Which room to book at The Ned
The Heritage Room. It is the same 35 to 45 square metres as a Large, but it sits on the Grade I listed fifth floor with Lutyens's French-polished walnut panelling and marble fireplaces in the room, and for 9 to 11 February 2027 it cost 30 pounds a night more. Everything below it is a well-made reproduction of the 1920s; the Heritage floor is the 1920s.
The room to book
Heritage
35 to 45 m²Grade I listed fifth floor
Original walnut panelling and a marble fireplace in your bedroom for 30 pounds over a Large. Rainforest shower, no bath.
£745 a night
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Every room at a glance
| Room | Size | View | Floor | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crash Pad | 17 to 19 m² | |||
| Cosy | 20 to 30 m² | £495 | ||
| Accessible | 23 to 40 m² | £495 | ||
| Medium | 25 to 35 m² | £595 | ||
| Large | 35 to 45 m² | £715 | ||
| HeritageOur pickGrade I listed fifth floor | 35 to 45 m² | Grade I listed fifth floor | £745 | |
| Grand HeritageGrade I listed fifth floor | 37 to 70 m² | Grade I listed fifth floor | £845 | |
| Stairwell Studio | 50 to 60 m² | £895 | ||
| Studio Suite | 40 to 55 m² | £995 | ||
| Heritage SuiteGrade I listed fifth floor | 50 m² | Grade I listed fifth floor | £1,195 | |
| One Bed SuiteThe historic atrium | 50 to 52 m² | The historic atrium | £1,295 | |
| Terrace Suite | 51 m² | £1,495 | ||
| Duplex SuitePrinces Street and the Bank of England, from a small terrace | 85 m² | Princes Street and the Bank of England, from a small terrace | £1,795 | |
| Two Bed Family Suite | 95 m² | £2,145 | ||
| Lutyens SuiteSeventh floor | 100 m² | Seventh floor | £2,745 |
Every room they sell
Crash Pad
The smallest room in the building. A bed for a night.
17 to 19 m²
Cosy
The entry room: queen bed, walk-in shower, the floral wallpaper and the drum table. Snug is the hotel's own word.
20 to 30 m²£495 a night
Accessible
Cosy money for a low-level queen bed, an assistance alarm and either a rainforest shower or a low bath.
23 to 40 m²£495 a night
Medium
A hundred pounds for a king bed, a chaise and a mirrored cocktail cabinet. The sensible room if the fifth floor is out of reach.
25 to 35 m²£595 a night
Large
Open plan with a super king, wingback chairs and a bar cabinet. Some Large rooms have a bath; the Heritage does not.
35 to 45 m²£715 a night
HeritageOur pick
Original walnut panelling and a marble fireplace in your bedroom for 30 pounds over a Large. Rainforest shower, no bath.
35 to 45 m²Grade I listed fifth floor£745 a night
Grand Heritage
The Heritage with a living area and a canopy or four-poster bed. Sizes vary widely; the hotel says many, not all, have the panelling.
37 to 70 m²Grade I listed fifth floor£845 a night
Stairwell Studio
Built into the original stairwells, with a king bed, a pull-out for two children under 12 and a bath. The family room.
50 to 60 m²£895 a night
Studio Suite
Open-plan living and sleeping with a king bed; the hotel says most have a bath. Smaller than the Stairwell Studio for 100 pounds more.
40 to 55 m²£995 a night
Heritage Suite
A separate lounge, a canopy super king, a free-standing bath, the panelling, an original fireplace and dome windows. The fifth floor with a bath.
50 m²Grade I listed fifth floor£1,195 a night
One Bed Suite
The newest suites, by one of the hotel's founding designers: four-poster, roll-top bath, double washstands and windows into the atrium.
50 to 52 m²The historic atrium£1,295 a night
Terrace Suite
Dome windows, a four-poster, a mahogany fireplace and a 35 square metre private terrace. One of two rooms with outdoor space, and the larger terrace of the two.
51 m²£1,495 a night
Duplex Suite
A bar and dining room for six downstairs, a mezzanine bed and roll-top bath upstairs, and a terrace over the Bank of England.
85 m²Princes Street and the Bank of England, from a small terrace£1,795 a night
Two Bed Family Suite
A super king and a queen in two bedrooms with two marble bathrooms, plus a lounge with room to eat. Listed as 2 Bed Suite.
