Corinthia Hotel London

Set on the corner of Whitehall Place, close to Trafalgar Square and the South Bank, Corinthia London occupies a building dating to 1885, its grand façade concealing rooms remade for contemporary stays. The lobby runs high-ceilinged and light-filled, a legacy of the original design updated with modern furnishings. Rooms start at 39 square metres and climb through suites to a collection of seven penthouses, several with private terraces and one with its own wine cellar. Marble bathrooms and Hästens or Hypnos mattresses appear throughout, and select suites open onto Juliette balconies overlooking Whitehall or the hotel's courtyard garden. The River Suite and London Suite look out toward the Thames and Trafalgar Square respectively, both with butler service. Dining runs across five venues, including Tom Kerridge's first London restaurant and Francesco Mazzei's Southern Italian kitchen at Mezzogiorno. Velvet, the cocktail bar run with Salvatore Calabrese, sits alongside an alfresco garden restaurant tucked behind the building. You can spend an afternoon at Biome, the hotel's four-floor spa, before an evening at the bar. It is a short walk to the river. The spa includes a pool, sauna and steam room, alongside treatment rooms developed with Wildsmith and Augustinus Bader. Guests get 24-hour gym access and a business centre. Check-in and check-out times flex with availability for those booking directly.