The red-brick and stone front of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park on Knightsbridge, with turreted roofs, iron balconies, a large gold fan above the entrance and flags over the door, and the Underground roundel of Knightsbridge station at the far left

Where to Stay in Chelsea and Knightsbridge

Chelsea and Knightsbridge hotels by street, from an £89 windowless room in Knightsbridge to The Lanesborough at Hyde Park Corner, with the nearest station, the typical price and the one thing that decides each.

Photo: Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0

Updated 26 September 2026First published 13 June 2026

In this guide

Chelsea and Knightsbridge share a postcode reputation and not much else. Knightsbridge is the busy half: Harrods, Hyde Park and the grand hotels on the main road, with the Piccadilly line running straight to Heathrow. Chelsea is the quiet half: garden squares, townhouse hotels of 14 to 56 rooms, and Sloane Square station at the top of the King’s Road. The South Kensington museums are a walk from either.

💡 The Short Version: For the lowest price, Zedwell Knightsbridgead is £89 to £257 for a windowless room for two. With a window, the Sloane Square Hotel sells small doubles from about £128 on the square itself. For a Chelsea townhouse, San Domenico Housead is about £240 and The Chelsea Townhousead about £260. For Sloane Street, The Cadoganad is about £450 and gives guests the key to Cadogan Place’s private gardens and tennis courts. For a pool, The Berkeley has an open-air one on its roof in spring and summer, and Bulgari a 25-metre one in its spa. With children, The Lanesboroughad has a butler for every room and splash hours in its spa pool. For a kitchen, Cheval runs apartments off Sloane Square and behind Harrods.

Which part of Chelsea and Knightsbridge

Hyde Park Corner and Knightsbridge is the main road along the south side of Hyde Park, with The Lanesborough, The Berkeley, Mandarin Oriental and Bulgari on it. Hyde Park Corner and Knightsbridge stations are both Piccadilly line.

Behind Harrods means Basil Street, Beaufort Gardens, Egerton Gardens and Cheval Place: residential streets of smaller hotels and apartments, five to eleven minutes from Knightsbridge station and nearer the V&A than the main road is.

Sloane Street and Cadogan Place run south from Knightsbridge to Sloane Square, with the designer shops and the private Cadogan Place gardens. The Cadogan, five minutes from both stations, and Jumeirah Carlton Tower are here.

Sloane Square and Cadogan Gardens is Chelsea proper: the Royal Court Theatre, the start of the King’s Road, and the townhouse hotels. Sloane Square is District and Circle, one stop from Victoria.

The hotels cluster at the eastern end. The western King’s Road and Chelsea Embankment have no Tube station; buses 11, 19, 22 and 49 run along the King’s Road. Our Chelsea area guide covers what to see and where to eat.

Hotels in Knightsbridge and at Hyde Park Corner

The Lanesborough: a butler for every room

Over £350 · Hyde Park Corner, SW1X 7TA · Hyde Park Corner station next door · Hotels.comad

Lanesborough House was built in 1719, became St George’s Hospital in 1733, was rebuilt in its Regency form by William Wilkins, and opened as a hotel on New Year’s Eve 1991. Every room has round-the-clock butler service. Guests use the Lanesborough Club & Spa and its hydrotherapy pool free; children have splash hours each morning and afternoon, and the Little VIP Club runs for under-16s. It sells connecting rooms and two- and three-bedroom suites, and added rooms with balconies in June 2026. The room pictured below is a Park Suite’s; its bathroom is a Deluxe Room’s. Victoria station is 15 minutes’ walk. Afternoon tea is in our afternoon tea guide.

A Park Suite bedroom at The Lanesborough seen through mahogany double doors: a bed under a silk canopy crowned in blue and gold, pale blue panelled walls, a crystal chandelier and a blue patterned carpet

A Deluxe Room bathroom at The Lanesborough in white and black marble, with a bath behind a glass screen, a basin set in a black marble counter, and a separate walk-in shower reflected in the mirror

The Berkeley: the rooftop pool

Over £350 · Wilton Place, SW1X 7RL · Hyde Park Corner, exit 4 · Hotels.comad

On the corner of Knightsbridge and Wilton Place, run by Maybourne, the group behind Claridge’s. The rooftop pool is heated, open-air, open in spring and summer, and for hotel guests only. Our guide to London hotels with a pool sets it against the year-round rooftop pools at Battersea and Shoreditch. Every stay includes Surrenne Belgravia, Maybourne’s four-floor wellness club with the gym. Cédric Grolet runs the pastry counter and the afternoon tea, and La Môme is the restaurant. Both rooms pictured below are suites, not standard rooms.

