St. Ermin's Hotel, Autograph Collection
Westminster, London
“Westminster espionage hideaway”
Vibe
A tree-lined Westminster courtyard leads to a theatrical lobby where rococo plasterwork frames a working parliamentary division bell.
“Westminster espionage hideaway”
Grade II listed Victorian property that served as Winston Churchill's wartime intelligence base and founding site of the SOE.
Welcoming guests since 1899, complete with a working parliamentary Division Bell installed in the lobby.
The White Company toiletries, evening turndown service, and family concierge programs tucked inside a quiet Westminster courtyard.
In a courtyard in Westminster, a short walk from St. James's Park and Westminster Abbey.
Rooms
Interiors pair crisp neutrals with bursts of leaf green and tomato red, finished with bath products from The White Company.
Backstory
Winston Churchill founded his covert Special Operations Executive here in 1940, turning the Victorian hotel into a wartime espionage base.
Eat & drink
Caxton Grill serves seasonal European fare, while the third-floor rooftop apiary supplies fresh honey for house-distilled London dry gin.
The neighborhood
Tucked away off Caxton Street, the courtyard sits a short walk from St. James's Park, Westminster Abbey, and Parliament.
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