United Kingdom
London
Our home turf, and the city we arrange most often for clients flying in. The first or last chapter of almost every long itinerary we build.
The consultant's view
A City That Rewards a Plan
London does not need selling. What it needs is sequencing. The Ceremony of the Keys at the Tower books out months ahead for a ticket that costs almost nothing. Wimbledon debentures, Chelsea Flower Show in late May, Frieze week in October: the best of this city is timed, and the timing is the job.
Where you sleep sets the tone. Mayfair's grand old triangle of Claridge's, The Connaught and The Dorchester still delivers the classic version; the newer wave, Raffles at The OWO on Whitehall and The Peninsula at Hyde Park Corner, suits clients who want the polish without the nostalgia. And if you would rather live like a local for a week, we will put you in Marylebone and send you to Daunt Books before breakfast.
- Best months
- May to June and September. December for the lights, if you can forgive the crowds.
- Worth booking early
- Ceremony of the Keys, Wimbledon, theatre house seats, the big exhibition of the season.
- A quieter Sunday
- Columbia Road Flower Market early, then Maltby Street for lunch rather than Borough.
- Good for
- City breaks, first or last stops on long itineraries, business trips, relocation.
Three ways we book it
Visiting, Working, Arriving
The visit
Three or four nights, one neighbourhood as a base, and evenings booked before you fly: a table that does not take walk-ins, a play everyone is talking about, an after-hours museum visit by candlelight at Sir John Soane's.
The business trip
Rooms near where the meetings actually are, booked to your travel policy, with trains and transfers that respect a 9am start. See corporate travel.
The relocation
School catchments, commute reality and which postcode fits your life, walked through in person before any lease is signed. See mobility and relocation.
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