Covent Garden Hotel

Frommer's Review

This former hospital building lay neglected for years until it was reconfigured in 1996 by hot hoteliers Tim and Kit Kemp -- whose flair for interior design is legendary -- into one of London's most charming boutique hotels in one of the West End's hippest shopping neighborhoods. Travel + Leisure called this hotel one of the 25 hottest places to stay in the world. It remains so. Behind a bottle-green facade reminiscent of a 19th-century storefront, the hotel has a welcoming lobby outfitted with elaborate inlaid furniture and elegant draperies, plus a charming restaurant. Upstairs, accessible via a dramatic stone staircase, soundproof bedrooms are furnished in English style with Asian fabrics, many adorned with hand-embroidered designs. The hotel has a decorative trademark -- each room has a clothier's mannequin.

Facilities:
Restaurant; bar; babysitting; concierge; exercise room; room service

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