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Hotel 41
London, United Kingdom · Red Carnation · Core Luxury
Hotel 41 occupies the former grand ballroom floor atop The Rubens at the Palace, opening in 2000 after the Red Carnation group bought the Federation of British Industries site in 1998. With only 30 black-and-white rooms, it is often called London's smallest five-star hotel, on Buckingham Palace Road just south of the palace. AA Five Red Stars and Forbes Five-Star ratings now anchor a house whose story is intimacy and palace adjacency more than a long public chronicle.
- 30 rooms
- Opened 1999
- Neighborhood: Westminster
About Hotel 41
- It sits in an Edwardian building with original wood panelling, opposite the side entrance to Buckingham Palace.
- Twenty-four-hour butler service, champagne on arrival, and all-day snacks come with the 30 black-and-white rooms.
- A snug champagne bar and a South African restaurant sit downstairs; breakfast is included.
- AA Five Red Stars (2025) and Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026) keep the tiny palace-side house in London's top review tier.
The setting
Hotel 41 puts guests toward the west of Westminster, London. Buckingham Palace is roughly 4 minutes' walk. Sleep palace-side if the pageantry is the point. The houses on Buckingham Palace Road are the stay; this is a civilized, earlier midnight. 5-minute walk to St James's Park.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star (2026)
- AA Five Red Stars (2025)
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