The Lanesborough, Oetker Collection

The only hotel we’ll patronize in London! The Lanesborough is exceptional in every way from start to finish. Highly recommend!!

The hotel is beautiful and the staff consistently went above and beyond to ensure our stay (and trip in general) went perfectly. My two children were staying with us, and the hotel went above and beyond to ensure we hey felt welcome. I would recommend this hotel without qualification.

Absolute best service on every level. I’ve stayed here several times, first more than twenty years ago, but more recently a few times in the last several years. Every time they recognize me by name when I walk in. They know my tastes and do everything they can to meet my standards. Lanesborough is very classic and traditional British, so if you are looking for edgy fashion, it’s not the place, but I can say definitively it is perhaps the best hotel I’ve ever stayed in London.

Visited the Lanesborough hotel for the Bridgeton afternoon tea. It was such a lovely time with delicious sandwiches, scones and sweet treats all themed. The tea was fresh, hot, sweet and spicy. They offered a gluten free menu which was presented beautifully. The service was spot on and the hotel is dreamy. The best time definitely recommend this place for an elegant yet relaxed tea in London.

I decided that we had reached the age whereby we stopped buying birthday gifts and instead had a treat. I arranged for us to have lunch here. We had a lovely walk along Green Park into an oasis of calm and taste. From the doormen to the cloakroom attendant, everyone was attentive and helpful. The Lanesborough Grill was very relaxed although the decor was on the formal side. All very tasteful. We arrived early and were able to enjoy a glass of Champagne. We chose the fixed menu, which is definitely in the short side, but both of us were happy to choose something from each course. The food, the wine - so tasty and beautifully presented. We worried that the portions may be so tiny that we would be grabbing something to eat on the way home, but there was no chance of that. We were completely satiated (I am lying down as I write!). We had the cheddar soufflé, the Glazed Beef Short Rib, and we each chose a different desert. We were offered side dishes - I chose the hash browns, and my husband chose the Cornish new potatoes. They provided fresh bread too. So tasty. We only really needed one side dish. We had a lovely experience and at the end they presented Dave with a tiny birthday gift. This is an an experience, and it is expensive without a doubt - at least to us (could be many, many hundreds of pounds depending upon the wine you chose), but it’s easy to spend a few hundred pounds on birthday presents without thinking that are soon forgotten. We won’t forget today in a hurry. This isn’t a restaurant we would visit regularly, but for us, as a treat, it was just wonderful. We will definitely return. One happy couple, and had a wonderful experience. Perfect in every way!