review
"It’s immaculately clean, ‘classic but modern’ in style, with welcoming staff." Full review
"The Royal Horseguards is one of the best in its class, an upper-midrange commercial hotel geared to those seeking something unique, colored with history and Victorian decor." Full review
"The Royal Horseguards Hotel Review: Between Whitehall and the River Thames, this stately building... still retains a private feel with a discreet rear entrance."
"Overlooking the Thames, this historic Victorian luxury hotel served as HQ for the Secret Service during World War I and has hosted many a statesman and politician over the years."
Recommended
"Today, the hotel mixes old school elegance and modern panache—and is still the site of intrigue." Full review
Luxury
"The 282-room Royal Horseguards offers classic Victorian architecture and modern amenities in a five-star luxury setting with views of the London Eye and the Thames River." Full review
"Rebranding not happening..." Full review
Readers' Choice Award
"The biggest suites look right over the Thames, and the Embankment location means guests have some of the city's best sites—including Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey—a short walk away." Full review
The Soho Hotel
Rough Guide
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Time Out
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Gayot Show All Reviews
4 Richmond Mews, London W1D 3DH
From $401/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
"The eclectic decor is bold and witty, from the Oriental lobby to the camp fuchsia boudoirs, while facilities are, as you’d expect, top-notch."
"Stylish and fashionable... with hi-tech extras."
"Entering the Soho Hotel always gets our hearts racing... Tatler called it "the most glamorous hotel in the world"." Full review
"Of their flawless six-pack of welcoming, contemporary hotels, the Soho may be even more glamorous than their best-known Covent Garden Hotel."
"At this redbrick, loftlike getaway, public rooms are boldly designed with bright colors and big artworks, while the large bedrooms are calmer." Full review
"One of London’s hippest hotels, the Soho has all the hallmarks of the eclectically chic duo Tim and Kit Kemp writ large over 91 individually designed guestrooms." Full review
"You’d hardly know you were in the heart of Soho once you’re inside Firmdale’s edgiest hotel: the place is wonderfully quiet." Full review
"Firmdale Hotels’ venture combines the light and space of a warehouse-style building with its signature modern English style."
"On a quiet, unassuming mews in the heart of Soho, four blocks south of Oxford Street, half a kilometer southwest of the Tottenham Court tube station, this is one of the most chic luxury hotels." Full review
"This has been called the most glamorous hotel in the world --- a title that proves rather hard to dispute."