Ranked hotels in eight cities. None pays to appear.
London · United Kingdom · Updated 5 October 2026
The eight best hotels in New York under US$350 a night, ranked. Smaller hotels.
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A members' club with bedrooms in a Grosvenor Square Edwardian mansion
Small and independent, it opened in 2022. The richly decorated rooms share the mansion with a restaurant and the private club.
On the recordMichelin 2 Keys (GB&I selection, 2025)
Martin Brudnizki's maximalism, pink elephants included, across 57 Soho rooms
Noel Hayden opened the independent hotel in 2023. Dear Jackie is the restaurant and Flute is the rooftop bar.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key (GB&I selection, 2024) · Condé Nast Traveller - First In review (Nov 2023)
Fitzrovia's bohemian past, redrawn in contemporary Art Deco by Lind + Almond
Kinsfolk & Co opened this 81-room independent in 2025, its first hotel. Brasserie Angelica and the Gambit Bar share the building with a Nordic-style spa.
On the recordTravel + Leisure It List 2026 · Time Out London - best boutique hotel in London (2026 list, no.1)
Jean-Louis Costes brings Paris to a Sloane Square townhouse
François-Joseph Graf designed this 30-room Cadogan Estate hotel, opened in 2023. The restaurant is on the top floor and the bar is styled as a speakeasy.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key (new, GB&I 2025 update)
The Surrey country house's London outpost on a Chelsea garden square
A small townhouse hotel on Sloane Street, opened in 2021. The suites are themed on theatres and the restaurant is Japanese.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key (GB&I selection, 2024)
Kit Kemp's patterned English rooms, a short walk from the theatres
Firmdale, the family-owned group, opened it in Seven Dials in 1996. Brasserie Max is on site and there is a private screening room.
On the recordMichelin 2 Keys (GB&I selection, 2025)
A Pimlico townhouse filled with contemporary art and reclaimed furniture
A small, family-run independent, opened in 2014. The Cambridge Street Café is downstairs.
On the recordMichelin 1 Key (GB&I selection, 2024)
Four-poster beds in three Georgian houses on Frith Street
An independent hotel since 1986. Antiques furnish the rooms and the houses have a literary history.
On the recordTime Out London - most historic, best boutique hotels in London (2026 list)
Chosen from awards, guides, press and the hotels' own information. Prices are typical nightly rates and change with the season. Book with the hotel directly.
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