Review: The London Hilton on Park Lane – bookable in the Hilton sale

This is our review of the London Hilton on Park Lane hotel.

Hilton is currently running its latest sale for hotels and resorts in UK and Ireland.

You can get up to 20% off participating properties for weekend stays up to 7th September 2025. You must book by 2nd September 2025.

You can see full details of the sale on the Hilton website here.

As part of the sale we will be reviewing a number of Hilton properties in the UK and Europe, starting today. Next week, Sinead heads to Dublin to visit The Morrison, now part of Hilton’s Curio Collection.

Hilton provided my stay and dining for free for review purposes. Hilton has not seen this review before publication.

The London Hilton on Park Lane website is here.

About the London Hilton on Park Lane

The London Hilton on Park Lane opened in 1963 and was the first Hilton hotel in the UK. As a child growing up in the Midlands, my impression was that this hotel must be the epitome of glamour. I was therefore rather disappointed passing through the dark, unremarkable lobby on my way to dine on the 28th floor many years later.

Fast forward to today, and an (almost complete) all encompassing multi-million pound refurbishment has transformed the interior of the hotel.

This is now a very different first impression to the one before the renovation.

A large marble tiled space is prevented from feeling cavernous and bland by layers of well designed lighting, a floral display facing you as you enter and a large area with carpet and generous seating in the centre.

Reception to the right of the lobby takes up most of the side wall, with the concierge to the far right and plenty of reception desks.

To the other side of the lobby is the entrance to the Park Corner Brasserie, the main restaurant for the hotel.

Rooms at the London Hilton on Park Lane

I was checked in to a King Executive Room on the 23rd floor. (This room type can only be found on floors 17 – 27 so you will get a view, mine was looking out over the Hyde Park side of the hotel.)

Walking into the room, the bathroom was on my right with a wardrobe to the left and this view in front of me – admittedly on a rather grey May afternoon.

All the expected amenities were present, with two bathrobes, two pairs of slippers, shoe horn, shoe buffer, ironing board and iron, hair dryer and safe to be found in the wardrobe.

A mini bar fridge (not stocked), glasses, cups and kettle along with tea bags (Yorkshire tea, green tea and herbal tea – no decaf) milk and sugar were housed in the end of the wardrobe.

Happily, there was also a Nespresso machine with a selection of four Nespresso coffees, this time including a decaf, over by the table and armchairs.

This is somewhere you do actually want to sit and watch the world go by, from your eagle eye view! (Later that night I found myself sitting on the window seat and that was even better for a bit of gazing – there is a great view of the pink illumination of Battersea Power Station!)

The bed was, as you would expect, large and comfortable and the two lights including a directional reading light were useful.

I want to zoom in on this tablet on the right hand bedside table. This not only had some useful and surprisingly detailed content about the hotel and the room, but also included PressReader. This offers access to thousands of global newspapers and magazines.

Whilst you often see airlines offering PressReader to allow flyers to download publications before a trip, I haven’t come across it being directly downloaded to a dedicated device in a hotel room before.

The bathroom, while not huge, was very practical. I liked the both the design and function of the wash stand which had enough space to put your washbag on without getting it wet.

Clearly you’re not short of mirrors in this room, but it was useful to have a smaller magnifying mirror contained within the large circular one.

The body wash, shampoo, conditioner and body lotion were from Molton Brown, so arguably a step up on the usual Hilton specification. All expected amenities were included, other than cotton buds.

Before I left, I asked to see a couple of other rooms. Above is a Twin Guest Room. You would find these on floors 5 – 8 so the first difference is the view, which is not quite as good as I had.

Otherwise it’s only floor space, one fewer arm chair and a slightly less swish bathroom that differentiates it. In terms of other amenities, as with the Queen Guest Room I was also shown, it is every bit as good.

However, there is one other important differentiator between these rooms and my King Executive Room, and that is access to the Executive Lounge.

The Executive Lounge at the London Hilton on Park Lane

The Executive Lounge, on the first floor of the hotel, was fully refurbished in 2022 and has 62 covers.

The lounge is divided into two distinct areas. Heading straight on past the desk you come to the main seating area, with its view onto Park Lane and Hyde Park.

The picture above was taken with my back to the large tv screen set in a dividing ‘panel’ from the other area. There is more alcove chair and table seating to the right.

Turning to the right past the lounge reception desk brings you to the ‘kitchen’ area, with ‘breakfast bar’ seating for ten.

This view shows the orientation,. The main seating area is behind the TV screen area.

There is an extensive food offering in the lounge, with canapés and evening drinks available between 5 and 7pm. To me, ‘canapés’ is a bit of an undersell on what is a not insubstantial buffet.

There were three choices of small bowls, the one not shown was a tabbouleh salad.

As well as cold cuts (above) and relishes there was a good selection of cheeses along with bread and crackers.

There was also a choice of three hot dishes, the one not shown here was meat balls.

There was a selection of white, red and rosé wines including sparkling plus spirits and mixers. The ice container was always full.

Breakfast is available between 7am and 11am and includes everything available in the Park Corner Brasserie (see below).

A wide selection of tea, coffee, soft drinks and beer is available at all times during opening hours, along with fruit, cookies and various sweet and savoury snacks.

This is the Top Brewer coffee maker, which is actually a bean to cup coffee machine with a finger touch keypad, masquerading as a ‘Quooker’ tap. It also helpfully dispenses hot chocolate, warm and cold milk, hot, chilled and sparkling water!

Overall I thought this lounge really delivered, and the ability to access it free of charge from any room category is definitely a good reason to earn or retain Hilton Honors Diamond Elite status.

Dining at the London Hilton on Park Lane

If breakfast and canapés (aka dinner) in the lounge are not available to you, you have options!

