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The Athenaeum
116 Piccadilly, London W1J 7BJ, United Kingdom
Lowest upcoming
$182
24 Jan 2027
Highest upcoming
$605
9 Jun 2026
Median nightly
$284
across 365 upcoming days
Cheapest week
23 to 29 Jan
28% below annual median
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Cheapest week ahead: 23–29 Jan 2027
at $205/night
(28% below median)
Review
Condé Nast Readers' Choice 2022 · 2021
Character and identity
A Mayfair institution facing Green Park, the Athenaeum traces a layered history from 1850 parliamentary mansion to Victorian social club to 1930s Art Deco apartments before its 1970s reinvention as a hotel. The façade is now wrapped in a ten-storey living wall of native and exotic plants, a quiet landmark on Piccadilly. Inside, 157 rooms and residential-style suites still carry the celebrity provenance of the Taylor and Brando years. The top-floor View lounge is reserved for guests, afternoon tea is the signature ritual, and service runs in a polished, discreet British register with a modern British kitchen and a small spa and gym below.
Who's it for
Best for:
Couples and design-curious travellers who want a Mayfair base with character rather than a slick chain product, plus longer-stay guests drawn to the apartment-style suites. Anyone who values afternoon tea as an event, Green Park on the doorstep, and a private top-floor lounge will feel at home.
Should look elsewhere:
If you want a large destination spa, multiple restaurants, or a buzzy lobby scene, this isn't it. Shoppers fixated on Knightsbridge or families needing a kids' programme will find the location and amenity set narrower than the price suggests.
Bottom line
What you're paying for here is Mayfair address, Green Park views and a residential, club-like calm, not a maximalist amenity stack. Book a park-facing room for the outlook, take tea (the customisable spread, with vegan and gluten-free routes or a Green Park picnic, is the set-piece), and time a stay around shoulder-season rates if the Mayfair tariff gives you pause.
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116 Piccadilly, London W1J 7BJ, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom · 51.5047° N, 0.1475° W
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