The Connaught

The Connaught's Head Bartender, Agostino Perrone, runs a bar so celebrated that it was named the best in the world. The hotel itself has cultivated a deliberate quietness since 1815 — it's the Mayfair hotel for people who find Claridge's too showy, which tells you a great deal about its clientele. The Hélène Darroze restaurant holds two Michelin stars, and the hotel's position on Carlos Place, tucked behind Mount Street, gives it a village-like seclusion that the Park Lane hotels cannot offer. 121 rooms, the Connaught Bar, the Coburg Bar, and an Aman spa. Maybourne Hotel Group.