Name: Hotel Café Royal
Address: London, GB
Price range: From $1011

Hotel Café Royal, LondonHotel Café Royal in London, United Kingdom has a corrected score of 4.2 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 3 of 4 platforms), ranked 23 of 785 hotels we score in London. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.4 before correction: Booking.com 4.3, Tripadvisor 5.0, Google 4.0. Rooms from about $1,011 a night (cached, not a live quote).Hotel Café Royal occupies a landmark address at 68 Regent Street, between Mayfair and Soho in London's West End. First opened in 1865 as a café and nightclub, the building was converted into a five-star hotel and reopened after restoration in 2012. Its 160 rooms and suites combine restored historic features with contemporary design, and facilities include an indoor pool, a spa, several restaurants, and the well-regarded Alex Dilling restaurant. It suits travellers who want to be within walking distance of central London's shopping and cultural sights and are prepared to pay for it: nightly rates start above one thousand dollars. Some guests find the room styling a little stark.What stands out

Central West End location

Indoor pool and spa

Michelin-starred restaurant on site

Pet friendly with valet parking

Watch out for

Rooms can feel stark

Nightly rates exceed $1,000

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