Raffles London at The OWO

Raffles London at The OWO

Raffles London at The OWO occupies the former Old War Office on Whitehall, a Grade II* listed building that now holds 120 rooms and suites across five floors, alongside 85 private residences under the same roof. The scale shows in numbers most hotels this central do not have: five restaurants and two bars, three of them signature spaces built around chef Mauro Colagreco, a 678 square metre double-height ballroom, and a 2,510 square metre spa spread across four floors, run in partnership with Guerlain and Pillar Wellbeing. Room categories vary more than the marketing suggests: Superior and Executive grades add bathrobes, a mini bar and a desk, while the entry-level Deluxe rooms keep it plainer, so it is worth checking the category before booking. A woman here for a week of meetings will find gluten-free, halal and diet menus covered without asking twice, a concierge and tour desk for any spare afternoon, and free Wi-Fi throughout. Families get childcare on request and rooms built for an extra bed, charged at 80 GBP a night. Pet owners can bring the dog. What this hotel is not is quiet or small: it is a former government ministry turned five-restaurant address, and anyone wanting to disappear into an intimate boutique room should look elsewhere, since the corridors and the crowds on Whitehall outside are built for tourists with cameras. A 200 GBP daily deposit applies at check-in. No other hotel in London can claim this address: the first UK property for Raffles Hotels & Resorts, built inside a listed war office, with a chef of Colagreco's standing running the kitchens. Raffles London at The OWO occupies the former Old War Office on Whitehall, the first UK Raffles property, with 120 rooms, five restaurants under chef Mauro Colagreco, and a four-floor spa. It rewards those who want scale and history, not a quiet boutique stay.