The Park Corner Brasserie is the hotel’s main restaurant. It’s a large area with seating in different zones and on two levels (more of a ‘mezzanine level’ than two storey – up a few steps!) . The aesthetic is fresh and modern, and attention has been successfully paid to the lighting and décor.

As well as tables in front of the open kitchen ….

…. there is bench seating and some more private booth seating.

The food is described as ‘modern-British’ which seems as good a description as any I could come up with. The food was very well flavoured and the portions were generous. I couldn’t finish my dessert which is unusual.

For a starter I had ‘Grilled mushrooms, eggs foam, pickled shallot, tarragon oil’ (and croutons) for £12, which was good. I also tasted the ‘Slow-cooked South Downs pork belly, celariac slaw, apple BBQ sauce, crackling’ at £11, a substantial and beautifully presented dish.

In all there was a choice of nine starters, ranging in price from £8 (soup of the day) to £29 for ‘Hand-dived orkney scallops, celariac, apple’.

For main I took ‘Rump lamb, smoked celariac puree, grilled baby onion, aubergine compote’, £31. Again, I really enjoyed this.

There was a good selection to choose from. Mains were generally in the £20/£30 range – lobster being an outlier at £62. The grill offered fish, steak and chicken. There were burgers and sandwiches as well as salads. nothing outrageously expensive.

In the interest of research rather than because I needed it at this stage, I ordered ‘Vanilla and caramelised crème brûlée, cinammon shortbread’ for £9. That’s quite a deep bowl for a crème brûlée – another large and tasty portion.

As well as a choice of five puddings, all at £9 there was a good cheese selection. There was no way I could manage any.

The drinks list was extensive, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

After dinner I repaired to the bar for coffee.

The Revery Bar

From the lobby area, head to the left hand side of the lift bank and you will pass some booths and tables like this before heading down a few steps to The Revery.

The Revery takes up the whole of the area behind the lifts, to the same diameter as the lobby. There is a bar to the left hand side, below, and one in the right hand corner. The bar opens at 8am every day and closes at midnight Sunday to Wednesday, 1am on Thursday and Friday and at 2am on Saturday.

There’s a good amount of seating of different styles and plenty of standing room. By the time I got there at 8pm the bar was already humming with people, the lighting was moody and the music was loud. Service was quick.

The bar was too busy to take photos, so I returned early the next morning, hence the croissants on the bar. My table below is testament to the ambient lighting.

The food offering at this bar is extensive:

• Breakfast is between 8am and 11.30am offering dishes such as Eggs Benedict and American Waffles
• ‘All Day Grazing’ starts at 12 noon and includes classics such as Club Sandwich £22, Tempura Prawns £14, Triple Cooked Chips £6, Tacos £11 and more, as well as cakes
• ‘Tea, cakes and cocktails’ is available on Thursday to Sunday between 12 noon and 6pm. For £65 you get one cocktail and mocktail tableside, canapés and sandwiches, scones and patisserie and ‘Revery pic ’n’ mix’ (sweets!)

Breakfast at the London Hilton on Park Lane

I haven’t quite finished with the food! I’m going to take a quick look at breakfast which is offered in the Park Corner Brasserie (unless you are in the Executive Lounge or prefer the Revery).

It’s a phrase I’ve used a couple of times already in this review, but …. the breakfast buffet was everything you should expect from a hotel of this calibre.

I have conveyed this in a few pictures below

Fresh fruit and ….

…. cold cuts, as well as a good selection of cheeses next to this:

Above, you have pastries and yoghurt style pots.

Not shown is the hot buffet (bacon, eggs, beans ….) which takes up the whole of the counter in front of the open kitchen area, the eggs ‘any way’ station, the bao buns, waffles and pancakes, the toast station along with the juices.

Breakfast at the London Hilton on the Park will set you back £45 as a walk in customer but this is heavily reduced to £24 if you are a guest who books at check-in. If you are a Hilton Honors Gold Elite member or above you get breakfast as a status perk!

Other food options include the Mr Porter Steakhouse Bar & Lounge, recently opened in place of Trader Vics for anyone familiar with the previous set up and, soon, the highly anticipated Shanghai-Me. This is taking over both the restaurant and bar space on the 28th floor previously occupied by Galvin at Windows. I heard a date of October for completion when I was there, but who really knows?!

Fitness Centre and Spa

Located on the lower ground floor, to the far right end of reception is the 24-hour fitness centre, with a range of test cardio equipment and weights.

This ‘relaxation area’ is right outside the fitness centre with a sauna and steam room.

The spa is also located in this lower ground area, and offers a range of treatments including Back and Shoulder Massage, Facial, Body Scrub, Leg Massage, and Upper Back and Scalp Massage.

Conclusion

I expected my room at the London Hilton on Park Lane to be well appointed and comfortable and I was not disappointed.

I was particularly impressed with the Executive Lounge – the space, the food and drinks and also the service. Overall I thought the food in every outlet was very good and not too expensive (I wouldn’t pay £45 walking in off the street for breakfast, although by hotel standards the £24 charge for guests is decent.)

The rolling refurbishment is now almost complete (only Floor 28 to go). Because it was done over a number of years it doesn’t feel like a brand new hotel, but it does feel fresh and well kept with a confident service delivery team.

In location terms it is five minutes walk from Green Park and Hyde Park Corner tube station is very close. Wandering around the back of the hotel into Shepherd Market before turning in, I remembered how close it is to the centre of things.

The London Hilton on Park Lane is included in Hilton’s Summer Sale for UK & Ireland hotels, and I would absolutely recommend it as a great base for a London break, especially if you can get a high floor room with a park view like mine.

In terms of pricing, a weekend in August starts at around £400 per night, or £480 for the King Executive Room I had.

You can find out more about the hotel, and book, on this page of the Hilton website.