Claridge's, Maybourne
Sixth-floor spa pool inside a Mayfair icon
About this hotel
Claridge's built its spa and gym on the sixth floor of a building better known for Art Deco interiors and one of London's most famous afternoon teas, served with over fifty varieties in the grand foyer. The airy, glass-columned gym includes a juice bar, with treatment rooms and pool close enough to move between without leaving the floor. Rooms are spacious and sumptuously furnished, each with a luxury marble bathroom and views over the courtyard, plus free Wi-Fi through an infra-red keyboard from the TV. The Reading Room serves a contemporary menu in Art Deco surroundings, while the 1930s-themed Fumoir handles spirits and cocktails from a stylish, period-styled bar. Hyde Park sits under ten minutes away on foot, with Bond Street and Oxford Street reachable in about three minutes from the front door.
- Sixth-floor spa and pool
- Gym with juice bar
- Courtyard-view rooms
- Mayfair address
Our take
Travellers staying here will find a spa pool woven into one of Mayfair's most storied addresses, well suited to a stay built around the neighbourhood's shopping streets and formal afternoon tea. Couples marking an occasion get the most from the setting. Guests wanting a modern, minimalist wellness space rather than a heritage Art Deco building should look toward a newer property instead.
- ✓Book afternoon tea and the spa on the same day, the Reading Room fills up separately from the pool schedule.
- ✓Walk to Bond Street right after a swim, it is only about three minutes from the hotel.
- ✓Use the sixth-floor gym in the morning before the spa gets busy with treatment bookings.
Why we love it
- Spa pool on a glass-columned sixth floor
- Three minutes from Bond Street
- Famous afternoon tea in the grand foyer
- Art Deco interiors throughout
Why guests love itWe booked Claridge's for an anniversary and the sixth-floor spa turned into the quiet centre of the stay. The pool itself is modest in size but the juice bar and glass-columned gym next to it made the floor feel considered rather than functional. Afternoon tea in the grand foyer the day we arrived set the tone, and walking to Bond Street afterwards took barely three minutes. The courtyard view from our room was calmer than expected for a hotel this central.