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Hotel Café Royal

London, England • Soho • OVER THE TOP

avg. $821 / night

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PB hotel design editorial

Since 1865, the curved Portland stone facade at the top of Regent Street has anchored one of London's most culturally loaded addresses — a building where Oscar Wilde held court in the Domino Room, where the Bright Young Things of the 1920s made their reputations, and where the Grill Room's gilded excess became a byword for a certain strain of Victorian confidence. Hotel Cafe Royal, which opened in 2012 following a conversion by David Chipperfield Architects, holds 160 rooms across the Grade II-listed Norman Shaw and John Nash-influenced building, threading contemporary hospitality through a structure whose bones resist easy domestication. Chipperfield's approach separates rather than homogenises. The landmark Grill Room — visible here in its full Rococo extravagance, crimson leather tub chairs beneath a ceiling of gilded cartouches and painted panels — was preserved intact as the Oscar Wilde Bar, its mirrors multiplying the ornament into something approaching hallucination. Against that, the guestrooms operate in a cooler register: some wrapped in aged oak linenfold panelling with wide-plank floors and saffron-upholstered beds, others finished in pale stone-effect panelled walls with herringbone parquet and brass reading lamps in a palette of chalk and buttermilk. The Domino Bar, anchored by a curved oxidised-steel counter and deep bottle-green lacquered walls, references the building's bohemian past through a large figurative portrait rather than period pastiche — a distinction Chipperfield's edit maintains throughout.

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About

Hotel Cafe Royal is a modern grand hotel in the heart of London's West End between Mayfair and Soho. The hotel features 159 guestrooms and suites have been created in a contemporary yet refined style. Two-Michelin starred Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal flips the switch on gastronomic French cuisine in an intimate 34 seat dining room. The Green Bar is the perfect place to relax and unwind with a cocktail. The award-winning traditional afternoon tea service is served in the ornately gilded Grill Room is the place to indulge in a glamorous setting. Cakes & Bubbles, fronting vibrant Regent Street, is a dessert and Champagne experience by the legendary Spanish Chef Albert Adrià. Barbounia at the heart of the hotel serves contemporary twists on Mediterranean classics. To complete the experience, the wellbeing centre, Akasha, is an urban retreat spanning featuring an 18m pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and gym and offers a range of treatments and classes.

Amenities

Free Internet

Free Wifi

Bar/Lounge

Pool

Internet

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Wheelchair Access

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Pets Allowed

Hotel Café Royal Reviews

2,651 reviews

"Exceptional customer service from Caitlin, Daniel, Bella and Marcello. Thank you for the delicious cocktails, snacks and meal! It was a very special experience."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 19, 2026

"Caitlin, Daniel, Bella and Marcello were amazing hosts for our time at Hotel Cafe Royal. Exceptional service and would definitely recommend for both cocktails and food."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 19, 2026

"5- would give it 100 if I could. This is the MOST AMAZING hotel we’ve ever stayed at, by far. We are frequent travelers and generally stay at a Ritz or 4 Seasons but Hotel Cafe Royal blows all of them away. This is our wedding anniversary trip and from the moment we booked it several months ago, the concierge team went over an above to help us with itinerary recommendations based on our interests, and assisted with reservations to anything and everything you could imagine. But the real magic was when we arrived. We are here for a week and only 2 days in and felt it was necessary to let everyone know how INCREDIBLE this place is!!! The staff is absolutely first class, and go over and above in every way. From the doorman, front desk associates to the concierge, they are ALL so kind, constantly offering to help and constantly making sure we were good. The associate who checked us in was a lovely woman who kindly took us to our room, to ensure we liked it. We were blown away when we walked in to a beautiful Jr suite that was decorated with rose petals, balloons, chocolate dipped strawberries and a beautifully written artistic “Happy Anniversary” message drawn on our mirror with various colors. The room is absolutely GORGEOUS, the bathroom is like a spa retreat, marble everything with every amenity. The beds are comfortable and the cleanliness is top notch. They also offer car service to their guests if they want to go anywhere within 2 miles of the property. It’s a Bentley “house car” with a driver who is great/knowledgeable and points out interesting things along the way. It’s a free service offered to guests on a first come/first serve basis. We have used it it several times to go to the various tours and attractions. It is so convenient and a luxurious ride as well. Look no further, this place is a MUST. I can’t say enough wonderful things about this place and highly recommend it. Also, the food is outstanding. We will only stay here when we visit London."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 18, 2026

"We loved this hotel! Having stayed at 4 different 5 star London hotels in the last 10 years we decided HCR was our favorite. The Jr Suite was spacious, modern, clean and very quiet. The hotel pool was a subterranean respite and large enough for laps. Picadilly Circle is noisy and busy and bursting with life and convenient to the best London shopping and Royal Academy of Art as well as a nice walk or quick tube to the other tourist sites. Plus HCR is right at the West End theatre district so your night activity is all wrapped up. Chinatown is also adjacent. For us we just loved the location. We stayed here a few nights prior to leaving on a NS flight east and returned for one night before our flight back home. Thanks to Pierre at concierge desk, and his coworkers and front desk, our laundry was taken care of as well as retaining our winter clothing in a luggage piece we had left at the beginning our our trip. When we returned two weeks later the extra luggage bag was in our room and the laundry hanging up in the closet. Just beyond expectations!!! Also the hotel arranged for our four trips back and forth to Heathrow and the service provided was excellent and on time. We enjoyed our breakfast in the hotel as well. Unfortunately due to other commitments we were unable to dine at Alex Dilling but will definitely not make that mistake the next time we stay at HCR. We will be back!"

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 09, 2026

"I’ve been walking past this hotel all my life. Nothing prepared me for the experience we had. It was quite simply wonderful. Only one night as we were at a matinee theatre performance in the afternoon. An Amex booking gave us a (mild but grateful) upgrade, breakfast included (worth a lot) and £125 in the bar (easily spent!). All the staff were off the scale amazing. We loved every moment. Enjoy if you go! You won’t regret it."

A Tripadvisor traveler review

Mar 01, 2026

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