Enjoying a spectacular location overlooking Hyde Park Corner and the Wellington Arch in the heart of Belgravia, The Peninsula London is now welcoming guests in London. The newly built hotel showcases the finest British craftsmanship, artistry, and cuisine. This hotel is brilliantly located and should be considered one of the best luxury hotels in London with a pool. We will be recommending this fantastic new hotel to our luxury concierge guests, who will be able to enjoy free breakfast, hotel credit, prioritized room upgrades (subject to availability), and more at this property. Contact our agents for more information.
Location
The location of The Peninsula London is just across the Hyde Park roundabout from Four Seasons Park Lane and the InterContinental London Park Lane and just steps away from Buckingham Palace, Knightsbridge, and other iconic attractions.
In fact, the photo above was taken from the Club Lounge at the InterContinental London. As you can see, the club lounge has a birdseye view of the new Peninsula London.
Style & Character
The completed hotel’s architecture and design reflects Belgravia’s distinctive heritage and grandeur and is filled with natural light. The property centers around an expansive, off-street courtyard, landscaped by celebrated designer Enzo Enea with climbing jasmine and wisteria vines and two 120-year-old Japanese maples (the oldest of these kinds of trees in Europe). This stately entrance and cobble-paved colonnaded courtyard forecourt, rare in bustling Belgravia, allows guests to arrive in a discreet style.
The hotel offers a stylish selection of cars to boot, including a Rolls-Royce Phantom IIs, a hybrid Bentley Bentaygas, an electrified 1960 vintage Austin taxi, and a painstakingly restored 1935 Rolls-Royce Phantom Sedanca de Ville.
Rooms
World-renowned interior designer Peter Marino has created a calm and refined aesthetic, with light-filled spaces inspired by grand British houses and surrounding nature. The Peninsula London’s 131 guest rooms and 59 suites start at 538 ft² in size and feature bespoke furnishings, textiles, and original artworks that evoke the feel of chic private residences.
All include mahogany-paneled dressing rooms, bathrooms of honey onyx stoneware, and customized fittings crafted by renowned British artisans; many have floor-to-ceiling windows with unparalleled views over Wellington Arch and historic Belgravia. Additionally, 25 exclusive luxury residences offer The Peninsula’s combination of heritage, glamour, and highly personalized service for owners.
We particularly love the large floor-to-ceiling bay windows in the rooms. A lounging seat is strategically placed by the window so you have nearly 360-degree views and can look down on the red doubledecker busses and passing traffic on the roundabout from the comfort and luxury of your stylish bedroom.
Four signature suites, three of which enjoy sweeping private balconies and terraces, make for splendid venues for special-occasion gatherings. The Peninsula Suite, the hotel’s most opulent suite, includes a private screening room and fitness center.
Service & Facilities
The Peninsula London also features a one-storey shopping arcade, with a total of nine retail shops providing over 1,100 m² shopping spaces to all discerning style seekers. The Peninsula Arcades around the globe house many international luxury brands, offering exquisite luxury shopping with unparalleled hotel experiences. The Peninsula Spa provides revitalizing wellness and beauty treatments, and a grand ballroom will host London’s most glamorous events.
Also available from November, the hotel’s special event venues make an indelible impression. The grandest space, the St. George Ballroom, offers two elevators, which are large enough for motorcars and can accommodate up to 450 banquet guests. Other options include a collection of refined and configurable conference rooms, ranging from spacious to intimate, and a plush private cinema for film screenings for up to 15 guests.
The Peninsula Spa and Wellness Centre offers a diverse array of relaxation and well-being choices, including an extensive menu of mind-body therapies, a results-driven wellness program, a fully equipped fitness studio, and an 82-foot indoor swimming pool. For guests who enjoy high-end shopping, the hotel’s ground-floor retail arcade entices with nine luxury boutiques, including Asprey London, DMR – David M Robinson Jewellery and Watches, Mouawad, Moussaieff Diamonds.
Food & Drink
On the eighth floor, the hotel’s signature rooftop restaurant, Brooklands, offers Modern British cuisine from Michelin-starred Chef Director Claude Bosi as well as top-flight libations in a collection of spaces inspired by the classic eras of British aviation and motorsport by architects Archer Humphreys. It comprises a sleek main dining room with a sweeping outdoor terrace with enchanting views, where an overhead scale model of the iconic Concorde gives diners the sense of being airborne, and an automotive-themed bar whose décor incorporates rare motoring memorabilia and a rotating display of original classic race cars from the Brooklands racetrack and museum. An exclusive cigar-tasting lounge, helmed by Manu Harit, certified “Master of Havana Cigars,” complete with a walk-in humidor with private cigar lockers is available.
On the ground floor, Canton Blue celebrates the spice-trade union of Asian and British cultures with menus of creative Chinese dishes by Chef Dicky To, along with cocktails, and artisanal teas. The space’s exotic décor, created by esteemed Hong Kong-based interior designer Henry Leung of CAP Atelier, was inspired by the Keying Junk. This three-masted, 800-ton Chinese trading ship sailed between China and Britain between 1846 and 1848. Much as the Keying symbolized the transfer of Chinese culture to London, so too will Canton Blue act to share Cantonese cuisine with London. Like the Keying’s upper deck, the restaurant is divided into several areas at different levels – including the ground-floor Little Blue Bar, where guests can cozy up for intimate cocktails inspired by the flavors of the East.
At The Lobby, traditional Peninsula Afternoon Tea and globally inspired fare are served beneath soaring ceilings and often accompanied by live music. A more casual offering, including fresh-made salads, sandwiches, and sweets, is available throughout the day at The Peninsula Boutique and Café.
In tandem with the opening of The Peninsula London, The Peninsula will welcome guests at all its hotels to enjoy a taste of British culture with a series of exceptional amenities and menus. Morning diners at the hotels’ signature Lobby restaurants will be able to choose from a variety of favorite British breakfast dishes – such as Kedgeree and fully cooked English Breakfast. Overnight guests will also be treated to a delicious selection of English toffee and handmade fudge as turn-down amenities in every Peninsula room and suite. Peninsula guests can also opt for a special British Afternoon Tea featuring classic British dishes such as Coronation Chicken Sandwich, Eton Mess Roulade, and Trifle.
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