Getting to The Beaumont: Mayfair, Bond Street and a discreet arrival

Opened in 2014 in a handsome Grade II listed building of 1926, The Beaumont evokes the glamour of the grand hotels of the 1920s while feeling like a private club. Its chic Art Deco interiors, refined by designer Thierry Despont, house elegant rooms and suites, the celebrated Colony Grill Room, the sultry Le Magritte Bar, the restaurant Rosi and the Gatsby Room for afternoon tea, plus a spa and hammam. Most famously, the hotel is home to Sir Antony Gormley's ROOM — an inhabitable three-storey sculpture on the façade, a suite you can sleep inside. It's a hotel of real character — and this guide covers exactly how to reach it.

01 / LOCATIONWhere exactly is The Beaumont?

The Beaumont is at 8 Balderton Street, Brown Hart Gardens, Mayfair, London W1K 6TF, in the City of Westminster, on a relatively quiet side street off North Audley Street, overlooking the landscaped Brown Hart Gardens — on the northern edge of Mayfair, just a short walk south of Oxford Street. It sits within the Congestion Charge zone and the ULEZ, with no public car park — so for arrivals, a clean drop-off at the entrance on Balderton Street is the sensible approach.

02 / THE SETTINGAn Art Deco grande dame

The Beaumont's appeal is its blend of period glamour and private-club calm: chic Art Deco interiors with original paintings, antiques and black-and-white photography, elegant rooms and suites, and the presidential Roosevelt Suite. Its restaurants and bars are Mayfair institutions — the Colony Grill Room, Le Magritte Bar and Rosi — alongside a spa, a hammam, a guest lounge and private rooms for entertaining. And then there's ROOM: Gormley's giant crouching figure on the façade, whose dark, oak-clad interior forms a unique suite. The point for arrival is simple: it's a hotel of quiet, considered glamour, so the journey to its door deserves the same composure.

03 / STATIONSNearest stations and getting around

The hotel sits among some of the West End's best-connected stations:

• Bond Street (Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines) is about a five-minute walk, with the Elizabeth line's fast cross-London links.
• Marble Arch (Central line) is a short distance west, with Oxford Circus to the east.
• Oxford Street and its buses are just a couple of minutes away.

For getting around day to day, the location is hard to beat. The familiar catch applies on arrival: easy travelling light, far harder with luggage through the Oxford Street crowds after a long flight.

04 / AIRPORTSAirport transfer times to The Beaumont

The Beaumont is reachable from every London airport, but the journeys — and how relaxed they are with luggage — vary. The board below gives realistic door-to-door driving times for a pre-booked private hire car. Treat them as a planning guide; West End traffic has its own ideas.

From Heathrow & London City

Heathrow is the gateway for most international guests, and the Elizabeth line runs from the airport to nearby Bond Street — convenient, but a journey with changes and luggage. London City lies to the east. A direct Heathrow airport transfer by car removes the changes, with the driver meeting you in arrivals and taking you straight to Balderton Street.

From the other airports

Gatwick connects by the Gatwick Express to Victoria; Luton and Stansted sit further out. From each, the rail route ends in a Tube ride and a walk with bags; for anyone with luggage, one car and one fixed price is the gentler option.

A hotel of quiet, considered glamour — the arrival should feel just as composed.

05 / THE EASY WAYArriving in style — train, Tube or private hire?

There is no single right answer. Travelling light from elsewhere in town? The Tube to Bond Street and a short walk works well. A pre-booked private hire transfer tends to win when arrival matters most:

• You are arriving with luggage after a flight and want to step out at the entrance, not weave through Oxford Street.
• You are travelling as a family or group who would value a saloon, executive car or MPV.
• You want a fixed fare known before you travel — no surge, no meter ticking in West End traffic.
• Your flight time is uncertain — a tracked driver simply adjusts and waits.

06 / NEARBYWhat's around The Beaumont

The smartest corner of the West End is on the doorstep:

• Selfridges & Oxford Street — the famous department store and flagship shopping street a couple of minutes north.
• Grosvenor Square & Mayfair — the garden square, galleries and restaurants of London's most exclusive district close by.
• Hyde Park — the great royal park a short walk south.
• Marylebone & Bond Street — the boutiques and the famous shopping street moments away.

07 / FAQFrequently asked questions