Eccleston Square Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel located in the heart of London’s prestigious Belgravia, offering a sophisticated blend of historic elegance and cutting-edge technology. (As an aside, I don’t know about you, but I loved the series Belgravia. If you like period dramas and haven’t seen it, you should definitely watch it, it’s written by Julian Fellowes who wrote Downton Abbey. So I was thrilled to be able to visit Belgravia – a part of London I haven’t really visited).
Video Review of the Eccleston Square Hotel
Anyway, back to the review! The hotel is set within a beautifully restored Grade II-listed townhouse overlooking the private Eccleston Square Gardens and is renowned for its stylish design, personalised service, and innovative in-room features. Its prime location provides guests with convenient access to major attractions, easy transport links, and some of London’s finest shopping, dining, and cultural experiences.
It’s less than a ten minute walk to Victoria tube station, which is just four stops on the Victoria line to Kings Cross Station (ideal for us Northerners!). It’s really quick to get to Covent Garden too, where we took in dinner and a show. A perfect London night away.
Communication from the hotel
I mentioned ‘personalised service’ earlier and I meant it. From the time of booking, I had a series of emails that guided my stay as a sort of ‘online concierge’ asking me lots of questions I might want to know the answers to (for example, did I want a list of restaurants in the area? When I said I did, a whole list popped into my inbox). You can also arrange any special treats this way (like a full mini-fridge or bottle of fizz in the room for your arrival).
The Balcony King Room at Eccleston Square Hotel
The ‘balcony king rooms’ are fabulous with a large balcony overlooking the lovely leafy Eccleston Square as well as all the other Georgian buildings.
The bathroom is large with everything you would need and some things that you might not need, but are quite fun anyway.
The shower is large with a glass wall that overlooks your room and out onto the square (yes, you read that right, the shower has a glass wall onto the bedroom) but – with the press of a button the wall becomes opaque as does the bathroom door.
This is the wall panel – the bottom left button is to make the shower wall opaque (unless you want to flash your roommate – no judgement).
The toiletries are from L’Occitane, a brand I’ve been lucky enough to see before in Dubai which is lovely – especially the gorgeous scented hand wash.
There are more towels tucked away in this little drawer underneath the sink.
What you don’t often see is your own TV in the bathroom. It’s very easy to miss because its subtle and you might just think it’s part of the wall design (ie, I did initially!)
Open the mirror cabinet to find a hidden mirror and shaving sockets.
While I am covering practicalities, you will also find robes in the wardrobe:
A BaByliss Hairdryer:
And a room safe:
Hästens Bed
You will find a king size bed from Hästens which is an experience in itself! It is ‘electronically adjustable and has variable massage settings’ and, according to the website retails in the UK for £30,000. This is definitely the most expensive and luxurious bed I have ever slept in!
We had great fun playing with the hand held remote for it. You can raise your head or your feet for the ultimate in comfort, but what had us in fits of giggles was the massage settings! I wasn’t sure about the massage sensation when it started but found it really relaxing once I was used to it!
Smart TV
As well as the bathroom TV there is a flat screen smart TV with various streaming apps where you can enter your login such as Netflix, Prime and Disney etc complete with a Sonos soundbar. (Just don’t forget to log out when you leave!).
The hospitality tray comes with pods for your in-room Nespresso machine, oh and it’s worth mentioning that at breakfast they were happy to give us takeaway drinks to take back to the balcony.
There is a mini bar with complementary Evian bottled water. I also noticed on the hotel website you could upgrade to have a full mini bar too. It’s quite nice to pay for this in advance as you then won’t be scared of needing a second mortgage when you check out! (Does anyone else find mini-bars scary, or is that just my Northern soul?)
The room has some fantastic tech as well as the Hästens bed, the smart TV and the bathroom TV, you will also find air-conditioning, heating and electric curtains!
You can set your ‘do not disturb’ sign electronically too and this triggers a light outside your room door. Your room key also acts as a key to the main hotel door which is locked on an evening. This felt concurrently exclusive and, as a woman traveller – safe.
There are UK and European plug sockets as well as handy USBs.
As the room name implies, the Balcony King Room has a beautiful balcony with a bistro set and views from the front of the hotel over Eccleston Square Garden.
We spent a lovely afternoon catching up here with a bottle of Prosecco. This was a really relaxed way to spend the afternoon before a lively night out at a show.
Breakfast at Eccleston Square Hotel
We had a lovely continental breakfast included in our room rate.
This is served in a small room on the ground floor. Your order for tea or coffee is taken then you are invited to help yourself from the buffet.
Here you will find meats and cheese, cereal, bread (for toasting) and pastries.
Eccleston Square Garden and Surrounding Area
Opposite the hotel you will find a private garden that only local residents and guests of the hotel can use. Unless you want to scale the fence around it (like Hugh Grant in Notting Hill) ask at the hotel reception and they will let you in. They will also give you a card to call when you want to be let out again!
It’s a beautiful garden and I could imagine a lovely spot for a private picnic or to let the kids run around. There is also a small children’s park/play equipment here.
Don’t miss the blue plaque a few doors down that lets you know that Winston Churchill and his family lived there from 1909 to 1913.
There are some beautiful streets nearby, with gorgeous architecture. We had a wander to Eccleston Yards which is a leafy courtyard with a bohemian/holiday vibe and some lovely looking restaurants and bars.
Oh and if you are wondering (like I did) who ‘Eccleston’ was to have so many streets names after her/him – well Eccleston wasn’t a person. The reference is to Eccleston in Cheshire, the ancestral seat of the Duke of Westminster who owned the land that the streets around Eccleston Square were built upon.
To sum up, Eccleston Square Hotel is a lovely relaxed boutique hotel in a very beautiful part of London, and one we would recommend.
