Charming, intimate boutique hotel
Effortlessly unpretentious and welcoming staff
Great location for Knightsbridge and Sloane Square shopping
Free English afternoon tea, evening champagne, and nightly hot chocolate
Delicious cooked and continental breakfasts
Spacious middle category rooms
Free Wi-Fi in all rooms
24-hour room service
Some furnishings a bit worn
No pool or fitness center
This 35-room combo of Edwardian townhouses is warm and intimate with a country home feel, and in a great location for exclusive West End shopping. With wonderful boutique perks such as the free English afternoon tea (guests at other hotels will have to pay at least a £15 premium to enjoy such a tradition), free pre-dinner champagne, and free hot chocolate before bed, it’s hard to find much at the Draycott to complain about. Unless, of course, your priorities are a pool and fitness center, both of which the hotel lacks.
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Scene
A country-style home away from home
With a beautiful red brick Edwardian exterior and delicate Victorian antiques filling the interior, the Draycott is rich with period history. At an intimate 35 rooms, the vibe is more akin to a cozy country home than a hotel in one of the most bustling cities in the world: The Drawing Room is old-fashioned, with plush fabric sofas in flowery patterns, while the Library shows off an Edwardian fireplace complete with intricate period woodwork. Unique, endearing touches such as the meticulously hand-painted elevator doors and individual guest letterboxes complete the boutique charm.Rooms are comfortable and spacious, each one themed and styled after a prominent figure in English theater. Biographies, portraits, and even a small dossier are provided to help familiarize you with your highlighted actor or actress -- a brief but delightful introduction to the world of English drama.
Location
Five minutes from Sloane Square tube station, on the border of Knightsbridge and Chelsea
Formerly a bohemian quarter in the 19th century where artists, radicals, and poets used to convene, Chelsea now serves as a roost for investment bankers, film stars, and pop singers such as Kylie Minogue. The transformation is complete with King’s Road and Sloane Square now serving as favorite shopping spots for wealthy clients; even the Saatchi Art Gallery, home to some of the capital’s more interesting contemporary art, hosts auctions to multi-millionaire investors who buy "exotic" pieces by oppressed and tortured Chinese political prisoners.Knightsbridge is primarily an affluent, toffee-nosed shopping and residential area, populated by well-heeled locals, Middle Eastern leisure and business guests, and the working immigrant class that holds everything together. Home to of some of London’s wealthiest residents (such as Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich), this is also the famed hangout spot for Arab boy racers who reportedly fly in their supercars for the summer and spend their days and nights racing around the local streets in £180,000 Lamborghinis.- 5-minute walk to Sloane Square, Saatchi Gallery, and King’s Road shopping district
Rooms
Cozy and traditional, with a country home feel
Rooms and suites are reminiscent of a comfortable English country home, each one themed after a prominent figure in theater. Related reading material and portraits are supplied in each room.- Each room uniquely decorated in classic English decor
Features
Main perks are the ambiance and beverage freebies throughout the day
Deluxe Double
Double Room
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London, United Kingdom
