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From the outside, St. Ermin’s Hotel looks like a classic British hotel with its red brick exterior and tree-lined courtyard. But step inside and you’ll see white sinuous rococo plasterwork curving throughout the lobby. Take a seat in the deep-purple ...READ MORE about St. Ermin's Hotel
Our Inspector's Highlights
• You can enjoy in-room dining 24 hours a day, with delicious options ranging from hearty English breakfasts to lunchtime Thai green curries to late-night housemade pizzas.
• While there’s only one restaurant on the premises, Caxton Grill, it offers a great continental breakfast spread, a terrace for alfresco dining with courtyard views and afternoon tea in the library.
• Situated near St. James's Park, the hotel is ideally located in London's city center and close to attractions like Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
• The London hotel has a dedicated business center with 15 separate meeting and event spaces — from large boardrooms to intimate offices — all of which boast state-of-the-art technology.
• The historic property keeps a surprise on the roof—its own colony of bees that provide the hotel with honey for breakfast and afternoon tea.
• While there’s only one restaurant on the premises, Caxton Grill, it offers a great continental breakfast spread, a terrace for alfresco dining with courtyard views and afternoon tea in the library.
• Situated near St. James's Park, the hotel is ideally located in London's city center and close to attractions like Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace.
• The London hotel has a dedicated business center with 15 separate meeting and event spaces — from large boardrooms to intimate offices — all of which boast state-of-the-art technology.
• The historic property keeps a surprise on the roof—its own colony of bees that provide the hotel with honey for breakfast and afternoon tea.
Things to Know
• Although there's a nearby street called St. Ermin's Hill, and some maps seem to indicate it's at the end of this, the hotel is in fact accessible (though set back) from Caxton Street.
• While there is complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the London hotel, the signal is stronger in some rooms than others — and sometimes can drop off completely if you're in the wrong place.
• Although it isn't particularly advertised, and is difficult to find — indiscreetly hidden away beside room 264 — the gym at the luxury hotel is wonderful. Accessible with your room key 24 hours a day, the air-conditioned suite includes Precor treadmills and bikes (with built-in TVs), cross-trainers and a wealth of free weights.
• While there is complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the London hotel, the signal is stronger in some rooms than others — and sometimes can drop off completely if you're in the wrong place.
• Although it isn't particularly advertised, and is difficult to find — indiscreetly hidden away beside room 264 — the gym at the luxury hotel is wonderful. Accessible with your room key 24 hours a day, the air-conditioned suite includes Precor treadmills and bikes (with built-in TVs), cross-trainers and a wealth of free weights.
The Rooms
• In each of the hotel's accommodations, from the Superior Room through to the View Deluxe Suite, you'll find a state-of-the-art LG Pro:Centric 37-inch LCD wide-screen television. You’ll want to stay in just to watch it.
• The Westminster hotel sources all its beautiful bath products from The White Company, a homeware and fragrance firm based in London. It's a real taste of local luxury.
• The rooms at St. Ermin's include a large kettle with a good selection of teas, and a coffeemaker with freshly ground beans.
• The neutral rooms feature pops of leaf green and tomato red in mismatched but fun complementary patterns.
• The Westminster hotel sources all its beautiful bath products from The White Company, a homeware and fragrance firm based in London. It's a real taste of local luxury.
• The rooms at St. Ermin's include a large kettle with a good selection of teas, and a coffeemaker with freshly ground beans.
• The neutral rooms feature pops of leaf green and tomato red in mismatched but fun complementary patterns.
The Look
• The hotel was born out of a late-19th-century mansion, with a conversion undertaken from 1899 by the renowned Victorian theater designer J.P. Briggs, resulting in a dramatic set of reception rooms boasting intricately crafted white “theatrical” plasterwork with a rococo flavor.
• Even today, this design heritage is clearly apparent in the London hotel’s 331 spacious rooms and suites, decorated with global textures and calming colors to help you feel at home.
• The lobby offers time-honored grandeur with lofty ceilings and fine chandeliers, along with the gorgeous elaborate plasterwork.
• Caxton Grill restaurant offers a fresh, contemporary and light interior, and the conference rooms range from historic ballrooms to modern workspaces.
• Even today, this design heritage is clearly apparent in the London hotel’s 331 spacious rooms and suites, decorated with global textures and calming colors to help you feel at home.
• The lobby offers time-honored grandeur with lofty ceilings and fine chandeliers, along with the gorgeous elaborate plasterwork.
• Caxton Grill restaurant offers a fresh, contemporary and light interior, and the conference rooms range from historic ballrooms to modern workspaces.
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