One of the city’s lushest modern hotels is entered through a stone courtyard arch of a gloriously elaborate edifice (constructed with pomp in 1914 as the Pearl Assurance insurance citadel). The foyer is amazingly sheathed in brass, and rooms are so quiet you could hear your champagne bubbles pop. They’re also exquisite: Giant 46-inch flatscreen TVs are standard, as is Italian bedding you sink into like a swimming pool. Push a button to bring down your window blinds and sip homemade sloe gin from the minibar. If it weren’t for the hard reality of the tariff, it’d be enough to sour you to life on the rest of the planet. There’s also a gin bar in the restaurant downstairs, plus a gimmicky bar themed to Scarfe, a cartoonist who is London’s modern-day version of Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld, but the real find is The Pie Room (11am–4pm weekdays), a tucked-away cubby containing the magic ofCalum Franklin, a brilliant pastry chef with a cult following.
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Rosewood London
252 High Holborn, WC1
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Bloomsbury
Transportation
Tube: Holborn
Phone
020/7781-8888
Prices
Rooms £320–£510
Amenities
Restaurant; bar; lounge; fitness center; spa; free Wi-Fi
Units
262 units
URL
http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/rosewood-hotel-london.html?aid=1254987&label=frommers-hotelpage-deeplink
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252 High Holborn, WC1 LondonNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.