- 24 hour front desk
- Parking
- Pet Friendly
- Free wi-fi
- Gym
- Swimming pool
- Spa
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Room service
- Concierge
- Valet parking
- Sauna
- Self service parking (charges apply)
- Indoor swimming pool
- Spa treatments (on request)
- 24 hour room service
- Babysitting (on request)
- Adjoining rooms
- 100% non-smoking hotel
- Steam rooms
- Bikes available
- Lounge
- Luggage storage
- Multi-lingual staff
- Wake-up service
- Air conditioning
- Pets allowed (charges apply)
- Boardroom
- Shopping area nearby
One Aldwych
London, United Kingdom
Covent Garden/Holborn
102 Rooms
The London hotel scene these days is all flash interiors and decadent comforts, a sort of arms race of bold design and lavish luxuries. No hotel can compete in this market without designer-dressed staff, the obligatory Frette linens and whimsically outsize furniture, and a hotel without a happening bar scene is like a day without sunshine (though the...
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Hotelist Club members receive:
- Upgrade to next room category, based upon availability at check-in
- Complimentary cocktail at hotel bar per guest, per stay
- Welcome treat in room on arrival
- 85 GBP food and beverage credit per room, per stay
- Personal Hotelist concierge that can arrange airport transfers, activities, and more.
1 Aldwych, London, LND, WC2B 4BZ, GBR
Amenities
One Aldwych
The London hotel scene these days is all flash interiors and decadent comforts, a sort of arms race of bold design and lavish luxuries. No hotel can compete in this market without designer-dressed staff, the obligatory Frette linens and whimsically outsize furniture, and a hotel without a happening bar scene is like a day without sunshine (though the inappropriateness of the metaphor with regards to the English climate is duly noted).
At first glance one could mistake One Aldwych for just another entry in the luxe-boutique competition — but that would be like your nephew hearing John Lennon for the first time and thinking it sounds a bit like Oasis. The difference is that One Aldwych has been at it longer than the new kids, and brings to the table some unique and idiosyncratic charms that today’s committee-designed chain boutiques would never have thought of.
The building itself, for one, is a listed 1907 Edwardian landmark, originally home to the Morning Post — try as they might, no converted warehouse or renovated apartment block would quite match it. But only the most perverse architectural fetishist would choose a hotel for its facade; more relevant is the fact that the public spaces are just chic enough without screaming for attention, and the rooms are minimalist without seeming cheap, with large beds and plush furniture making up for their (London-standard) less than palatial size.
Not all style-conscious hotels come complete with 18-meter swimming pools and 24-hour gyms, but this one does, and here as upstairs, the design is superb. There's also a Bamford Wellness Spa. The culinary heart of the hotel is Dovetale restaurant; nearby, meanwhile the buzzing Dover Yard bar scratches the glam-cocktail itch.
At first glance one could mistake One Aldwych for just another entry in the luxe-boutique competition — but that would be like your nephew hearing John Lennon for the first time and thinking it sounds a bit like Oasis. The difference is that One Aldwych has been at it longer than the new kids, and brings to the table some unique and idiosyncratic charms that today’s committee-designed chain boutiques would never have thought of.
The building itself, for one, is a listed 1907 Edwardian landmark, originally home to the Morning Post — try as they might, no converted warehouse or renovated apartment block would quite match it. But only the most perverse architectural fetishist would choose a hotel for its facade; more relevant is the fact that the public spaces are just chic enough without screaming for attention, and the rooms are minimalist without seeming cheap, with large beds and plush furniture making up for their (London-standard) less than palatial size.
Not all style-conscious hotels come complete with 18-meter swimming pools and 24-hour gyms, but this one does, and here as upstairs, the design is superb. There's also a Bamford Wellness Spa. The culinary heart of the hotel is Dovetale restaurant; nearby, meanwhile the buzzing Dover Yard bar scratches the glam-cocktail itch.