The Landmark London Rating: 5.0 Pearls

Marylebone, London, England

With high Victorian ceilings, marbled archways, and a beautiful white stone-walled central atrium, the Landmark delivers in both elegance and period style throughout the common spaces -- particularly in the ultra-sophisticated restaurant and the grand lobby areas. Rooms are pleasant and neutral in decor, and despite the similar style of furnishings between rooms (black and white pillows with tribal animal silhouettes adorn many of the room categories), the hotel succeeds in avoiding a look that’s overtly corporate.

But all this elegance is cheapened by the fact that the hotel charges for use of amenities such as the fitness center and pool.

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Aristocratic Marylebone is generally a wealthy residential area and has been home to some well-known stars, including Guy Ritchie and Madonna, Jimi Hendrix, Yoko Ono and John Lennon, and Noel Gallagher of the band Oasis. On a more scholarly level, other notable residents have included Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells, and the fictitious Sherlock Holmes.

• 35-minute drive to Heathrow Airport
• 10-minute walk to Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum
• 10-minute walk to Regent’s Park
• 11-minute tube ride to Piccadilly Circus station and theatre district
• 12-minute tube ride to Bond Street and West End shopping district, including Selfridge’s
• 12-minute tube ride to Charing Cross station and Trafalgar Square, National Portrait Gallery, London ICA, Tate Modern and the South Bank
• 12-minute tube ride to Notting Hill Gate station and Portobello Market
• 14-minute tube ride to Green Park station and Buckingham Palace
• 16-minute tube ride to Westminster station including Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, London Eye, and scenic walks along the Thames
• 18-minute tube ride to St. John’s Wood station and Abbey Road of Beatles fame
• 20-minute tube ride to Covent Garden
• 21-minute tube ride to Knightsbridge station and Knightsbridge shopping district, including designer shops and Harrod’s

Even the entry level room categories are amply sized, with neutral decor and generous white marble bathrooms with two sinks, a soaking tub, and walk-in shower.

• Flat-screen TVs and minibars
• Beautiful white marble bathrooms
• The White Company toiletries
• Wi-Fi for a fee
• iPod docks and tea/coffee-making facilities only in some rooms
• Some rooms have beautiful views into the hotel’s fantastic central atrium
• Coffe and tea makers in every room

• Modern fitness center
• The Landmark Spa has a full range of treatments and houses a relaxing sanarium
• The Spa also includes an indoor pool and Jacuzzi, and modern fitness center -- but beware the daily usage fee (unless booking a spa treatment), even as a guest of the hotel
• 24-hour room service
• Sleek meeting room
• Beautiful central courtyard
• Wi-Fi for a fee
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• twotwentytwo Restaurant & Bar has original oak-wood paneling, sculpted ceilings, oversized mirrors and a wine library to complement its chic menu of modern European cuisine.
• Nestled under the dazzling glass rooftop amid soaring palm trees and white stone walls, The Winter Garden serves breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner daily. There is live entertainment on Sundays.
• The Mirror Bar is furnished in distinguished shades of steel and charcoal, and serves a selection of the fine cognacs and whiskies, along with champagne and cocktails.