Claridge's
Art Deco poise in the heart of Mayfair
Claridge's is a luxury hotel in London, United Kingdom holding 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 16 in 2023, No. 11 in 2024, No. 16 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. It ranks 9.67 out of 10 on the finehotels.world prestige index, which is built only from public award data. Every award recorded here is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the listing that evidences it.
Claridge’s is a Mayfair grande dame on Brook Street in London, United Kingdom, a short walk from Bond Street station. Its present building dates to 1929, with red brick, red Mansfield stone, slate roofs, and cast iron balconies. Inside, Art Deco remains the governing language. The 269 rooms and suites pair sun bleached pastels with Art Deco dressers, velvet butterfly chairs, and grey and white marble bathrooms. Recent work keeps the setting from feeling like period theater, while preserving the ceremony expected of a long established London hotel.
Food is central to the address. Culinary Director Simon Attridge oversees Claridge’s Restaurant and The Foyer, destination dining rooms serving European classics, caviar, and rock oysters. Below ground, Claridge’s Spa changes register. Designed by André Fu Studio, it covers 7,000 square feet across five floors, with a swimming pool, sauna, steam rooms, and seven treatment rooms. Asian influenced calm replaces the hotel’s decorative exuberance. Its Michelin Three Key distinction, Forbes Travel Guide Five Star rating for 2026, and La Liste score of 99 reflect a broad professional consensus. Claridge’s suits travelers who value Mayfair access, ceremony, and attentive detail over minimalism or informality.
At a glance
- 1929 Art Deco building
- Seven treatment rooms
- Mayfair Brook Street address
- European classics at The Foyer
- Michelin Three Key distinction
How this hotel is scored
The prestige score is our own index, built from public award data: MICHELIN Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, placement in the World's 50 Best Hotels across 2023, 2024 and 2025 weighted equally, and a minor sway from La Liste. It is not a paid placement and no hotel can buy its way up. Read the full method.
Questions people ask about Claridge's
Is Claridge's worth staying at?
By the public record it is one of the most decorated hotels in the world. It holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 16 in 2023, No. 11 in 2024, No. 16 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. On our index that works out to a prestige score of 9.67 out of 10. In short: Art Deco poise in the heart of Mayfair. Whether that suits you depends on what you want from a stay, which is why the description on this page is written plainly rather than as marketing copy.
What awards has Claridge's won?
Claridge's in London, United Kingdom holds 3 MICHELIN Keys; a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating for 2026; a place on The World's 50 Best Hotels (No. 16 in 2023, No. 11 in 2024, No. 16 in 2025); a La Liste rating of 99.0. Those come from the four independent systems finehotels.world tracks: the MICHELIN Guide hotel selection and its Keys, Forbes Travel Guide star ratings, The World's 50 Best Hotels, and La Liste. None of them can be bought, and neither can placement on this site.
How is the prestige score for Claridge's calculated?
The score is a point total built only from award facts, then shown on a scale of 5.00 to 10.00. MICHELIN Keys carry the most weight, a Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star rating adds a flat six points, placements in The World's 50 Best Hotels for 2023, 2024 and 2025 are weighted equally, and a La Liste rating moves the total slightly. It has 269 rooms. The full formula is published on the methodology page, so the figure shown for Claridge's can be reproduced from the awards listed on this page.
How can the awards for Claridge's be checked?
Each award is published by the body that grants it, and this page links to the public listing that evidences the MICHELIN Keys award where one is held. MICHELIN, Forbes Travel Guide, The World's 50 Best Hotels and La Liste each remain the authority on their own award. finehotels.world is independent of all four, records what they publish, and does not review hotels itself.