95 m²£2,145 a night
Lutyens Suite
Two en suite bedrooms, an eight-seat corner sofa and a bar on the top floor. The most the building will sell you.
100 m²Seventh floor£2,745 a night
Prices are a guide from our last check, not live rates.
Why this one
Below the fifth floor the ladder is almost entirely about floor area. Cosy is 20 to 30 square metres with a queen bed, Medium 25 to 35 with a king, Large 35 to 45 with a super king and a lounge corner, and the hotel's own pages describe each as a careful 1920s reconstruction: heritage walnut beds, glass palm chandeliers, marble mosaic bathrooms, full-size Cowshed. None of them puts you in the listed part of the building. The Heritage Room is the same 35 to 45 square metres as a Large, but it is on the Grade I listed fifth floor, where the hotel says the French-polished walnut wall panelling and the marble fireplaces are original Lutyens. For 9 to 11 February 2027 the prepaid room-only rate was 715 pounds a night for a Large and 745 for a Heritage: 30 pounds for the difference between a reproduction and the thing itself. For 20 to 22 April 2027 the gap was the same, 738 against 768.
Above the Heritage the steps get steeper and buy other things. Grand Heritage at 845 pounds adds a living area and a canopy bed but the hotel says only many of them have the panelling, so a Heritage is the surer bet for the period room. From 895 upwards you are paying for square metres and bathtubs, and the two rooms that stand out are the Stairwell Studio, 50 to 60 square metres for 895 with a pull-out for two children, and the Heritage Suite, which for 1,195 is the fifth floor with a separate lounge and a free-standing bath. The Terrace Suite at 1,495 is the only room whose outdoor space the hotel sizes, 35 square metres, since the roof is not yours; the Duplex at 1,795 adds a terrace the hotel calls small.
- Ask for
- Check whether your rate includes Ned's Club Gym and Spa, since access depends on the rate, and take the prepaid rate if your dates are fixed, because it was 55 pounds a night under the flexible rate in February and 57 in April, in every category in both months. Say at booking that you want the panelling and the fireplace, since the terms say a category is guaranteed and a specific room is not, and ask for a room away from the banking hall side if you sleep lightly. If you want a bath as well as the panelling, the Heritage Suite is the fifth floor's only category with one.
- Avoid
- Do not book a Heritage Room expecting a bath: the hotel describes an all-in-one bathroom with a walk-in rainforest shower and nothing else. Do not book the Studio Suite over the Stairwell Studio for space, because the Stairwell is larger and 100 pounds a night cheaper in February. And do not choose any category for the view; no room page below the suites describes one, and the hotel sells by size for a reason.
Suites against rooms
Two suites earn their step. The Heritage Suite, 50 square metres at 1,195 pounds in February, is the only fifth-floor category with a free-standing bath, and it keeps the panelling, an original fireplace and the dome windows. The Duplex Suite, 85 square metres at 1,795, is the one with a view worth naming: the hotel says its small terrace looks over Princes Street and the Bank of England, with a bar and dining area for six below and the bed on the mezzanine. The Lutyens Suite at 2,745 is the seventh-floor flagship with two bedrooms, but at that money the Two Bed Family Suite does the same job for 600 pounds less.
Questions people ask
Good questions about The Ned
Which room should I book at The Ned?
The Heritage Room. It is the same 35 to 45 square metres as a Large, but it sits on the Grade I listed fifth floor with Lutyens's French-polished walnut panelling and marble fireplaces in the room, and for 9 to 11 February 2027 it cost 30 pounds a night more. Everything below it is a well-made reproduction of the 1920s; the Heritage floor is the 1920s.
Which rooms should I avoid at The Ned?
Do not book a Heritage Room expecting a bath: the hotel describes an all-in-one bathroom with a walk-in rainforest shower and nothing else. Do not book the Studio Suite over the Stairwell Studio for space, because the Stairwell is larger and 100 pounds a night cheaper in February. And do not choose any category for the view; no room page below the suites describes one, and the hotel sells by size for a reason.
Our verdict
Book it for the building and for the fact that seven kitchens sit between your bed and the street. Check that your rate includes the pool and the gym, and treat the rooftop as somebody else's club.
Last checked: September 2026 · Image credits: Expedia Group Creator Toolbox