The Ritz London 
World-famous glamour in fashionable St. James
The legendary Ritz Hotel is located in the heart of Londons West End overlooking Green Park.
This seven-story hotel has 133 guestrooms, furnished in Louis XVI style with decorative details in 24-karat gold leaf.
Fully restored, the Ritz features a formal restaurant and the Italian Garden, a unique outdoor facility.
Hotel prices and availability
Map showing The Ritz London
Dining at the The Ritz London
Dress code: Men are asked to wear a jacket and tie in the Rivoli Bar, Palm Court, and the Ritz Restaurant. Jeans are not acceptable in these areas.
The Palm Court - Tea at the Ritz is as famous as the hotel itself. Every afternoon the Palm Court fills to capacity as delicate sandwiches, freshly baked scones, pastries, champagne, and a selection of teas and coffee are served beneath a glass ceiling hung with chandeliers. Butter-colored walls, grand marble columns, and a fountain adorned with golden cherubs complete the scene. Although hotel guests can usually be accommodated on short notice, pre-booking is strongly advised.
The Ritz Restaurant - A palatial dining room where the Queen hosted her Golden Jubilee private party in 2002. Ten chandeliers, linked by golden garlands, hang from a mural ceiling, watched over by a gleaming statue of Poseidon. At every table are cherub-stemmed silver bowls of roses, while diners enjoy confit of duck leg with foie gras or roasted monkfish wrapped in pancetta. Two-story glass doors open to a garden terrace for alfresco summer dining in the summer. Open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner, with live music on weekends.
The Rivoli Bar - This intimate bar is strikingly designed in art deco style, with Venetian-glass ceiling pendants, and polished camphor-wood columns inset with Lalique panels. Guests relax in leopard-print armchairs or at the marble-topped bar to order from a menu of savory light dishes and cocktails. Open from late morning until early hours.
Attractions near this hotel
Green Park - adjacent
Bond Street shopping - 2 blocks
Piccadilly Circus - 3 blocks
Buckingham Palace - 500 yards across Green Park
Knightsbridge shopping - 0.5 miles
Oxford Street shopping - 10 blocks
West End theaters - 3 to 12 blocks
Houses of Parliament - 1 mile
The London Eye - 1.5 miles
St. Paul''s Cathedral - 2 miles
London Heathrow Airport (LHR): Approximate driving time is 40 minutes and distance is 28 miles.
London Gatwick Airport (LGW): Approximate driving time is 50 minutes and distance is 52 miles.
The Ritz is located in the St James''s district, at the northeast corner of Green Park. Express trains serve both airports into the center of London, for transfers to taxis or the Underground (subway). The closest Underground station is Green Park. Taxis are best hailed with the assistance of the porter.
Although there are parking facilities nearby, there are heavy fines for drivers who forget to pay new tolls for driving into central London. Traffic is difficult even for the seasoned driver. Best bet: taxis or the Underground.