• 1960s-built hotel located on bustling Kensington High Street, next to Kensington Gardens and 500 metres from the Royal Albert Hall.


• Understated decor in creams with bright accents define the guestrooms; all include DVD players, bathrobes and wireless Internet.


• Guests sip pints in Berties pub-style bar and dine in the rooftop restaurant, with its menu of classic British dishes.
  

A busy hotel in the centre of London activity, with an Oxford Street location that's ideal for executives or vacationers with shopping on their agenda. Guests enter the Art Deco-style foyer on the street level and ascend an escalator to an expansive lobby with stained-glass ceiling, marble floor, black lacquer cabinets, and other Asian-accented furnishings.

• Modern hotel set on a leafy square in upmarket Belgravia area, 200 metres from Harrods and one mile from Buckingham Palace.


• Guestrooms have muted pastel dcor with coordinated fabrics; all offer wireless Internet, minibars and free daily newspapers.


• Guests can enjoy modern British dining in the restaurant, and relax with a traditional afternoon tea in the lobby lounge.

Large and busy, the hotel has a city-center feel that attracts both business and leisure guests. The lobby is bustling and organized. Updated throughout, the hotel still retains much of its 1930s character, with original marble paneling on the wide corridors and stone faade.

Entrepreneur Ian Schrager and internationally famed designer Philippe Starck transformed the interior of the 1950s Sanderson building in 2002. Salvador Dalis crimson lip sofa, illuminated white-silk drapery, and ambient video images set the tone in the bright, white lobby. The lobby leads past the baroque Purple Bar to the Long Bar, where chic guests, most dressed in black, mingle with media types.

Dating back to 1856, this large Victorian hotel features an impressive lobby area with a grand sweeping staircase, stained glass windows and chandeliers. On entering the hotel, the reception and concierge desks can be found on the left. Guests can take a seat on one of the oversized red leather chairs and admire the building's decorative archways and ornate cornicing. The clientele is predominantly business guests during the week, with British and international leisure travellers taking advantage of the hotel's prime location at the weekends.