Best spa hotels in London

3 of the ten hotels in our London edit qualify. They are in our order of preference for this, not a ranking of the hotels overall.

What we looked for: A real spa with treatment rooms and a wellness programme, not a gym with a sauna.

Claridge's: The lobby, chequerboard and chandelier

The grand one

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Claridge's

Mayfair's art deco grand hotel, and since 2022 it has a seven-treatment-room spa and pool three floors below the lobby.

Central & walkableSplurgePolishedClassic

€€€€From about £750 a night

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The Ned: The old banking hall, now the restaurant floor

The icon

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The Ned

Lutyens's Midland Bank, reopened as 250 bedrooms above a ground floor that now holds seven restaurants, with the best of it kept for members.

See and be seenLivelyCentral & walkableDesign-led

€€€From about £433 a night

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Sea Containers London: The rooftop bar as the river goes dark

The all-rounder

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Sea Containers London

A 1970s office block on the Thames Path turned into a ship-themed hotel with a Gordon Ramsay dining room, Lyaness and its own cinema.

Beach & pool optionalCentral & walkableDesign-ledLarge resort

€€From about £279 a night

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Questions people ask

Good questions about London

Which is the best hotel in London?

Claridge's. Mayfair's art deco grand hotel, and since 2022 it has a seven-treatment-room spa and pool three floors below the lobby.

How did you choose these hotels?

Independently, through extensive research, trusted sources and increasingly first-hand visits. Hotels cannot pay to be included, and every one of the ten has to exist for a different reason.