The 10 best spa hotels in London

Set back from the riverside, with a glorious roof terrace, staying at One Aldwych Hotel would be relaxing enough without it being one of the best spa hotels in London. As you await your personalised treatment, enjoy the cocoon of the hotel’s soft, Scandi-inspired interior. Choose from a variety of back and body massages, including hot stone therapies, as well as bespoke facials and decadent total-body rituals for the muscles, mind and skin. Besides the gym, there’s also a chlorine-free pool with an underwater music system, sauna and steam room.

Just steps away from Horse Guards Parade, Buckingham Palace and a raft of other central London attractions, the Corinthia is a lavish space with a four-floor spa. ESPA Life features two pools, a sauna, an ice fountain, marble heated loungers, private sleep pods and the Spa Lounge. With its elegant, futuristic design, entering this iconic spa feels a bit like stepping into a spaceship. Specialists await to treat your every ailment, with Theragun massages, HydraFacials and Modern Alchemy treatments. If you’re staying over, why not book a private, in-room experience?

May Fair Spa is a slice of tranquillity in London’s glitzy heartland. Visitors are transported to a place of calm and healing, with treatments such as Swedish massage, hot stones, Moroccan steaming rituals, aromatherapy, body wraps and more. There’s an aromatic steam room, herbal sauna, experience showers, ice fountain and candlelit relaxation room with heated beds. If you’re feeling energetic, you can use the high-tech gym space as well. Packages range from 1.5h sessions – ideal for slotting into a busy schedule – to couples’ options, packages including Prosecco, and full-body detoxes.

Walking distance from Soho and Mayfair, prepare for a peaceful stay at The Langham, with its luxurious pool (housed in a former bank vault) and a modern and relaxing spa space that feels like a calming and elegant home. Chuan Spa is all about tailored rebalancing of elements for healing, and there’s a Sleep Matters programme featuring bespoke treatments and room packages to aid sleep. Indulge in exfoliation with crushed gold (yes, gold), cupping therapy, a reiki immune-boosting ritual or aromatherapy treatment – you’ll walk out feeling like a new you.

Below the luxurious rooms and suites of Sofitel London St James, So SPA aims to make the stress of the city melt away, transporting you to a calming oasis. It offers a selection of 30- to 60-minute massages ranging from Balinese to pre-natal to deep tissue, as well as Cinq Mondes facials, award-winning HydraFacials and body treatments. You can also take a moment post-massage to get gorgeous gel nails. The ultimate indulgence is their mid-week special offer for you and a friend or partner, complete with a crème tea afterwards.

The chic, glass-fronted building of K West Hotel is home to impeccably cool suites and rooms, a gym, and the K Spa. The facilities include a steam room, sauna and sanarium, an experience shower, a hydrotherapy pool and London’s first ever snow paradise. Here, you can embrace the Finnish tradition of hot-cold therapy, going from steamy temperatures to natural snow at -15 degrees: a winner in the cloying London summer. Another unique feature is the Sun Meadow, designed to offer gentle collagen-forming light therapy that stimulates natural skin regeneration processes.

Poised between Regent’s Park, Paddington and Hyde Park, The Landmark is an oasis of luxury and one of the best spa hotels in London to boot. The glorious, palm-filled atrium with its glasshouse ceiling and Parisian café tables immediately lets you know that you’ve entered another world. And that’s before you even step into the elegant, modern spa with its spacious pool, high-tech gym and range of treatments from 50 minutes to a full day. You can book a jet-lag treating massage, a candle massage, hot and cold stone therapy, algae and vitamin treatments, tailored facials and more.

A stone’s throw from Hyde Park, ensconced in elegant Knightsbridge, The Berkeley is the epitome of spa luxury, boasting one of the best outdoor pools in London and some of the most delightful views for good measure. The hotel prides itself on its modern luxury, with a design-focused interior, several restaurants and a modern, Scandi-inspired spa. The options take in yoga and Pilates, facials, seaweed body wraps and massages, including hot stones, deep tissue and reflexology. When you’re done, slip into the unique rooftop pool and enjoy full-on holiday levels of relaxation.

Akasha Holistic Wellbeing Centre is the cherry on top of a pretty beautiful cake at Hotel Café Royal, with its charming exterior and stunning modern interior. As the name suggests, the centre is focused on holistic rejuvenation and healing, marrying innovative Western practices with ancient Eastern traditions. It features a pool, sauna, steam room and private hammam, as well as a Vichy shower and London’s first Watsu pool for tailored hydrotherapy. Of course, you can also indulge in a range of facials, massages, reiki, reflexology and Theragun treatments.

The central location and flawlessly furnished interior make Leonardo Royal London Tower Bridge a phenomenal choice for a city break. It’s also one of the best spa hotels in London, home to Rena Spa, which offers massages, hot stone treatments and aromatherapy. Facials and specialist massages are provided by none other than beloved French beauty brand Caudalie, utilising their renowned expertise to rejuvenate and treat the skin. Guests can use the large pool with infinity edge, sauna, steam and fitness zone without booking a treatment.