Discreetly hidden down a quiet cobblestone courtyard off St. James’s Street, the exclusive Dukes Hotel has been welcoming distinguished guests for well over a century. It is rumoured that this is where Princess Diana often found refuge from Palace life, including the day her divorce from Prince Charles was announced. Dukes boasts 90 luxury rooms and suites, a health club, a Cognac and Cigar Garden, a Champagne Lounge, a Drawing Room where traditional afternoon tea is served, Dukes world-famous Martini Bar, and the Thirty Six Restaurant. The legendary Dukes Bar was frequented by James Bond author Ian Fleming, and the bar is said to be the inspiration for Bond’s famous Vesper Martini and classic line, ‘shaken, not stirred’.
- Dukes Hotel
- St. James’s Place, London SW1A 1NY
- www.dukeshotel.com
- Underground: Green Park