Hotel near Brook Street

Street, Mayfair, London, W1Y


Amidst the grandeur of Mayfair, Brook Street is as closely associated with fame, wealth and luxury as a London thoroughfare could ever be. Indeed, any street that can boast the world famous composer, Georg Frideric Handel, and guitar legend Jimi Hendrix as former residents is certainly worth checking out! The fact that Brook Street is also home to London's most renowned hotel and a short but highly in demand list of top restaurants just adds to the numerous reasons to visit.

Positioned nearby the current US Embassy and crossing the luxury shopping mecca that is New Bond Street, Brook Street runs from Hanover Square to Grosvenor Square. The street's immediate surroundings encompass some of the finest designer shops, galleries, and auction houses in London and the world, as well as the bustle of Oxford Circus and the quiet of Hyde Park. The nearest underground station is Bond Street just around the corner, granting easy access to the four corners of the city on the Central and Jubilee lines. Oxford Circus, another two minutes distant, offers further connections to the Victoria and Bakerloo lines. Access from Heathrow Airport is quick, with the express rail link at Paddington Station just minutes away by taxi. Gatwick services at Victoria Station are only two stops from Oxford Circus.

From 1685 to his death in 1759, composer Georg Frideric Handel lived at 23 Brook Street. Today this the site of the Handel House Museum. Beside Handel's home is 25 Brook Street, which served as the residence for Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and 1969. Other notable Brook Street residents include the architects Sir Jeffry Wyatville and Colen Campbell, Jack the Ripper suspect Sir William Withey Gull, Nobel Laureate George Seferis and Welsh poet WH Davies.

Quite possibly the most famous hotel in London, Claridge's offers much more than a run of the mill five star hotel experience. Established for almost 200 years and doubling as a veritable museum of the Art Deco movement, Claridge's boasts such history that it's garnered the nickname "Buckingham Palace Extension". This Brook Street marvel not only provides the best in accommodation but also some of the best meals in town with one of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay's two namesake restaurants. Of course, should Ramsay's cuisine not do it for you, or you're simply interested in taking in more of Brook Street's culinary delights, the celebrated and well established French restaurant Le Gavroche.

For those seeking the uttermost in refinement and style - as well as anyone looking to connect with history or see where their heroes once lived or worked - the delights of Brook Street beckon.

Newly refurbished, the Washington Mayfair is only 5 or 6 minute walk from Brook Street and very lcose to Bond Street and Buckingham Palace. the prices here, given the standard and location, are very sensible.

The four star Holiday Inn Mayfair is in a perfect location for walking to many shops and attractions including Grosvenor Square, Bond Street and Buckingham Palace. Brook Street is a mere 10 minute walk away.