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The Londoner
London, United Kingdom
The Londoner
London, United Kingdom
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An Innovative and Unique 'Super Boutique' Hotel Makes Its Mark on Leicester Square

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Set in London's Leicester Square, The Londoner takes center stage in the heart of the West End's theater district. Grand in scale yet intimate in atmosphere, the hotel's first-of-its-kind super boutique hotel redefines English cosmopolitan hospitality.

With 350 rooms and suites spreading throughout 16 stories and across 10 levels, The Londoner even includes a tower penthouse with panoramic views of the city's spectacular skyline. The hotel offers as much underground as it does above with a beautifully designed subterranean area hosting the hotel’s two private screening rooms, spa and gym, nail salon, and barber shop.

Guests of The Londoner will not only enjoy deluxe accommodations, but they'll also have exclusive access to The Residence, a residents-only club. The Residence features many options for relaxing and working with complimentary breakfast pastries, antipasti, soft drinks, tea, and coffee served throughout the day. There is even a secret, green velvet Whisky Room, home to a rare selection of whiskeys from around the world.

Hotel Amenities

Spa
Spa
Fitness Center
Gym
Pool
Pool
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Family-Friendly
Family-Friendly
Accessible
Accessible
Event Space
Event Space
Non-Smoking Rooms
Non-Smoking
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Accommodations

The hotel's 350 guestrooms and suites, open from levels seven to 16, feature floor-to-ceiling windows, fastidious detailing, and a unique London view offset by curated artworks and the latest technology. All rooms also come with access to the wellness facilities and an exclusive guest-only floor, featuring three distinct areas designed for relaxation, work, and socializing.

The Londoner Deluxe King with view Guest Room
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Dining

Guests of The Londoner are invited to delight their discerning tastes with six concept eateries and bars serving everything from modern (European-inspired) flavors, to Champagne and gin cocktails.

The Londoner Whitcombs Restaurant

Whitcomb's - The hotel’s signature restaurant specializes in contemporary French Mediterranean cuisine and offers a window into the bustle of Leicester Square.

The Stage - As guests enter the lobby, the golden shimmer of The Stage entices with Champagne cocktails and quintessential afternoon tea.

8 at The Londoner - Occupying an enviable rooftop locale, 8 at The Londoner features a retractable roof and an array of contemporary Japanese (cocktails and) small plates.

Joshua's Tavern - Hosting weekly music performances and offering over 50 varieties of gin, this atmospheric bar invites guests to enjoy drinks and bar bites in an intimate setting.

 

Activities at The Londoner

The Londoner The Retreat Gym

The Londoner hosts regular events bringing exclusive experiences, performances, and installations to the building. A subterranean spa, swimming pool, and gym, as well as two private screening rooms, are also there for the ultimate guest experience. Located in the heart of London's West End, there are a multitude of places and sights to explore on The Londoner's doorstep.

But leaving the hotel does have its benefits, including more attractions and activities than you'll know what to do with. For a curated visit to London, explore:

Nearby attractions within easy walking distance:

  • National Portrait Gallery
  • The National Gallery
  • Trafalgar Square
  • West End theaters
  • Covent Garden

Nearby attractions accessible on foot, by bus, or via underground:

  • Palace of Westminster
  • The Houses of Parliament
  • The London Eye
  • St. James' Palace
  • The British Museum
  • Hyde Park
  • Buckingham Palace
  • Westminster Abbey
  • Harrods Department Store
  • Tower Bridge
  • The Tate Modern

Location

Situated on the southwest corner of Leicester Square, The Londoner is surrounded by some of the city's most well-known and best-loved neighborhoods. Head north to Soho and take in a theatrical performance. Walk east to Covent Garden and enjoy high-end shopping and upscale eateries. Stroll south of the hotel and find the famed Thames River bordered by the 150-year-old Victoria Embankment, an emerald green river-walk park with promenades perfect for an evening walk or a morning jog.

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Address

38 Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom


Transportation 

While the best way to get around London is on your own two feet, the city has every type of public transit option you can imagine — meaning you're only ever a few steps away from a bus, subway, or train.