The bedroom of the Grand Terrace Suite at The Berkeley: a low wooden platform bed with white linen, a leather bench at its foot, wood-panelled walls and floor-to-ceiling sliding doors onto a private terrace

A marble bathroom in the Knightsbridge Pavilion Penthouse at The Berkeley, with a freestanding bath, twin basins, carved oak screens and French windows onto a balcony above the trees

Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park: between Knightsbridge and the park

Over £350 · 66 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7LA · Knightsbridge station next door · Hotels.comad

Built in 1889 as a gentlemen’s club and a hotel since 1902, with Knightsbridge on one side and Hyde Park on the other. It sells a Mandarin Family Room, a Knightsbridge Family Room and interconnecting rooms. Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and The Aubrey, a Japanese izakaya, are in the building, and afternoon tea in The Rosebery looks over the park. Mandarin Oriental has a second London hotel in Mayfair, so check which one you are booking. The bathroom pictured below is a suite’s, not the standard room’s.

The bathroom of the Two-Bedroom Imperial Suite at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park: a freestanding oval bath in front of French windows onto trees, twin basins on a black marble counter and illuminated oval mirrors

Bulgari Hotel London: a 25-metre pool

171 Knightsbridge, SW7 1DW · Harrods and the V&A on foot · Hotels.comad

Opened in 2012. The spa has a 25-metre colonnaded swimming pool, and there is a private cinema. Deluxe rooms are at least 43 square metres with marble bathrooms, and Sette is the Italian-American restaurant.

Jumeirah Carlton Tower: a pool with a view

Over £350 · 1 Cadogan Place, SW1X 9PY · Check-in 3pm, out at noon · Hotels.comad

186 rooms and suites on Cadogan Place, including Balcony Rooms and a Family Junior Suite. Rooms include The Peak, the health club and spa with panoramic views over London, an indoor pool, sauna and gym, and guests get a key to the private gardens on the square. The Chinoiserie serves afternoon tea all afternoon rather than in sittings, so it is easier to get into at short notice. The bathroom pictured below matches the Superior, Deluxe and Balcony Rooms; the bedroom shown is a Junior Suite’s.

A Junior Suite at Jumeirah Carlton Tower: a king bed with a dark green leather headboard, cream panelled walls, a round marble table with two chairs, and floor-to-ceiling windows onto a balcony and treetops

A guest room bathroom at Jumeirah Carlton Tower in grey-veined marble, with a walk-in shower behind a glass door, a wall-hung toilet and a basin on a marble washstand

The Capital: next to Harrods

22–24 Basil Street, SW3 1AT · Hotels.comad

A boutique five-star on Basil Street, which runs along the side of Harrods, selling hotel rooms, suites, apartments for longer stays and a townhouse. Its rooms, suites and residences have all been refurbished, and Tom Brown at The Capital is its modern British seafood restaurant.

The bedroom of a Junior Suite at The Capital: a king bed with a cream upholstered headboard beneath a tapestry of trees, brass wall lights, an orange velvet bench, a green velvet desk chair and a wide window with sheer curtains

A Junior Suite at The Capital.

Knightsbridge Hotel: Kit Kemp rooms on a side street

10 Beaufort Gardens, SW3 1PX · Knightsbridge 5 min, South Kensington 12 min · Hotels.comad

A Firmdale townhouse of 44 rooms and suites on Beaufort Gardens, a leafy side street off Brompton Road, each designed by Kit Kemp. The Drawing Room and Library on the ground floor are for residents only, with an honesty bar. Heathrow is about 45 minutes by public transport.

A bedroom at the Knightsbridge Hotel with a tall arched headboard embroidered with red and green flowers, matching cushions, a red valance, pinstriped walls, floral curtains and a sash window

A bathroom at the Knightsbridge Hotel in grey granite, with a bath panelled in dark oak, two white pedestal basins and a television set into the wall

Egerton House: six minutes from the V&A

17–19 Egerton Terrace, SW3 2BX · V&A 6 min, Harrods 8 min, Knightsbridge 11 min · Hotels.comad

A 28-room townhouse in the Red Carnation group, overlooking a private garden. Guests get free entry to V&A exhibitions and priority access, and the Natural History Museum is nine minutes away. It has a lift, connecting rooms, cots and extra beds, and a night menu from 10pm to 7am. The bar is built around martinis. The bathroom pictured below is the V&A Suite’s, not a standard room’s.

