Bvlgari Hotel London

Character and identity

Set on the fringes of Hyde Park in Knightsbridge, the Bvlgari opened in 2012 and channels the jeweller's house codes into a deeply moneyed London bolthole. Public spaces, designed by celebrated architects and dotted with vintage Bvlgari regalia, lean dark, polished and glamorous. The address puts Harrods, Harvey Nichols and the neighbourhood's boutiques within a short walk. Dining centres on Sette by Scarpetta, a modern Italian outpost of the New York family, while the 22,000-square-foot spa across two floors is among the largest in central London. Service is precise and discreet, in keeping with the hotel's five-star register.

Who's it for

Bottom line

The defining draw here is the combination of a Knightsbridge shopping-front-door address with one of London's largest luxury spas and a genuinely cinematic suite product. Book a Bvlgari Suite if you're going to spend, otherwise the spa, cinema and Sette do most of the work. Best paired with a shopping or theatre trip rather than a sightseeing-heavy itinerary.