travel42 Hotel Review: The Dorchester

The Dorchester travel42 Professional Hotel Review

Location and History

Facing Hyde Park, this property continues to set the bar by which other hotels measure themselves. This grand 1931 hotel, perennially fronted by some of the most expensive cars in the world, offers the city's best dining, highest level of service and the most prestigious Park Lane address. Service has always been a hallmark (training takes weeks), with many staffers employed here for decades.

The hotel's deep-pocketed owners have made this the flagship of...