A Deluxe Queen room at Egerton House: a four-poster bed with a buttoned velvet headboard, framed caricature prints, two tub chairs at a round table and a bay of sash windows onto bare trees

The marble bathroom of the V&A Suite at Egerton House, with a bath, a walk-in shower for two behind glass with twin rainfall heads, and twin basins

The Franklin: a garden square instead of a main road

Over £350 · 24 Egerton Gardens, SW3 2DB · Hotels.comad

35 rooms and suites designed by Anouska Hempel in a Victorian house on Egerton Gardens, with rooms facing either Knightsbridge or the garden. Superior rooms are 18 to 24 square metres; the two-bedroom Egerton Grand Suite is 69. The restaurant is Italian. Starhotels also runs The Gore and The Pelham nearby.

A Superior room at The Franklin: a black iron four-poster bed, arched antiqued mirrors behind it, grey linen walls stencilled with laurel wreaths, a round table with a grey cloth and two sash windows onto trees

A Superior room at The Franklin.

Zedwell Knightsbridge: the cheapest bed here, without a window

£89–£257 · 127–139 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7PA · Knightsbridge 2 min · Hotels.comad

Windowless, soundproofed rooms in the former Burberry flagship on Knightsbridge. There is one room type, the Cocoon 2: 7 square metres, sleeping two, with a rainfall shower. There are no family rooms and no single rate. The price swings nearly threefold by night, so the low end is a quiet-midweek price. Heathrow is 40 to 45 minutes on the Piccadilly line. Our windowless rooms guide explains the format.

A Cocoon 2 room at Zedwell Knightsbridge: a double bed against an oak-panelled wall with built-in sockets, white walls with no window, a sliding door to the shower room and the door to the corridor

The shower room at Zedwell Knightsbridge in grey tiles, with a glass-doored shower, a wall-hung toilet and a white basin on an oak vanity

Next door in Belgravia

Four five-stars sit just east of Sloane Street, closer to Hyde Park Corner than to Victoria. The Peninsulaad has 190 rooms on Grosvenor Place at Hyde Park Corner, at about £1,100. The Emoryad, beside The Berkeley, sells only suites and studios, 61 of them, from about £1,400. COMO The Halkinad on Halkin Street is three minutes’ walk from Hyde Park Corner station, and The Hariad is on Chesham Place. Our Belgravia area guide covers the streets round them.

Hotels in Chelsea and on Sloane Street

The Cadogan: private gardens and tennis courts

About £450 · 75 Sloane Street, SW1X 9SG · Sloane Square and Knightsbridge 5 min each · Hotels.comad

A Belmond hotel of 54 rooms, 37 of them suites, halfway down Sloane Street. Guests get the private Cadogan Place Gardens across the road and their tennis courts. Willett’s is the bar and bistro, dogs are welcome with their own room-service menu, and rooms and suites can be connected for families. There is a treatment room and a 24-hour gym but no pool. Victoria station is 15 minutes’ walk. The bathroom pictured below is one of the suites’.

A room at The Cadogan with pale grey panelled walls, a large abstract painting in grey and yellow above the bed, a pale blue sofa at the foot of the bed, a desk in the bay window and oak shelves

A suite bathroom at The Cadogan: a freestanding bath on a veined marble plinth in a shuttered bay window over trees, with gold taps and a gold towel rail

At Sloane: a Paris hotel off Sloane Square

Over £350 · 1 Sloane Gardens, SW1W 8EA · Steps from Sloane Square · Hotels.comad

Thirty bedrooms in a Victorian building, run by the Paris-based Costes group and decorated by François-Joseph Graf. The dining room is on the sixth floor, looks across London and serves 24 hours a day, and there is a hidden bar open late. The owners write the name with a leading ellipsis, ”…At Sloane”.

A bedroom at the At Sloane hotel with white panelled walls and mirrored panels above the bed, a coffered ceiling, a chequered black, brown and white carpet, patterned curtains and a bay of leaded-glass windows

A bathroom at the At Sloane hotel with two pedestal basins, a panelled bath with a hand shower under a leaded-glass window, floral wallpaper and a mosaic floor with a Greek key border

Beaverbrook Town House: rooms named after theatres

Over £350 · 115 Sloane Street, SW1X 9PJ · Hotels.comad

Two Georgian townhouses on Sloane Street overlooking Cadogan Gardens, with 14 rooms and suites each named after a London theatre; the smallest, the Deluxe rooms, are 26 to 32 square metres. The Fuji Grill serves Japanese small plates, a 16-course omakase and a Japanese afternoon tea, and Sir Frank’s is the bar. The country sister, Beaverbrook in Surrey, sells combined stays.

