The Bar/Lounge at Brown's Hotel

"This urbane and very British hotel with an illustrious past offers a swish bar with Terence Donovan prints, bedrooms in neutral hues and a classic English sitting room for afternoon tea"

"Amenities: 24-hour Room Service, Bar/lounge, Gym, Spa View the entire Hot List of the travel world's most noteworthy debuts in 2006 ›"

"Hotel highlights include quality dining and drinking venues such as HIX at the Albemarle, the English Tea Room, and the Donovan Bar"

"There is a bar, English Tea Room, and restaurant, as well as a health club"

"The English Tea Room serves traditional afternoon tea, and Donovan Bar specializes in Champagnes by the glass"

"Scottish tartan banquettes and British racing-green woolen armchairs abound, while the wood-paneled lounge evokes elegance without feeling old-fashioned"

"Evenings bring live jazz and an extensive menu of traditional and craft cocktails in the The Donovan Bar, decorated with more than 50 black-and-white photos of celebrated British photographer, Terence Donovan"

"The public areas are lovely: the traditional English Tea Room is all Edwardian oak panelling and working fireplaces while the Donovan Bar has a stunning 19th-century stained-glass window"

"Add a slightly clubby tone to the service—the top-hatted door man for example, a discreet and rather minimal lobby, a large bar (essential)—the Donovan, with excellent cocktails (try the Box Brownie, named for the Brownie Box camera and a lush shake of Stoli Razberi, Aperol, Champagne and raspberry puree, a tearoom, a grill and a spa"

"Minibars are present, but tea- or coffeemakers are not"