The Arch London

Entrance to the Arch

The Arch opened in Jan 2010 -- a newcomer by all measures. This property incorporates seven listed Georgian townhouses and two mews homes has 82 elegant and individually decorated rooms.

Traveling with Owen requires some extra space and amenities so we booked into a room with a kitchenette. For London, and particularly near Hyde Park, these were in short unless you're an oil magnate -- of which there seems to be no shortage in the area. Here's a video of the digs -- any accommodations that boasts a viewing window into the shower from the bedroom is aces in my books.

We chose the Arch for its location which is critical for us as we tend to walk absolutely everywhere -- at least within 60-90 minutes.  Also for the boutique feel as London didn't give us the hotel chain vibe and of course the room met our requirements for Owen.

Hotel location relative to sights we saw -- all by foot.

The above image briefly highlights some of the places we traveled (by foot) and the hotel location in the 'green house' icon.  You may need to click the image to enlarge.

Overall we were content with our choice and would choose to return on our next visit to London.  That said, London has many great hotels and areas so we'd likely stay elsewhere -- probably a Firmdale property which we tried for this time but they were all booked.