  • Bus  
    • Leicester Square Stop is one block away.
  • Underground 
    • Picadilly Circus Station is a four-minute walk from the hotel.
    • Charing Cross Station is a seven-minute walk from the hotel.
    • Covent Garden station is a seven-minute walk from the hotel.
  • Airport 
    • London City Airport is 9 mi / 14.48 km away.
    • Heathrow Airport is 16 mi / 28.96 km away.
    • Gatwick Airport is 39 mi / 46.67 km away.


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Reviews

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TripAdvisor Rating 5

Modern and happy experiences

Thu Aug 14 2025 04:50:28 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by TIZIXGAMING

We are used to staying in Westminster, and the Londoner is the hotel we love the most. Accessibility to everything you need. The hotel staff is super nice and everything was impeccable. The bar at the reception was top as well as the pool as well. A beautiful hotel that has a beautiful setting

TripAdvisor Rating 5

One of Londons finest

Wed Aug 13 2025 06:32:21 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by mattyhewitt

I had a week here , was only planning on staying few days but extended !! I stayed in a Deluxe King Room, it was super spacious , had everything you could ask for , only gripe was they provide a steamer for your clothes I prefer a Steam Iron but did the trick. Bed comfy , Smart TV and a very large shower . Location is as good as it gets , walk out the door and you are in Leicester Square , 2 mins walk to Chinatown and SoHo etc , but it’s super super busy !! I used the pool and gym both are excellent , gym has it all. Sauna and Steam room were as you would expect of a 5 Star Hotel. Staff fantastic , always happy and ready to help . I had a Sunday Roast at Whitcomb’s which was excellent , and in the lobby bar I visited a few times, which was just as nice . All in all not the cheapest but you get what you pay for and that is excellence. Most definitely will be back.

TripAdvisor Rating 5

Great location, and very welcoming

Sun Aug 10 2025 12:09:38 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by benlP1993MA

We stayed at the Londoner for a birthday treat, the hotel was great and the rooms were fantastic and the staff were extremely helpful. The only thing that was a little bit disappointing was the fact the sky bar was shut to the guests of the hotel because of a private function, and it was the pictures of the London skyline that drew us to this particular hotel. Having said that the hotel was still amazing we would come again. if you are looking for a hotel close to the West End I would highly recommend it.

TripAdvisor Rating 5

Unique and Fabulous

Mon Aug 04 2025 11:12:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by GaryC2727

