The Egerton House Hotel
London · United Kingdom
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Character and identity
Two red brick Victorian townhouses knitted together on a quiet residential street in Knightsbridge, this 28-room boutique sits within walking distance of Harrods, the V&A and Hyde Park, yet feels firmly residential. Part of the family-run Red Carnation collection, it pairs antique-stuffed interiors with a serious private art collection: Picassos in room 36 and the V&A Suite, Toulouse-Lautrec lithographs in the lobby, a Charles Schulz Snoopy sketch in the bar. There's no formal restaurant, but the Drawing Room and Bar handle afternoon tea, off-menu British cooking and the house martini, served in a glass frozen to minus seven.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples and solo travellers who want a discreet, residential base for Knightsbridge and South Kensington museums, with a two-to-one staff-to-guest ratio and genuinely personal service (fill in the preference form). Art lovers, martini drinkers and dog owners get particular value here; families are quietly well looked after too, with kids' robes, menus and Edwin the bear at turndown.
Should look elsewhere:
Anyone wanting a proper restaurant scene, a buzzy lobby, a spa, or contemporary design. The look is traditional and antique-heavy, dining is essentially room-service-by-another-name in the Drawing Room or Bar, and the residential street setting is deliberately sleepy rather than central-London theatrical.
Bottom line
What you're paying for is the service register and the at-home feel of a 28-room townhouse with Picassos on the wall, not a full-service hotel infrastructure. Book it if you value being remembered over being entertained, and want museums and Harrods on the doorstep. Splurge on the V&A Suite for the art, and avoid Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and Chelsea Flower Show weeks unless you've booked far ahead.
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What this place offers
- Wi-Fi
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Room service
- Breakfast
- Breakfast buffet
- Smoke-free property
- Kid-friendly
- Front desk
- Full service laundry
