Chris Sayer

London’s weather is unpredictable, so it’s good to know that there are spas to help you chill out (or warm up) when needed. If you’re sick of the rain, you can relax in the hot tubs, saunas and pools of these luxurious hotel spas instead. And while you’re at it, why not treat yourself to a massage? These lovely London hotels all have their own distinctive on-site spas. So whether you fancy a hammam treatment or a relaxing swim, there’s a place for you.  What do we mean by a spa hotel? A spa hotel in London isn’t quite the same as a spa resort – you won’t find sprawling grounds or week-long wellness retreats here. Instead, these city boltholes combine stylish accommodation with exceptional spa facilities, so you can slip from sightseeing to a sauna in minutes. On our list, you’ll find the London hotels we’ve visited with standout spas – places that make it worth checking in just for the treatments, pools and pure relaxation. 🏘️ Check out our list of the best Airbnbs in London How we curate hotel lists? Headed up by editor Joe Mackertich, our team at Time Out London spend their time reviewing hotels all over the Capital – new openings, old classics and everything in between – to bring you fresh, honest recommendations, all year round. Along with our pool of trusted hotel experts, every hotel on this list has been individually reviewed and selected for a reason: we’ve been there, we think it’s great and we’d genuinely recommend it. By the way, this article includes affiliate

Does the perfect café exist? Well, yes. We’ve investigated the city’s finest examples in all their glory so you don’t have to. And in this list you’ll find the best of the best: the parkside cafés that are so good they make you feel like you’re on a city vacay; the highbrow ones that only do black coffee; the ones that pump their lattes with flavoursome additions to boost your health (and your Instagram like count); and the joints that do merch that’s better than your favourite band’s. Read on and you’ll never drink a bad coffee again.  Hungry? Discover the best brunches in London.

Sixty-eight paces. That’s all it takes to go from Piccadilly Circus’ tube exit to the revolving doors of Air Street’s Hotel Café Royal – an olfactory journey beginning with the remnants of that very particular dusty musk found only on the Bakerloo Line, and ending with a reassuring floral perfume swirling around this historic hotel’s golden reception desk and lobby. Slap-bang in the middle of ‘the action’, five-star Hotel Café Royal occupies the lion’s share of Regent Street’s curvy bit and has done so in one form or another since 1865. And you won’t be in a hurry to forget about it: its 160-year history will be gently rammed down your throat throughout your stay.  Why Stay At Hotel Café Royal? Who wouldn’t want to stay at ‘London’s heaviest hotel’? Among the three types of luxe marble used during Hotel Café Royal’s 2008 refit, a whopping 1,000 tonnes of the world’s finest Carrera marble was shipped over from Italy and hand-carved on site to give each of its 159 rooms a palatial bathroom built from the posh rock. On top of this dinner party icebreaker and its prime location, another big main draw is to add your name to a very cool but very unsubtle guestbook of famous visitors and regulars. Whether you’re eating, drinking, checking in, or navigating the almost unnerving Ex-Machina-esque minimalist corridors, you will be leered upon by enormous framed photos of past guests like Mick Jagger, Princess Diana, Lou Reed, Winston Churchill, Elizabeth Taylor, Muhammad Ali, David Bowi