Quintessentially English and over-the-top traditional, this singular property around the corner from Oxford Street and the Wallace Collection amply delivers vintage nostalgia. Rich wood-paneled public rooms, formally dressed doormen, dark-red carpeting, and nineteenth-century Victorian prints and engravings… more create a rich historic ambience at this Georgian terraced hotel that first opened in 1790 and has been run by the Miller family since 1921. The hotel’s 92 smallish rooms are done up in a traditional English-country style, with plush floral-patterned fabrics and dark-wood furnishings.
Durrants is great hotel, family owned and it shows. We have stayed a number of times and the second occasion all the staff recognised us by name. They also remembered our room preferences and had organised everything. It is a true London hotel with... more
I spent four happy nights at Durrants in mid-November. I liked the location, warm and comfortable interiors, and friendly and helpful staff -- and I was happy to get the quiet room I requested. As someone who likes to read and sometimes work in bed,... more
Durrant should be lovely. Good location, handy, quaint. It wasn't. My toast at breakfast had actual mould growing on it. When I reported it they said "oh, sorry". No action, no appalled horror, nothing. Breakfast was generally not great, but then... more
I spent two weeks in Durrants in early June, recovering after an op before travelling on. The staff looked after me very well and made me feel very at home. They were professional, discreet and caring. You could see that so much 'behind the scenes'... more
Booked hotel for new years eve. If you want to go London on new years eve- be prepared to be stampled on! But a great experience. Although the hotel seems promising from the outside- unless you have a suite the hotel is nothing more than a... more
