The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione
Brompton, London
Hotel in London, United Kingdom
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Choose The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione when you want a quieter Knightsbridge stay and the rate sits below London's larger luxury hotels. It is strongest for repeat visitors, couples, solo travellers who value a composed base over a big-hotel scene, with MICHELIN Guide hotel selection recognition adding useful validation.
About The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione
The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione is a London hotel with MICHELIN Guide Hotels Selected recognition for 2025.
For planning, treat The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione as a London stay to compare carefully against other hotels in the city. Check current rates, room categories, inclusions, policies, any on-property services directly with the hotel before booking, especially if a specific feature is important to the trip.
A London hotel with confirmed MICHELIN Guide selection
The strongest point is that The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione appears in the MICHELIN Guide Hotels Selected list for 2025. That recognition can be useful when narrowing a London hotel shortlist, but it should not replace practical checks on date-specific pricing, cancellation terms, room type, the services you need.
The dress code is smart casual. If dining, bar service, facilities, or location specifics matter, check the hotel’s current details for your dates.
Who should book it, who should look elsewhere
Consider The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione if you want a London hotel with MICHELIN Guide hotel recognition and the available rate, room type, policies fit your trip. It may be a sensible shortlist option for travellers comparing hotels across London and prioritising MICHELIN Guide recognition alongside practical booking fit.
Look elsewhere if you need a hotel with a particular amenity, dining format, neighbourhood, or service style and those details are essential to your booking decision. The best decision is to match the hotel to your practical requirements rather than rely on broad assumptions.
Planning note: use our full London hotels guide to sense-check the wider hotel set before locking dates. If the trip is built around dining, pair the stay with our full London restaurants guide; for evening planning, use our full London bars guide. For broader UK hotel ideas beyond the capital, compare London options with other city and country stays generically.
Planning details
- Location
- 24 Egerton Gardens, London, UK
- Website
- collezione.starhotels.com/en/our-hotels/the-franklin-london
- Phone
- +44 20 7584 5533
The take
The Take
The Vibe
The Franklin London leans into the Chelsea townhouse tradition: a converted Victorian terrace that favors intimacy over spectacle. Narrower corridors, shaped ceilings and a modest façade produce a residence-like atmosphere, and the hotel reads more like a private home than a large urban property. Its placement on Egerton Gardens keeps it hushed and residential, removed from the bustle of nearby commercial streets. As part of Starhotels Collezione it marries careful design with restraint, offering a quietly confident alternative to Mayfair’s flashier flagships while maintaining a consistent, high-quality standard.
Best For
This is a good pick for weekend escapes, romantic getaways and short business trips where discretion and location matter. The hotel’s compact, townhouse format and quiet garden-square address make it well suited to couples seeking an intimate base or travelers who prefer a residential-scale property over a large, busy hotel. Its proximity to the Victoria & Albert and other museums also makes it convenient for short cultural itineraries and museum-focused city breaks.
Stay Tips
Rooms are limited by the townhouse format—book well in advance to secure your preferred dates. Expect intimate room sizes and characterful Victorian proportions rather than expansive modern floor plans; if you value a quieter aspect, request a room on the garden side given the property’s Egerton Gardens address. Note the hotel’s curated, design-attentive positioning and Michelin Selected recognition when comparing rates and packages.
Venue details
Ambiance
Opulent interiors with sumptuous Italian velvets, silks, grey tones, plush upholstery, and moody lighting creating a tranquil, glamorous, and residential atmosphere.
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About the Stay
- Rooms
- 35
- Check-in
- 15:00
- Check-out
- 11:00
- Property Style
- Victorian Townhouses Refurbished as Luxury Boutique with Italian Residential Feel.
- Design Style
- Moody Opulent with Grey Tones, Velvets, Silks, Mirrors, and Anouska Hempel's Sensual Eastern Italian Influences.
Planning details
Location
24 Egerton Gardens, London, UK · Directions
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FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the best time to book The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione?
Book when the available rate, room type, policies work for your London plans. The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione has MICHELIN Guide Hotels Selected recognition for 2025; check date-specific details directly before booking.
What is The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione known for?
The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione is a London hotel with MICHELIN Guide Hotels Selected recognition for 2025. The dress code is smart casual.
Where is The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione located?
The Franklin London - Starhotels Collezione is located in London.
