The Landmark London

"Best for: large families Closest tube station: Baker Street A pillared-and-palm-treed bastion of splendid Victoriana, the Landmark is one of those hotels where you feel inclined to swan between salon and suite, passing comment on the art. The afternoon tea here is an institution—a genteel feast of eccentric jams, clotted cream, and cake served in a grand, glass-roofed courtyard (children love the chocolate afternoon tea). Vast family rooms deliver on London grandeur and sleep two adults and two children, with plenty of space for extra beds to be added at $77 each. Colorful indoor tents, headlamps, and teddies are added when booking a family package and, as an extra, children can embark on an accompanied hotel treasure hunt, or around the labyrinthine streets of Marylebone. Babies and toddlers are well accounted for with the full kit list, from bottle warmers to socket safety plugs." - Rosalyn Wikeley

"The especially refined high tea, tropical lobby sprouting towering palm trees, and harpist plucking chords in the afternoon are just a handful of the touches that make the Landmark London so grand. Originally a railway hotel servicing Marylebone station in 1899, the property has played many roles in its lifespan, from a convalescent home during World War II to headquarters of the British Railways Board, until it opened under its current name in 1995. The famous afternoon tea is an indulgent yet dainty affair. The menu features gems like Coronation chicken finger sandwiches, freshly baked raisin and apple scones with Cornish clotted cream, your choice from a rainbow of unique jams—like blood orange and Campari—a variety of champagne, and blueberry macarons with lemon cream for dessert. Pinkies up." - Nicholas DeRenzo, CNT Editors

"The especially refined high tea, tropical lobby sprouting towering palm trees, and harpist plucking chords in the afternoon are just a handful of the touches that make the Landmark London so grand. Originally a railway hotel servicing Marylebone station in 1899, the property has played many roles in its lifespan, from a convalescent home during World War II to headquarters of the British Railways Board, until it opened under its current name in 1995. The famous afternoon tea is an indulgent yet dainty affair. The menu features gems like Coronation chicken finger sandwiches, freshly baked raisin and apple scones with Cornish clotted cream, your choice from a rainbow of unique jams—like blood orange and Campari—a variety of champagne, and blueberry macarons with lemon cream for dessert. Pinkies up."