Corinthia London
The building opened in 1885 as the Metropole, one of the great hotels of Victorian London. It was taken over by the government in both world wars and kept as offices by the Ministry of Defence until 2007.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 2011
- Rooms
- About 280 rooms and suites
- Area
- Whitehall Place, by the Embankment
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What sets Corinthia London apart
The spa
Four floors below the hotel, among the largest in London, with a pool, a glass-walled sauna, steam rooms and a room of heated marble.
The Crystal Moon Lounge
The middle of the hotel, under a glass dome and a chandelier of more than a thousand crystals, where afternoon tea is served.
A government building
During the war parts of the secret services worked from its rooms. The corner turret looks straight down to the river and across to the London Eye.
Between the square and the river
Trafalgar Square and the National Gallery are five minutes' walk, Whitehall and Horse Guards round the corner, and the Embankment pier at the end of the street.
What it has
- ESPA Life spa on four floors
- Swimming pool
- Crystal Moon Lounge
- The Northall restaurant
- Velvet bar
Where Corinthia London is
Address
Whitehall PlaceLondon SW1A 2BD, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Embankment, on the Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The National Gallery400 m
- London Eye500 m
- Westminster Abbey750 m
- The British Museum1.5 km
- Tate Modern1.8 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
The Metropole
The Metropole Hotel opened in 1885 on Northumberland Avenue, a new street cut through to the Embankment. The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, kept a set of rooms in it.
The Crown sold the building in 2007. After three years of work it reopened in 2011 as the Corinthia.
Corinthia London: common questions
- Where is Corinthia London?
- At Whitehall Place, in Westminster, London. The nearest Tube station is Embankment, on the Bakerloo, Northern, District and Circle lines.
- Which museums and sights are near Corinthia London?
- The National Gallery is 400 m away, London Eye is 500 m away, Westminster Abbey is 750 m away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does Corinthia London have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has a swimming pool of black mosaic in the spa under the hotel.
- When did Corinthia London open?
- In 2011. It has about 280 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about Corinthia London
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Tickets and tours near Corinthia London
Things to do near Corinthia London
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 4See Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery400 m awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
- 6Ride the London Eye500 m awayMonument, 1 to 1.5 hours, ticket
- 14Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms550 m awayUnderground, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 11Hear Big Ben strike at the Houses of Parliament600 m awayMonument, 45 to 150 minutes, free outside, ticket to go in
Where to eat near Corinthia London
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Gordon's Wine Bar4.6Wine bar, Embankment200 m away
- Ochre4.4Museum restaurant, Trafalgar Square350 m away
- Rules4.6Grand restaurant, Covent Garden550 m away
- J Sheekey4.5Fish restaurant, Covent Garden600 m away
Artists to see near Corinthia London
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 400 m away
- Jan van Eyck
- Paolo Uccello
- Piero della Francesca
- Giovanni Bellini
- Sandro Botticelli
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Titian
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Caravaggio
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Anthony van Dyck
- Diego Velázquez
- Rembrandt
- Johannes Vermeer
- Canaletto
- William Hogarth
- George Stubbs
- Thomas Gainsborough
- J. M. W. Turner
- John Constable
- Édouard Manet
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Georges Seurat
Tate Modern, 1.8 km away
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