VILLAGE HANGOUT IN LONDON WITH A TASTE OF HOME...
Continuing our series on the world’s hottest hotels and the stars who frequent them, this week Sarah Turner checks out The Marylebone in London…
STAR QUALITY:
A favourite with Kendall Jenner, David Gandy, Denise van Outen, John Galliano and Ruby Wax.
VITAL STATISTICS:
Cool and calm but right in the centre of London, there are 257 rooms, including 44 suites. Earlier this year, fashion model Kendall Jenner stayed in The Marylebone Suite, with its outdoor firepit and terrace with views across the rooftops towards the Thames, plus indoor cocktail bar. However, all the rooms are spacious with large windows.
The 108 Brasserie on Marylebone Lane offers classic French cuisine to a steady stream of appreciative locals and guests.
If you’re in search of something more millennial The Marylebone has a celebrity juicer on staff – Cindy Palusamy. She uses organic ingredients to mix up cocktails, including London Greens, which uses spinach, pear and cucumber. The hotel also has a branch of exclusive gym Third Space, which has a pool.
LOCATION REPORT:
Just behind Oxford Street, Marylebone is a tranquil enclave of posh boutiques, period buildings and restaurants. Around the corner from Harley Street, the Wallace Collection and the Wigmore concert hall, it still qualifies as one of London’s villages. The hotel uses many local suppliers, including cheese from La Fromagerie and meat from The Ginger Pig, both on Marylebone High Street.
KEY ATTRACTION:
A luxurious but underthe-radar hotel where celebrities can hang out without being bothered, it is part of the Irishowned Doyle Collection. As a result, there are some nice homegrown touches, from the chef ’s Guinness bread to the Bailies coffee brand used in the restaurant (a reason designer John Galliano often has breakfast here). Guests can join yoga and Pilates classes at no extra cost, and pretty much everything in London is within walking distance.
GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE REST OF US?
Afternoon tea, which starts at €36 per person, is an abundance of scones, cakes and clotted cream.
STAYING THERE:
Rooms start from €264, room-only. The Marylebone Hotel, Welbeck Street, London W1G 8DN. 0044 20 7486 6600, marylebone@ doylecollection.com.