It’s official: the world’s best new luxury hotel opened in London this year

A new ranking of the world’s best new luxury hotels has just been revealed, and the top spot is in London. 

Luxury Travel Intelligence (LTI), a members-only travel advice site that compares hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and more around the world, has unveiled its global list of the top 15 luxury hotels that opened in 2025.

According to LTI, the world’s best hotel in 2025 was the Chancery Rosewood. Opening on September 1 2025, this ultra-luxury Mayfair spot is housed inside the Grade II-listed former US embassy on Grosvenor Square, which makes for some very fancy digs indeed. 

The west London bolthole is home to eight restaurants and bars, a roof terrace, huge pool and an extremely bougie spa. You’ll find no bog-standard double rooms at the Chancery Rosewood, as all of its abodes are suites, with the smallest room measuring at 53-57 square-metres (which is about the average size for a one bed flat in London). The rooms are not cheap, with the prices starting at an eye-watering £1,280 per night.  

The Chancery Rosewood was the only London hotel to make LT’s list for 2025. It beat the likes of &Beyond Suyian Lodge in Kenya, Aman Bangkok and Collegio alla Querce in Florence for the number one spot. 

Here’s what LTI had to say: ‘Rosewood has enjoyed a remarkable year, unveiling several impressive new properties globally. Three have made this year's list. No luxury hospitality brand has yet achieved this accolade. The Chancery is the most anticipated, given its location, amenities and sheer opulence.

‘As demonstrated in recent years, when you bring a new ultra-luxury hotel to London it has to be truly exceptional even just to resonate and, in this case, it certainly does. The all-suite property offers eight restaurants and bars and an expansive Asaya Spa (a destination in its own right). This is the highly deserving recipient of the World's Best New Luxury Hotel 2025 title.’

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