The Londoner is unique. And fabulous. My daughter and I only had a single night here this visit, (the end of a week-long stay in a questionable Airbnb for her to attend Italia Conti Drama School in Woking) this was a treat to have a luxury night in London before heading home, and taking in a show. The first thing everyone cites when you mention The Londoner is ‘Great Location’. It’s true. Of all the other top 5-star hotels, only The Savoy comes close on central location, and even they cannot rival Leicester Square for a central location. The others are typically over in/around Mayfair; beautiful, and beautiful traditional hotels but a little off-centre. A 5-minute radius of The Londoner brings in everything from the entire West-End, Covent Garden, National Gallery, Regent Street, Soho and Picadilly Circus. But it isn’t just location The Londoner has to offer. The self-styled ‘Super Boutique’ hotel can comfortably stand toe-to-toe with the established elite, but does so in a style serving as an antithesis of those more established, dare I say sometimes ‘stuffy’ elite. A less in-your-face flavour of luxury to appeal to a broader and perhaps slightly younger clientele. Service remains second to none, the luxurious cosseting is modern, but exemplary and so very unassuming. You feel immediately special, but also invisible when required. I don’t think I have stayed in a hotel that appears to have so many ‘front of house’ staff. Whenever you get near the reception area, there is always a dedicated member of the team to attend to you, all impeccably dressed. Our check-in was seamless. Our room ready, early, and a welcoming upgrade to a junior suite. The room was beautifully appointed, not the largest of rooms I’ve stayed in but on par with its location. Light and airy, beautiful panelling, capacious, hidden storage, two large floor to ceiling windows, subtle lighting and temperature already set at the preferred level enquired of us on confirmation. The hotel also provided more than sufficient coat-hangers (a rare trait and personal bugbear of mine!). The bathrooms are an experience. Their ‘blue-bottle’ green high-shine tiles, modern design and fittings, the best shower I have experienced for years and the pièce de resistance, the automatic toilet. I won’t give full, graphic details but automatic seat raising and lowering (and heating) were only the begins of the ‘service’. Alongside an impressive array of hotel toiletries, the bathroom also had plenty of space for our own toiletries (another personal bugbear when there is minimal space for toiletries,…..and there are a lot when you travel with a 16yr old daughter!). The hotel had also beautifully accommodated my daughter and I sharing a room, and whilst a twin bed wasn’t an option (and is common in London), they created a ‘German Twin’ with two separate sets of bedding creating two separate sleeping zones on the super king bed, as if twin beds. And what a bed. I rate bed comfort with how difficult it is to awaken my daughter. I fitted in a gym visit before first stirring and her eventual ‘disembarkation’. Speaking of the gym, I don’t think I have ever trained in such a well-appointed and aesthetically impressive hotel gym, and I’ve used the gym in just about every hotel I’ve ever stayed in. Large & spacious, quality equipment, free-weights, resistance machines, functional training equipment plus a large studio. And despite being 4 stories* underground, it was filled with clean air and comfortably cool. (*yes, 4 stories down. A unique proposition of The Londoner is that to achieve the 16 floors the hotel needed, but comply with a maximum build height of 9 stories, the hotel goes down 6 stories underground.) The other much-loved function of The Londoner is ‘The Residence’, a private space offering a ‘Drawing Room’, cocktail bar and Whisky Room). The Drawing room is a haven of calm. Soft & hot drinks on tap with ‘nibbles’ (pastries & granola pots when we went in the morning), plus comfortable seating, newspaper, books and board games. The cocktail bar, the accurately named ‘Y-Bar’, is a beautiful space, one of the most quality bars I’ve experienced. Again calm, innovatively decorated (dark walls through which Andrew Rae's comic illustrations ethereally glow). I availed myself of 30mins there whilst my daughter washed her hair in our bedroom (see the above-mentioned toiletries comment) and had my go-to Negroni – my staple test of any bar. The drink was as impressive as the bar, and as traditional in construction as the bar’s décor was untraditional. I didn’t try the Whisky Room, but for a ‘Negroni Room’, but did enjoy a coffee at the public bar atop the hotel, ‘8 at The Londoner’ (unsurprisingly, on the 8th floor). An Asian influenced multi-zonal area. Indoor/outdoor, peaceful and appropriately zen-like, along with a restaurant & Asian cocktail bar, both of which I’ve earmarked for future sampling! The final space is The Stage, the lobby bar by a different name, but a very different concept. Champagne-centric, a now common modern, chilled vibe, fabulous live music and a wonderful space to while away an hour. All in all, The Londoner comfortably competes with the top luxury hotels in London. It’s self-titled ‘Super-Boutique Hotel’ really does seem apt, it definitely has the vibe of an intimate boutique hotel, just on a grand scale. It is a stunning hotel, modern, incredible attention to detail, beautiful and unique innovative touches everywhere and service befitting the best hotels in the land.

TripAdvisor Rating 5

Best hotel I’ve ever stayed at.

Sun Aug 03 2025 16:23:57 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) by Jack B

Myself and my girlfriend visited The Londoner this weekend. Wow! We were celebrating a special occasion so I wanted to make the visit extra special and they delivered. I wanted to have balloons, photos and chocolates in the room etc, so I emailed to enquire and got such a speedy response that they do not offer this service but if I order from a business and get them delivered they’ll be more than happy to set up the room for me and it was spectacular! Furthermore, upon our arrival we were told that we had been upgraded to the Penthouse suite! It was the best surprise and I cannot thank those who made this possible at the hotel. Ruby on front of house was exceptional, all staff were friendly and super helpful whenever you needed them! Big thank you to Calantha Babineau the Guest Relations Manager who gave us a special welcome to the hotel. Would recommend to anyone!!! 10/10 experience.