Like all aspects of its hospitality landscape, London’s hotel scene is one of the best in the world – and the MICHELIN Keys are a reflection of that. With dozens of hotels across the capital bestowed with the award – which acts like a MICHELIN Star for hotels – travellers are spoilt for choice when it comes to finding a top-class room for the night. Ranging from the sublime to the, well, also sublime (but in a different way), there are hotels for all tastes. Whether you like your hotels muted and modern or fun and fabulous, cutting-edge or classic to the core, we’ve got you covered.
On 8th October 2025, the latest MICHELIN Keys were announced, including four more hotels honoured in London. On this page, you’ll find all of our Key distinctions in the city, sorted by the number of Keys. Click on any hotel to go straight to its homepage and learn more about its special qualities. Alternatively, head here to discover our newest Keys all in one place or explore our Magazine page for more in-depth Hotel and Travel inspiration.
The Three-Key Hotels
When gazing longingly at London’s hotel elite, you will probably find more that unites them than divides them. They all deal in capital ‘L’ luxury; they all have desirable central London postcodes; and they all have a name you probably recognise. Yet when choosing which one’s right for you, it’s better to focus on their differences. If you want proper history, don’t look beyond The Savoy, The Connaught or Claridge’s. Expect top-hatted doormen and old-school opulence that’s beloved for a reason.
For the newer version of top-shelf London, look to The Peninsula and Bvlgari, their impeccable chic imported from abroad. The Four Seasons at Park Lane is 50 years old but still feels fresh, a well-kept midpoint between the old and the new. And for facades that take your breath away, Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park and Raffles London at The OWO are rarely bettered.
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Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
Raffles London at The OWO
The Connaught
The Peninsula London
The Savoy
The Two-Key Hotels
Most of the capital’s Two-Key hotels can be divided into one of two groups. On one hand we have the more imposing hotels with bigger footage and longer histories, the kind of properties that always feel like they should start with ‘The’: The Berkeley, The Dorchester and The Langham are three gorgeous examples. Then there are the young pretenders, those that embrace a more irreverent form of opulence and are generally smaller in scale. A trio of Firmdale Hotels dominate this group, but The Twenty Two would very much like to join the club. Of course, there are a couple that don’t quite fit in and are all the better for it: like the intriguingly small-scale 45 Park Lane, The Dorchester’s Art Deco little sister.
Corinthia Hotel London
Covent Garden Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
45 Park Lane, Dorchester Collection
Ham Yard Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
Haymarket Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
Hotel Café Royal
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, London
Rosewood London
The Beaumont Hotel
The Berkeley
The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, London
The Dorchester, Dorchester Collection
The Lanesborough
The Langham, London
The Ritz London
The Twenty Two
The One-Key Hotels
London’s One-Key hotels are a wonderfully varied bunch. It’s at this level of luxury that you’ll find fewer historic grande dames and more eye-catching boutiques. There are some slick conversions of classic London townhouses, from the bright modernity of The Adria to the countryside chic of Beaverbrook Town House; there are beautifully repurposed historic buildings, be they banks (Sofitel London St James) or courthouses (NoMad London); and of course there are the pattern-loving maximalists dripping in colour, from Broadwick Soho to another merry band of Firmdales. Finally, there are the one-of-a-kinds, from the Oscar Wilde-inspired decadence at L’oscar to the all-suite approach at The Emory.
Artist Residence London
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Beaverbrook Town House
Broadwick Soho
Charlotte Street Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
COMO The Halkin
Flemings Mayfair
Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge
Knightsbridge Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
L'oscar London
NoMad London
Number Sixteen, Firmdale Hotels
One Aldwych
1 Hotel Mayfair
Redchurch Townhouse
Shangri-La The Shard London
Sofitel London St James
The Adria
The Emory
The Soho Hotel, Firmdale Hotels
Hero Image: The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, one of London's MICHELIN-Key hotels. © Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park
