The Ritz London

Following a wonderful stay last September, my wife and I were fortunate to celebrate my 73rd birthday with another weekend stay at the Ritz from the 14th of March to the 16th.. And as it coincided with Mother’s Day, a double celebration. Our two and a half year old grandson and his parents who live in London joined us on Sunday to celebrate two Mums! As before when I reviewed the Ritz, everything was perfect and if possible even more so. We cannot pretend to be multi millionaires (unfortunately!) but were treated as such by the incredibly friendly and always courteous staff. You are greeted with “Welcome home”, and that’s exactly what it feels like. Nothing is too much trouble and the staff are always willing to share their extensive knowledge of food wine, London and a multitude of other subjects .It’s lovely to be addressed by name, and have things such as food allergies etc. remembered and automatically applied from visit to visit. Although the building is going through a massive development programme at the moment we had no disturbances at all during our stay – the taxi drop off point has switched from Arlington Street to the centre of the Piccadilly frontage (Uber still directs to Arlington Street so worth mentioning to your driver, though most probably know already), and the windows of the magnificent restaurant overlooking Green Park have been tactfully frosted to avoid a view of a building material lift and rubbish chute in typical Ritz style. When the Palm Court was renovated a few years ago, the entrance was concealed with the ultimate hoarding – all mirrors and gilt! And as yet no disturbance at all to the grand ground floor spaces, witnessed by myself on Mother’s Day when my grandson developed a new game of going up the Grand Staircase, three flights, then fortunately down in the lift, only touching (briefly) the emergency call button once!! After the fifth round I handed him over to his mum for a few more circuits. And when you have a little chap who enjoys pointing at chandeliers, what better place!

We came for my fiancées 60th birthday , from the minute we arrived we were looked after , the room is 100% the best we have stayed in , the staff unbelievable , the live at the ritz last night was one of the best nights we have had out , the dancers , the band truly amazing . The food is something els. Would go as far to say one of the best meals we have ever had . We still have the rolls Royce experience today . What a place a world leader in hotels for sure . Thank you to the Ritz for everything

Birthday stay and dinner. Perfect from beginning to end and the concierge even arranged a private tour of Hamleys Toy store. There is no service like the ritz we will be back thank you

Afternoon tea amazing! We have been to several hotels for afternoon tea over the years and the Ritz is our new favourite. Beautiful room, amazing staff and beautifully presented afternoon tea, pianist playing in the background in amazing surroundings, worth every penny. We will definitely be back.

What can I say ………My husband treated us to a stay at the Ritz ……… Thank you for the most incredible experience. Service, food, accommodation,ambience…… it is so difficult to explain the level of service , care and attention offered . It really is a once in a lifetime experience, just incredible. Thankyou x