Review

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UPDATE - The Metropolitan has recently refurbished its lobby and rooms - we have revised the review below.

When it opened in 1997, the Metropolitan was at the cutting edge of the design hotel movement – Armani-designed uniforms, a Michelin star for its in-house restaurant Nobu and celebrities swarming to the impossibly hip Met Bar.

Latterly, it risked losing it's edge as newer kids on the block adopted and updated the Metropolitan's blend of minimalist cool - however a recent refurb has thrown out the overtly minimalist, updating the lobby and rooms. The strict minimalism of the former colour palette has been reinvigorated with warmer tones of chocolate, damson and fuchsia pink – views of Hyde Park, sleek wood panelling, Frette sheets and marble bathrooms inject a welcome super-luxe feel.

 The Metropolitan still attracts the four Ms (music, models, movies and money) – as indeed do Nobu (getting a table here is still as hard as drinking sake with chopsticks) and the Met Bar (where the lure of beautiful people, guest DJs and an excellent Martini menu mean that it is packed out most nights). In essence, what you’re really paying for at the Metropolitan is the cachet of rubbing shoulders with the glitterati.

Hg2  Special Offer

Party Like a Rock Star – Sleep Like a Baby

The Metropolitan has always had a rock star clientele. A taster of that lifestyle is brought to every guest in this night-focused package. Based on a two-night stay, it includes a chilled Classic Martini in your room on arrival, VIP access to the hottest clubs, bars and restaurants in town, an executive chauffer service to take guests to their chosen night-haunt in style, and a complimentary ‘Party Kit’ to help pre- and post- hangover. The package is completed by a Champagne breakfast for two.

Book the  Part y Like a  Rock Star  package  through Hg2 and receive a free room upgrade  (subject to availability). To book, please call us on +44 (0) 20 7386 8494 or email info@hg2.com.