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Dorset Square Hotel
London, United Kingdom · Firmdale Hotels · Core Luxury
The Regency townhouse at Dorset Square stands on the exact ground where Thomas Lord laid out his first cricket pitch in 1787, before the MCC relocated to St John's Wood in 1814, and Kit Kemp ran a cricket motif through the thirty-eight-room hotel's fabrics, art, and objects when Firmdale opened it, making the site's sporting history the most directly expressed of any London hotel.
- 38 rooms
- Opened 1985
- Neighborhood: Marylebone
- Interiors: Kit Kemp
About Dorset Square Hotel
- The Landmark London sits about 200 metres north, across the square's railed garden of plane trees.
- Marylebone station is two-tenths of a mile away; Regent's Park is a short walk through the Portman Estate's Georgian streets.
- Spa treatments can be done in-room, and the drawing room still pours afternoon tea.
History
A Regency townhouse hotel on the original site of Thomas Lord's first cricket ground (1787), before the MCC moved to St John's Wood in 1814. The townhouse dates to 1788. Firmdale opened the thirty-eight-room house with Kit Kemp interiors and a cricket motif through fabrics, art, and objects. Design Hotels membership. The Landmark London sits about 200 metres north of the square's railed garden.
The setting
Dorset Square Hotel occupies a Regency townhouse on Dorset Square in Marylebone, the very ground where Thomas Lord established his first cricket ground in 1787 before the MCC relocated to St John's Wood in 1814. The square's private garden, enclosed by iron railings and plane trees, preserves the genteel residential scale of early-19th-century Marylebone, and the Landmark London's Victorian grandeur is just 200 metres north. The Portman Estate's Georgian streets stretch south toward Oxford Street, and Regent's Park is within easy reach, placing the hotel in one of central London's most quietly distinguished neighbourhoods.
Restaurants and bars
- The Potting Shed — Restaurant · Seasonal British
Experiences
- The Drawing Room — Designed by Kit Kemp, with a cosy fireplace, Honesty Bar and views of the garden square opposite.
Amenities
- Spa
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Recommended (2026)
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