Hotel Café Royal
Soho, London
“Gilded Belle Époque glamour”
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Vibe
David Chipperfield balances nineteenth-century gilded moldings with minimalist Portland stone right where Regent Street sweeps into Piccadilly Circus.
“Gilded Belle Époque glamour”
Gilded 1860s Louis XVI boiseries across the Oscar Wilde Lounge where literary London famously gathered.
David Chipperfield interiors contrasting restored nineteenth-century gilding with minimalist Portland stone and fumed English oak.
Solid Carrara marble bathrooms, bespoke Bang and Olufsen sound systems, and attentive Regent Street concierge care.
On Regent Street by Piccadilly Circus, where Soho dining and Mayfair shopping converge.
Rooms
Pared-back rooms wrap in fumed English oak and solid Carrara marble, offering serene, quiet quarters above the West End rush.
Wellness
Downstairs, Akasha Holistic Wellbeing features an eighteen-meter lap pool, vitality baths, a traditional hammam, and sauna beneath soft lighting.
Backstory
Founded in 1865 by a French wine merchant, the building hosted cultural icons from Oscar Wilde to David Bowie for his Ziggy Stardust farewell.
Eat & drink
Dine at two-Michelin-starred Alex Dilling, take afternoon tea in the gilded Oscar Wilde Lounge, or sip botanical cocktails at Green Bar.
The neighborhood
Positioned at the apex of Regent Street, Mayfair's luxury boutiques and Soho's buzzing dining scene unfold immediately from the front door.
“The interiors are timeless, though with a contemporary sheen (and some very contemporary comforts).”
“Today, Hotel Café Royal’s elegant Georgian façade at the southern end of Regent Street continues to tempt fashionable creatives with see-and-be-seen restaurants, modern guest rooms and luxuriously gilded lounges.”
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