London Hotels That Allow Smoking

London still offers some hotels and rooms for smokers.

While not nearly so quick to enforce a smoking ban, as has been the United States, the United Kingdom is slowly beginning to prohibit smoking in public areas. Hotel rooms are still considered private and quite a few hotels, both big and small, offer guests a choice of smoking or non-smoking rooms. Some even have entire floors reserved for smokers.

Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes

Investigate London, staring with your hotel on Baker Street.

In Marleybone, just south of Regent's Park, the Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes offers both non-smoking and smoking rooms, all with Wi-Fi, air conditioning, mini bar and cable TV. The hotel restaurant, Sherlock's Grill, serves organic British dishes, and Sherlock's bar is open nightly for beer, wine and cocktails. Fans of the literary detective may wish to stroll down the street to visit the Sherlock Holmes museum at his fictional address of 221b Baker Street. As of 2010, room rates begin at £99.

Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes London
108 Baker Street
London W1U 6LJ , UK
([phone]
parkplaza.com/londonuk_sherlockholmes

London Bridge Hotel

The London Bridge Hotel allows children to stay free.

A four star hotel with both smoking and non-smoking rooms, The London Bridge offers a fitness center, conference rooms, business center, two nice restaurants and a bar. Despite its old world exterior, this hotel has all the modern conveniences including complimentary Wi-Fi, satellite TV, hairdryer, tea and coffee maker, mini-bar and 24-hour room service. Rooms in 2010 started at £95 and children stay free, and they will surely enjoy a trip to the nearby London Dungeon attraction.

London Bridge Hotel
8-18 London Bridge Street
London SE1 9SG UK
([phone]
londonbridgehotel.com

The Athenaeum Hotel

The Athenaeum offers a formal afternoon tea.

Even as London veers toward no smoking policies in public areas, five star hotels are still offering smoking rooms and floors, and The Athenaeum in Mayfair is one of the most luxurious smokers in the city. A pair of formal doormen greets you and a concierge is ready to help you with theatre tickets and tourist attractions. The hotel has a full service spa for massages, facials and manicures, and the large workout room has the most modern of equipment. The least expensive superior room starts at £190 (in 2010) and features a plasma TV, down comforter and pillows, complimentary Wi-Fi and an iPod dock. Along with a restaurant and whisky bar, the Athenaeum offers a full high tea each afternoon, with honey from the bees in Regent's park to add to your cup.

The Athenaeum Hotel
116 Piccadilly
London W1J 7BJ, United Kingdom
([phone]
athenaeumhotel.com

References

• VisitLondon.com: London hotels