Hotels · Our pick in London

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Grand hotel·Knightsbridge·££££

Between Knightsbridge and the park

About Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park occupies a red-brick Edwardian building on Knightsbridge, with one side facing the shops and the other looking over Hyde Park. It is home to Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and a spa, and Harrods and Harvey Nichols are a short walk away. Knightsbridge station is a few steps away. Ask for a park-view room when you book. Its website lists the Mandarin Bar, The Rosebery for afternoon tea, a spa and a concierge team. The building opened in 1889 as apartments and became a hotel in 1902.

Why it's on our list

  • Hyde Park views
  • Dinner by Heston
  • Spa

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park before you go.

How far is it from the sights?

Distances from Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.

Nearest stations

  1. KnightsbridgePiccadilly0.1 mi1 min walk
  2. Hyde Park CornerPiccadilly0.2 mi5 min walk
  3. Sloane SquareDistrictCircle0.7 mi14 min walk

Nearest taxi ranks

  1. Taxi rank0.5 mi9 min walk
  2. Taxi rank0.5 mi10 min walk

Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.

Key sights

  1. Harrods0.2 miWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 5 min
  2. Buckingham Palace0.8 miWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
  3. Leicester Square1.4 miWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
  4. Westminster Abbey1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
  5. Trafalgar Square1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
  6. London Eye1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
  7. Covent Garden1.7 miWalk 35 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 16 min
  8. The British Museum1.9 miWalk 37 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 17 min
  9. The Shard3.2 miCycle 20 minCar or taxi 27 min
  10. Tower of London3.6 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 30 min

Main rail terminals

  1. Victoria0.8 miWalk 17 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 9 min
  2. Paddington1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
  3. Charing Cross1.5 miWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 14 min
  4. Waterloo2.0 miWalk 40 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 18 min
  5. Euston2.1 miWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 19 min
  6. King’s Cross St Pancras2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 22 min
  7. St Pancras International (Eurostar)2.5 miCycle 16 minCar or taxi 22 min
  8. London Bridge3.2 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
  9. Liverpool Street3.5 miCycle 23 minCar or taxi 29 min

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