A guide to great places near Hotel Cafe Royal
Jeremy Lloyd , who wrote the hit BBC sitcom, based the series on his experience of working in Simpson’s, a menswear store on the site of the modern Waterstone’s.
83 m from hotel
203/206 Piccadilly
Gelupo is one of the London’s best-kept secrets – an outstanding ice-cream parlour not even five minutes from Piccadilly Circus. Step inside, and feast your senses.
241 m from hotel
7 Archer St
For a treasure trove of festive delights, head to Fortnum & Mason where hampers come packaged in signature F&M-stamped wicker baskets, and for special orders, come delivered on a horse drawn carriage.
252 m from hotel
181 Piccadilly
Soho is home to Europe’s largest Chinatown, which developed in the 1970s. Earlier generations of London’s Chinese population had centred around the docks of Limehouse.
395 m from hotel
Gerrard St
The world’s largest toy shop began life in 1760 as Noah’s Ark at 231 High Holborn. The Regent Street branch opened in 1881, and was bombed 5 times during the war.
421 m from hotel
188-196 Regent St
"Princi's food, which runs from tiny sweetish pizzetini (60p) topped with a pungent smear of dried anchovy to full meals such as braised beef in barolo wine, is very, very good..."
460 m from hotel
135 Wardour St.
One of the gallery’s most famous pictures is the Chandos portrait, which is said to be of William Shakespeare by his friend Richard Burbage. But some dispute its provenance.
0.6 km from hotel
St. Martin's Pl
The pub's emphasis is firmly on real ale, real cider and real conversation, with 10 hand pumps on the bar serving a great selection of beers from great breweries. It's a place to meet friends and make friends.
0.7 km from hotel
47 Chandos Place
Originally a deer park for Henry VIII, so he could hunt while staying at Whitehall Palace, the park was laid out in a formal style by Charles II, when Pepys came here to watch ice skating.
0.8 km from hotel
The Mall
The British Museum began from the collection of naturalist Sir Hans Sloane which he left to the nation on his death in 1753. Now it houses 7 million objects including more than 100 Egyptian mummies.
1.2 km from hotel
Great Russell St
