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Charlotte Street Hotel
London, United Kingdom · Firmdale Hotels · High Luxury
Kit Kemp opened Charlotte Street Hotel in Fitzrovia on 5 June 2000 with a deliberate Bloomsbury hangover: public rooms hang works by Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and Roger Fry, artists whose studios and homes were steps from this address. A Botero sculpture and contemporary British art round out the 52-room house. Oscar Restaurant spills onto the street in summer, and a 67-seat screening room with Ferrari leather seats runs evening films for media-heavy Fitzrovia.
- 52 rooms
- Opened 2000
- Neighborhood: Mayfair
- Interiors: Kit Kemp
About Charlotte Street Hotel
- Kit Kemp designed the 52-room hotel, which opened on 5 June 2000 at 15 Charlotte Street.
- A ground-floor screening room seats 67 in Ferrari leather and shows films in the evenings.
- Oscar Restaurant and Bar serves British cooking beside the lobby and opens onto Charlotte Street in warm months.
- As of 2025 the Michelin Guide awards Charlotte Street Hotel One Key in its hotel rankings.
History
Opened 2000 in Fitzrovia, channeling the Bloomsbury Group with paintings by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant in the public rooms.
The setting
Charlotte Street Hotel stands at 15–17 Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia, a thoroughfare that has been the creative spine of this quarter since the early 19th century. Virginia Woolf lived at 29 Fitzroy Square steps to the north, and Roger Fry ran his Omega Workshops at 33 Fitzroy Square, drawing artists and intellectuals that gave the area its Bohemian identity. The British Museum is eight minutes on foot, the National Gallery seventeen. Charlotte Street now buzzes with independent restaurants and media studios, preserving the cosmopolitan energy that first drew writers, artists, and émigré craftspeople to Fitzrovia's Georgian terraces. 5-minute walk to Soho Square.
Restaurants and bars
- Oscar — Restaurant · Brasserie classics and modern European dishes
Experiences
- Bloomsbury Group Afternoon Tea — Afternoon tea inspired by the tastes, habits and creativity of the Bloomsbury Group artists and intellectuals.
- Firmdale Film Club — Regular film nights in the hotel's screening room, mixing new releases, award-winning cinema and classics.
- Literary salons and book events — Literary salons, including a Book Salon with William Boyd.
- Weekend brunch at Oscar — All-day weekend brunch with British twists on classic dishes, with live jazz on Saturday afternoons.
- Art-focused cocktails — Bar cocktails celebrating the history of the Bloomsbury Group and the creative neighbourhood around the hotel.
- Bespoke afternoon tea at Oscar — Bespoke afternoon tea offered at the Oscar restaurant and bar.
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness center
- Cinema
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
- MICHELIN One Key (2026)
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