Curated luxury hotels near Imperial War Museum

A stay at Taj 51 Buckingham Gate, Suites and Residences places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. This family-friendly hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Big Ben and 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from St. James Park.

With a stay at Middle Eight - Covent Garden - Preferred Hotels and Resorts, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 5-minute walk from Royal Opera House and 7 minutes by foot from Covent Garden Market. This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.7 km) from The British Museum and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Russell Square.

With a stay at St. James' Court, A Taj Hotel, London, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 10-minute walk of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. This spa hotel is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Big Ben and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Trafalgar Square.

Located in London (London City Centre), The Windermere Hotel, London is within a 15-minute walk of Apollo Victoria Theatre and Victoria Palace Theatre. This boutique guest house is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Westminster Cathedral and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Royal Hospital Chelsea.

With a stay at Raffles London at The OWO, you'll be centrally located in London, just a 4-minute walk from Trafalgar Square and 7 minutes by foot from Leicester Square. This luxury hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Big Ben and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from London Eye.

In the heart of London, NYX Hotel London Holborn by Leonardo Hotels is within a 5-minute drive of The British Museum and St. Paul's Cathedral. This eco-friendly hotel is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Oxford Street and 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from London Eye.

Conrad London St. James is in the heart of London, within a 5-minute walk of St. James Park and Westminster Abbey. This luxury hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Big Ben and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Houses of Parliament.

With a stay at The Stafford London, you'll be centrally located in London, steps from Green Park and 8 minutes by foot from Buckingham Palace. This luxury hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Leicester Square.

The Bloomsbury is centrally located in London – a 4-minute walk from The British Museum and 10 minutes by foot from Covent Garden Market. This luxury hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Somerset House and 1.4 mi (2.2 km) from Big Ben.

A stay at London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Oxford Street and Marble Arch. This luxury hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Hyde Park and 0.3 mi (0.4 km) from Bond Street.

In the heart of London, Eccleston Square Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. This luxury hotel is 1.3 mi (2 km) from Big Ben and 1.6 mi (2.7 km) from Trafalgar Square.

With a stay at The Mayfair Townhouse – an Iconic Luxury Hotel, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 10-minute walk of Hyde Park and Buckingham Palace. This luxury hotel is 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 1.2 mi (2 km) from Selfridges.

Located in London (London City Centre), The Hari is within a 10-minute walk of Harrods and Hyde Park. This boutique hotel is 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Victoria and Albert Museum and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Science Museum.

Located in London (London City Centre), The Biltmore Mayfair is within a 10-minute walk of Oxford Street and Bond Street. This eco-friendly hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Hyde Park and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Marble Arch.

Located in London (London City Centre), Gem Fitzrovia Hotel is within a 5-minute drive of Oxford Circus and The British Museum. This family-friendly hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Piccadilly Circus and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Hyde Park.

Located in London (London City Centre), Tower Suites by Blue Orchid is within a 10-minute walk of Tower Bridge and Thames River. This spa hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Tower of London and 0.6 mi (1 km) from London Bridge.

A stay at The Guardsman Hotel and Residences places you in the heart of London, within a 10-minute walk of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. This luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Big Ben and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from St. James Park.

With a stay at Leonardo Royal Hotel London City - Tower of London, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 10-minute walk of Tower of London and Tower Bridge. This spa hotel is 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Borough Market and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from Globe Theatre.

The Wellesley Knightsbridge, A Luxury Collection Hotel is centrally located in London – a 3-minute walk from Hyde Park and 9 minutes by foot from Harrods. This luxury hotel is 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Victoria and Albert Museum and 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from Buckingham Palace.

• Super-central London location
• A couple of cocktail bars
• Sustainable freebies in the rooms

The Strand Palace Hotel is in the heart of London’s theatreland, just five minutes’ walk from Covent Garden and just a little further from Trafalgar Square. It’s named after the road it finds itself on, which is one of the capital’s busiest and most famous stretches. The Strand Palace has been hosting guests since 1909 (but don’t worry, the whole place had a head-to-toe revamp in 2019, so it’s looking fresh!).

Rooms are modern and stylish, but the extras are where this place excels. You’ll find Love Cocoa chocolate bars in every room, along with reusable BottleUP water bottles. You can use these to fill up at one of the many water stations dotted all over the hotel’s seven floors. Luxe Rituals toiletries come as standard, too. Upgrade to a Deluxe room, meanwhile, and you’ll have access to a complimentary minibar.

The hotel’s restaurants and bars are popular spots for guests and Londoners alike. Haxwells plates up seabass fillets, crab linguine, burgers and salads, while the nearby tea parlour deals in bites and loose leaf tea. Joe Allen’s is the place to head for live music every Wednesday, or you can venture to the cocktail-cum-gin bar for a pre-theatre drink. And then there’s oh-so-glam Tequila Mockingbird, which boasts seriously Insta-worthy interiors and even better daily happy hours. A gym, business centre and top-quality Guest Services facility round things up.