Draycott Hotel
Historic London hotel with back garden
General Information
What to expect: Built by Lord Cadogan in the 1890s, the hotel is made up of three red-brick houses. Tucked away in an exclusive residential street between Chelsea and Knightsbridge, a small oak door leads to a quiet reception lounge and drawing room dressed with antique furniture and valuable 19th-century paintings. The hotel provides a discreet hideaway for visiting businesspeople and well-heeled leisure travelers.
Amenity highlights: In a meticulous overhaul in 1995, the original architectural features, such as cornices, decorative ceilings, and fireplaces, were carefully renovated to their original standard. These are complemented with antiques, ornaments, and artwork. As well as having the use of the Donald Wolfit Meeting Room, guests can relax with a drink in the library and drawing room, or take a leisurely stroll around the back garden.
Insider tip: Chelsea Pensioners, veteran soldiers who reside at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, can be seen walking up and down the Kings Road, easily recognizable by their black hats and long red dress coats adorned with medals.
Property Amenities
The Draycott Hotel's oak-paneled Donald Wolfit Meeting Room provides corporate guests with an intimate environment to host professional meetings. It is dressed with an oak table with mahogany carver chairs, mahogany tea tables, oak writing desk and upholstered sofa for informal breaks. Other amenities include an oak cabinet with TV and VCR, and a two-tier table for an overhead projector. The meeting can also adjourn to the Peter O’Toole Room for a pre-arranged lunch from a selection of cooked and buffet menus.
Guests of the Draycott Hotel are invited to don their smoking jackets and sit in the library at the mahogany table or on one of the upholstered sofas, while browsing through the vintage books or admiring the reproduction Sir Joshua Reynolds painting.
The non-smoking drawing room is a large room with padded salon chairs, upholstered sofas and easy chairs, mahogany tables and 19th-century watercolors. Complimentary tea is served at 3 PM and champagne at 6 PM with an honesty bar for post-theater drinks and nightcaps. Guests can relax here with a good view of the large back garden.
- Concierge services
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Bar/lounge
- Conference room(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Audio-visual equipment
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Number of rooms: 35
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Multilingual staff
- Floor butler
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Currency exchange
- Babysitting or child care
- Tour assistance
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Shoe shine
- Library
- Video library
- Fireplace in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Umbrella
Rooms
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The Draycott Hotel, London, has 35 guestrooms, all of which are named after famous theatrical or literary personalities. On the desks in each room, there is a small biography and picture of the person the room is named after. The rooms are decorated with Victorian antiques, while cushions, framed prints, and ornaments all complement the individually decorated walls. All rooms have fireplaces, gilded mirrors, plenty of wardrobe space, upholstered armchairs, cabinets with TV and minibar inside, woolen rugs, desks inlaid with leather, brass table lamps, leather-bound complimentary stationery, as well as a selection of books including some by the room’s named personality. Bathrooms are also in a period style. Facilities include Penhaligan’s toiletries, telephone, heated towel rail, bathrobe and slippers, and bath with power shower.
Room Amenities
- Premium television channel(s)
- Cable/satellite television channels
- VCR
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Fireplace
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Multi-line phone
- Voice mail
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Bathroom phone
- Extra towels/bedding in room
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Bathroom scale
- Cable television service
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Window opens
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Television
- Smoking permitted
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
Dining
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Breakfast Room / Peter O’Toole Room - Decorated with gold-patterned wallpaper, full-length brown velvet curtains, mahogany dining tables, high padded upholstered chairs, and polished brass candelabra. Walls enlivened with five masks decorated by renowned conductors; collection of framed vintage theater programs. Full English or Continental breakfast offered. After breakfast, this becomes the Peter O’Toole Room, available for corporate and pre-arranged lunches. Selection of cooked and buffet menus offered. The hotel does not have its own restaurant, but there are several dining options within the surrounding area. Nearby restaurants: |
Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Swimming nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
Policies
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Pets considered
- Cash not accepted
- Check-in time is 2 PM
- Check-out time is 11 AM