William Wolfe
This morning
What to do in London this morning: a Morning Reviver at D.R. Harris, then kippers at The WolseleyThe only coffee shop I’d happily die in: Bar Italia, SohoBest pub on the planet: The Golden Lion, Osmotherley. Don’t tell anyoneShirt shopping is strictly observed in the morningDog-friendly hotel of the week: Chewton Glen (mind the weight limit)The best sausage in London: Jago’s, ChelseaWhat to do in London this morning: a Morning Reviver at D.R. Harris, then kippers at The WolseleyThe only coffee shop I’d happily die in: Bar Italia, SohoBest pub on the planet: The Golden Lion, Osmotherley. Don’t tell anyoneShirt shopping is strictly observed in the morningDog-friendly hotel of the week: Chewton Glen (mind the weight limit)The best sausage in London: Jago’s, Chelsea
no. 15 of William Wolfe’s 100 best British hotels

Batty Langley’s

Spitalfields

BBatty Langley’s, Spitalfields

Mr Wolfe’s review of Batty Langley’s

  • Privately owned
  • Historic building

A Georgian fantasy in Spitalfields, hung with portraits, panelled in oak and furnished with a bathroom so theatrical it deserves its own review. The sister hotel of Hazlitt’s, it does the 18th century better than the 18th century did.

Ideal for a City meeting followed by a slow lunch at St John. The library, with its fire and its honesty bar, is the perfect place in which to think of something witty to say about a hedge fund.