A bedroom at Beaverbrook Town House: a four-poster bed under a blue and pink canopy, dusty-pink walls, a campaign chest, a photograph of a theatre auditorium, and a doorway to a bathroom tiled in green

11 Cadogan Gardens: 56 rooms and whole-floor apartments

Hans’ Bar & Grill on Pavilion Road · Sloane Square 5 min · Hotels.comad

A five-star townhouse hotel behind Sloane Square, and a Relais & Châteaux member. The 56 rooms and suites run from Petite Doubles up, and its whole-floor Apartments have one to three bedrooms. There are dog-friendly rooms. Hans’ Bar & Grill opens onto Pavilion Road, a pedestrianised mews of food shops.

A room at 11 Cadogan Gardens with a bay of three sash windows hung with floral chintz curtains, a sofa at the foot of the bed, a coffee machine on a black and brass console, and red-brick mansion blocks outside

The Chelsea Townhouse: its sister across the garden

About £260 · 26 Cadogan Gardens, SW3 2RP · Hotels.comad

Thirty-six rooms and suites in a Victorian house on Cadogan Gardens, owned by the same group as 11 Cadogan Gardens and sharing its restaurant. Guests use the private garden in the square, which the Chelsea Garden Suites overlook, and it sells interconnecting rooms and dog-friendly rooms.

A Chelsea Double at The Chelsea Townhouse: a bed with a plum velvet headboard and mustard cushions, a gilt-framed landscape painting, a lantern chandelier and a bay window with a small table for two, facing red-brick buildings

The Chelsea Double's bathroom at The Chelsea Townhouse, in cream and grey-green metro tiles, with a walk-in shower behind a glass screen, a rainfall head, a white basin and a heated towel rail

A Chelsea Double at The Chelsea Townhouse.

San Domenico House: 19 rooms of antiques

About £240 · 29–31 Draycott Place, SW3 2SH · Sloane Square nearest · Hotels.comad

A small townhouse hotel of 19 rooms and suites, furnished with antiques and paintings from 18th- and 19th-century Italian, English and French schools. Several rooms have a small balcony or terrace, and the honesty bar on the fourth floor looks over Chelsea’s rooftops. Room service runs from breakfast to dinner.

A roll-top bath with a chrome hand shower set in the window of a room at San Domenico House, with blue-and-cream striped walls and red-brick mansion blocks across the street

Sloane Square Hotel: on the square, with a window, from about £128

From about £128 · 7–12 Sloane Square, SW1W 8EG · Sloane Square station on the square · Hotels.comad

On its own site Small Doubles of 14 square metres start at about £128 and Doubles of 20 square metres at about £141; some Doubles have a bay window over the square. Guests get a free cream tea in the first-floor lounge, where breakfast is also served, and The Knox is the late bar in the basement. Club rooms take small dogs. Côte, the brasserie, is next door.

A room at the Sloane Square Hotel with a double bed, a pale blue floral panel behind it, dark wood bedside tables, and a padded window seat under a tall window hung with sheer and teal curtains

Sloane Place: small rooms, breakfast if you book direct

60 Lower Sloane Street, SW1W 8BP · Sloane Square nearest · Hotels.comad

A hotel on Lower Sloane Street, south of the square towards the Royal Hospital. The Cosy rooms are 13 to 15 square metres with a walk-in shower, and there are Classic, King, Super King and suite grades above. Booking a pre-paid rate on its own site takes 10% off and includes breakfast in Bistro 1922. An extra bed is £50 a night. The V&A is about 20 minutes’ walk.

A room at Sloane Place under a sloping ceiling, with a mustard velvet headboard, navy velvet cushions, a mustard quilted runner, a desk with a kettle and coffee machine, and a small window

A bathroom at Sloane Place with two white bowl basins on a white stone counter over a dark wood vanity, a lit mirror and a chrome towel rack

Apartments with kitchens

Cheval Phoenix Housead is 34 one- and two-bedroom apartments on Wilbraham Place, one street from Sloane Square station, which is under five minutes’ walk. Each has a full kitchen and a washer-dryer, and there is a 24-hour reception and gym. Some two-bedroom apartments are two interconnecting units, which suits two couples or a family. Expect over £350 a night.

