The ConnaughtvsHaymarket Hotel
Both hotels are recommended by experts. Overall, The Connaught is the choice of most professionals compared to Haymarket Hotel. The Connaught is ranked #18 in London with praise from 15 reviewers such as Mr & Mrs Smith, Star Service and Concierge.
The Connaught
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
Concierge
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Lonely Planet
Tablet
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Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL
From $530/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
"One of London's most famous hotels... retaining an elegant British feel."
"Traditionalists opt for the Old Wing but we prefer the New Wing -- it's where the Connaught's mix of the old and new is most successful." Full review
"For those who enjoy being pampered, the staff-to-guest ratio of 3:1 ensures service with all the trimmings."
"A huge favorite of the "we wouldn't dream of staying anywhere else" monied set since its opening in 1917, the Connaught has many dazzlingly modern compliments to its famously historic delights." Full review
"The Connaught's impeccably decorated rooms offer refined luxury, combining the period features of its 1897 building with restrained contemporary furniture and art." Full review
19.2
"The Connaught is just one of a fraternity of clubby old grand hotels, any one of which would be by some distance the top hotel in just about any other town." Full review
"This isn’t the only hotel in London to provide butlers, but there can’t be many that offer ‘a secured gun cabinet room’ for hunting season." Full review
"One of Mayfair’s historic grand hotels, the Connaught has undergone an imaginative renovation, combining its historic features with contemporary gadgets and refined modern design."
"In the heart of Mayfair, near Grosvenor Square and overlooking Carlos Place, in a historic brick building abloom with flowers, this hotel is as British as the Union Jack." Full review
"Quintessential Englishness is the signature of this top London hotel."
Haymarket Hotel
Michelin Guide
Concierge
Tablet
Time Out
DK Eyewitness
Star Service
Gayot
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
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1 Suffolk Place, London SW1Y 4BP
From $846/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
"Smart, spacious hotel... with stylish blend of modern and antique furnishings."
"If style is high on your list of priorities, then look no further than the Haymarket."
19.6
"Luxury-hotel values on a boutique-hotel scale, with a unique design personality courtesy of Kit Kemp." Full review
"The public spaces are a delight, with Kemp’s trademark combination of contemporary arty surprises... and impossible-to-leave, bright, plump, floral sofas." Full review
"A boutique addition to the West End’s luxury hotels, the Haymarket has subtly colorful, very well-equipped rooms and suites designed with panache."
"In the heart of London's West End, just off the Haymarket and a few minutes' walk from Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square, it is adjacent to the Haymarket Theater and very close to the National Gallery." Full review
"With the Haymarket Hotel, hoteliers Tim and Kit Kemp continue to corner the boutique hotel market in London."
"Even the Haymarket’s indoor pool lounge is no mere fitness center—its wenge-and-pewter bar, nightclub-caliber sound system, and 300-person capacity are clearly meant for after-hours activities." Full review
"Situated in a row of Georgian townhouses in the Theatre District, this upscale boutique hotel is done up in contemporary English style by noted interior designer Kit Kemp."
93.9
"The graceful building by John Nash—architect of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, next door—has its entrance on quiet Suffolk Place." Full review