Our readers' favourite UK hotels: 2022 Readers' Choice Awards
The survey for the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards is open, vote now for your favourite places, hotels, airports, cruise ships, travel fixers and more.
Spanning the widths and breadths of the UK, this year's picks as voted by you, have seen you steadfast in your loyalty to iconic hotels in London and Oxfordshire – some have wandered toward a more traditional heritage scene, rejuvenating a passion for the wilds of Ireland and Scotland, while others have favoured the artistic and cultural hotel scene connecting cities from across the water. With something for everyone, unleash your inner nomad.
These are the top hotels in the UK, according to the 2022 Readers' Choice Awards. The scores below are percentages representing overall average levels of satisfaction.
DAMIAN RUSSELLThe best hotels in London
40. NoMad London. Score 83.33.
39. The Standard London. Score 83.88.
38. Sofitel London St James. Score 84.05.
37. Beaverbrook Town House. Score 84.57.
36. The Egerton House Hotel. Score 85.17.
35. Generator London. Score 85.95.
34. Hotel 41. Score 87.04.
33. The Kensington. Score 87.38.
32. The Montague on the Gardens. Score 87.54.
31. The Rubens at the Palace. Score 88.12.
30. The Stafford London. Score 88.23.
29. The Carlton Tower Jumeirah. Score 89.23.
28. InterContinental London Park Lane. Score 89.89.
27. The Hari. Score 89.99.
26. Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane. Score 90.26.
25. The Mayfair Townhouse. Score 90.41.
24. The Langham, London. Score 90.57.
23. Baglioni Hotel London. Score 90.97.
22. The Athenaeum. Score 90.97.
21. The Marylebone. Score 91.08.
20. The Bloomsbury. Score 92.00.
19. Kimpton Fitzroy London. Score 92.31.
18. The Savoy. Score 92.62.
17. Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square. Score 92.82.
16. JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. Score 92.86.
15. The London Edition. Score 93.33.
14. Sea Containers London. Score 93.57.
13. Corinthia London. Score 94.02.
12. Chiltern Firehouse. Score 95.38.
11. Conrad London St James. Score 95.52.
10. The Goring. Score 95.65.
9. Claridge’s. Score 95.92.
8. Rosewood London. Score 96.36.
7. The Dorchester, Dorchester Collection. Score 97.08.
6. Brown’s Hotel, A Rocco Forte Hotel. Score 97.67.
5. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. Score 97.88.
4. Shangri-La The Shard, London. Score 98.63.
3. The Ritz London. Score 98.77.
2. Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. Score 99.17.
1. The Connaught. Score 99.54.
SIMPHOTOGRAPHYThe best hotels in the rest of the UK
30. The Balmoral, A Rocco Forte Hotel, Edinburgh. Score 88.53.
29. Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel, Glasgow. Score 88.59.
28. Ballygally Castle, Northern Ireland. Score 88.61.
27. Kylesku Hotel, Scottish Highlands. Score 88.79.
26. Grantley Hall, Yorkshire Dales. Score 88.87.
25. The Grove, Hertfordshire. Score 89.13.
24. Hotel Brooklyn Manchester. Score 89.48.
23. The Fish Hotel & Retreat, Worcestershire. Score 89.50.
22. The Machrie, Isle of Islay. Score 90.06.
21. Ellenborough Park, Gloucestershire. Score 90.09.
20. Cliveden House, Berkshire. Score 90.21.
19. Stormont Hotel, Belfast. Score 90.62.
18. Hotel Tresanton, Cornwall. Score 91.09.
17. Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel, Edinburgh. Score 91.09.
16. Barnsley House, Gloucestershire. Score 91.30.
15. Rusacks St Andrews. Score 91.67.
14. Cameron House on Loch Lomond. Score 92.79.
13. Homewood, Bath. Score 93.08.
12. Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, A Belmond Hotel, Oxfordshire. Score 93.13.
11. The Idle Rocks, Cornwall. Score 93.24.
10. Glenapp Castle, Ayrshire. Score 93.24.
9. Heckfield Place, Hampshire. Score 93.86.
8. The Newt in Somerset. Score 93.92.
7. InterContinental Edinburgh The George. Score 94.04.
6. University Arms Hotel, Autograph Collection, Cambridge. Score 94.93.
5. The Gainsborough Bath Spa. Score 95.01.
4. The Pig, New Forest. Score 95.05.
3. Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian. Score 95.19.
2. Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire. Score 95.42.
1. The Fife Arms, Scottish Highlands. Score 95.75.