A bedroom at Cheval Phoenix House: a king bed with a channelled linen headboard, a cream wool throw, patterned brown cushions, two abstract prints, and a dressing table by the window

An apartment bathroom at Cheval Phoenix House in white marble-effect tiles, with a black and white herringbone floor, an oval basin, a walk-in shower behind glass and a heated towel rail

Cheval Knightsbridgead is a set of one- to three-bedroom apartments, penthouses and a townhouse around Cheval Place, usually within two minutes of the reception at number 15. Harrods is 300 metres and Knightsbridge station 400, and Cheval takes bookings of any length.

Beaufort Housead is a building of serviced apartments at 45 Beaufort Gardens, the same cul-de-sac as the Knightsbridge Hotel, with one to four bedrooms and full kitchens. Some rooms look onto air-conditioning units rather than the street.

A bedroom at Beaufort House with two single beds pushed together under a tall black-and-white leaf-print headboard, a gold throw, and a window looking onto air-conditioning units

Our aparthotels guide compares these with the rest of London.

The Chelsea Flower Show

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show runs from 18 to 22 May 2027 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea: RHS members’ days are 18 and 19 May, public days 20 to 22 May, and the show stays open until 10pm for Chelsea Late on Friday 21 May. RHS members’ tickets go on sale on 19 October 2026 and public tickets on 21 October. Book the room when you book the tickets.

Where to stay just outside

South Kensington, west of Egerton House, has the museum-side hotels and Nell Gwynn House, apartments on Sloane Avenue: see our South Kensington stay guide. Kensington and Earl’s Court, further west, is where rooms cost less: see our Kensington stay guide. Victoria and Pimlico, one stop east of Sloane Square, have The Goring and B&Bs by the coach station: see our Westminster and Victoria stay guide. Mayfair is across Hyde Park Corner: see our Mayfair stay guide. Best areas to stay in London compares all of them.

Getting in and out

Sloane Square is on the District and Circle lines. Knightsbridge and Hyde Park Corner are on the Piccadilly line, which runs all night on Fridays and Saturdays; the District and Circle do not. South Kensington, for the Egerton Gardens hotels, has all three lines.

Heathrow: the Piccadilly line runs to Knightsbridge and Hyde Park Corner without a change, about 40 to 45 minutes to Knightsbridge. Our Heathrow guide has the other options.

Gatwick: trains arrive at Victoria, one stop from Sloane Square on the District and Circle, or 15 minutes’ walk from The Cadogan and The Lanesborough. Our Gatwick guide compares them.

Rail terminals: the Piccadilly line runs direct from Knightsbridge to King’s Cross St Pancras for the Eurostar; the Circle line runs from Sloane Square to Paddington.

Typical nightly rates for a double, checked September 2026; the Zedwell range is from five nights sampled. Flower Show dates from the RHS.

Common questions

Is Chelsea a good area to stay in London?

Yes, if you want quiet streets, the King's Road and the South Kensington museums within a walk, and can pay for it. Most hotels here are small townhouses or five-stars. The trade is the evening: Sloane Square's District and Circle lines stop overnight, so for a late night in the West End, stay near Knightsbridge or Hyde Park Corner, where the Piccadilly line runs all night on Fridays and Saturdays.

What is the cheapest place to stay in Chelsea or Knightsbridge?

Zedwell Knightsbridge, two minutes from Knightsbridge station, where a windowless 7-square-metre room for two costs £89 to £257 a night depending on the date. With a window, the Sloane Square Hotel sells small doubles from about £128 on its own site.

Which station is best for Chelsea and Knightsbridge hotels?

Sloane Square (District and Circle) for the hotels round the square and Cadogan Gardens; Knightsbridge (Piccadilly) for Harrods, Beaufort Gardens and Brompton Road; Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly) for The Lanesborough and The Berkeley. The Cadogan on Sloane Street is five minutes from both Sloane Square and Knightsbridge.

How do I get from Heathrow to Knightsbridge?

Take the Piccadilly line to Knightsbridge without changing; Zedwell puts the ride at about 40 to 45 minutes. For Sloane Square, stay on to Knightsbridge and walk down Sloane Street, or change at South Kensington for the District or Circle line to Sloane Square.

When is the Chelsea Flower Show in 2027?

18 to 22 May 2027 in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea: members' days on 18 and 19 May, public days from 20 to 22 May. RHS members' tickets go on sale on 19 October 2026 and public tickets on 21 October. Book the room when you book the tickets.