Rosewood London
The Pearl Assurance Company built itself these headquarters from 1912, in white stone with a cupola, round a courtyard big enough to turn a carriage in. It has been a hotel since 2000 and the Rosewood since 2013.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 2013
- Rooms
- About 300 rooms and suites
- Area
- High Holborn
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What sets Rosewood London apart
The courtyard
You leave the traffic of High Holborn through a carriage arch and arrive in a quiet stone court, more like a Paris hôtel than a London one.
The grand staircase
A stair in seven kinds of marble rises through all the floors of the building under a dome fifty metres up.
Scarfes Bar
A long room with a fire, a thousand old books and the drawings of the caricaturist Gerald Scarfe on the walls.
Between the West End and the City
Covent Garden is ten minutes south-west, the British Museum ten minutes north-west, and the lawyers' gardens of Lincoln's Inn round the corner.
What it has
- Scarfes Bar
- Holborn Dining Room
- Mirror Room afternoon tea
- Sense spa
- Courtyard terrace
Where Rosewood London is
Address
252 High HolbornLondon WC1V 7EN, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Holborn, on the Central and Piccadilly lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The British Museum700 m
- The National Gallery1.2 km
- St Paul's Cathedral1.4 km
- London Eye1.6 km
- Tate Modern1.7 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
The Pearl's headquarters
The central block was built between 1912 and 1919, and wings were added until 1960. The Pearl moved out in 1989.
The building opened as a hotel in 2000, and reopened as Rosewood London in October 2013 after a restoration of the staircase and the public rooms.
Rosewood London: common questions
- Where is Rosewood London?
- At 252 High Holborn, in Holborn, London. The nearest Tube station is Holborn, on the Central and Piccadilly lines.
- Which museums and sights are near Rosewood London?
- The British Museum is 700 m away, The National Gallery is 1.2 km away, St Paul's Cathedral is 1.4 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does Rosewood London have a swimming pool?
- No. Rosewood London has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did Rosewood London open?
- In 2013. It has about 300 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about Rosewood London
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Tickets and tours near Rosewood London
Things to do near Rosewood London
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 2Walk through two million years at the British Museum700 m awayMuseum, 2.5 to 4 hours, free
- 16Spend an evening in Covent Garden and the West End800 m awayShow, 2 to 5 hours, free to walk, theatre ticket
- 4See Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery1.2 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
- 8Climb the dome of St Paul's Cathedral1.4 km awayChurch, 1.5 to 2.5 hours, ticket
Where to eat near Rosewood London
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Rock and Sole Plaice4.3Fish and chip shop, Covent Garden600 m away
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese4.4Historic pub, Fleet Street800 m away
- Rules4.6Grand restaurant, Covent Garden850 m away
- Dishoom Covent Garden4.7Bombay café, Covent Garden850 m away
Artists to see near Rosewood London
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 1.2 km 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, 1.7 km away
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