[HOTEL REVIEW] Draycott Hotel, London

 

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.

Pros

• 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

Cons

• Some furnishings a bit worn
• No pool or fitness center