{"id":5250,"date":"2026-08-08T15:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=5250"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:48:14","slug":"this-luxury-london-hotel-is-the-ultimate-family-wellness-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=5250","title":{"rendered":"This luxury London hotel is the ultimate family wellness stay"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for your next city break? In desperate need of some proper <a href="https:\/\/lumeamara.online\/?p=5221" title="Growing Demand For Health And Wellness<\/a> Products Fuels New Business Opportunities”>wellness<\/a> TLC in London? Travelling with kids? You can\u2019t go wrong with a short stay at the Landmark London\u00a0 in Marylebone, says Stylist<\/i>\u2019s wellness editor Miranda Larbi.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One of life\u2019s highest pleasures has to be lying back in a darkened room as someone else massages and tenderises your skin. Now imagine that it\u2019s the first time in 15 months that you\u2019ve had more than 30 minutes to lie down alone \u2013 nowhere to be, nowhere to rush back to, no one trying to suckle \u2013 as a year of pollution, stress, lack of sleep and general detritus is chipped off your face. Pure ecstasy. That was me last week, enjoying the Timeless Facial<\/a> at The Landmark London<\/a>\u2019s newly refurbished spa.<\/p>\n

Since having my baby last May, I\u2019ve managed to get back into a pretty good regime of work, play and fitness. The one element of my previous life that has totally fallen by the wayside is the calmer side of self-care. I go the gym but never find the time to do any yoga. I double-cleanse in the shower but haven\u2019t used a face mask since my third trimester. I sleep quite well but fall asleep every evening on the sofa. That\u2019s probably how most parents operate for the first 18 years of their children\u2019s lives. But as a wellness editor, I really do believe that when you have the opportunity to enjoy a yin moment, you\u2019ve got to grab it (\u2018a stitch in time\u2019, etc: invest in rest now, and you\u2019ll avoid a total meltdown later).\u00a0<\/p>\n

And so it was that I ended up at the grandest hotel in Marylebone, central London, my baby speed-crawling down plush corridors while my husband lugged a bag of pencils, Baby Einstein toys and books.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We\u2019d were off the back of a three-hour train ride from Dorset when we pulled up to reception. Hot, sweaty and tired, we were not your typical Landmark guests. Add a fractious infant intent on touching everything and you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking we\u2019d turned up to the wrong hotel. But the staff could not have been kinder, friendlier or more human. The receptionist immediately engaged the baby and within seconds, he was won over.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That set the tone for the next 24 hours. I\u2019ve stayed in plenty of luxury hotels in my time \u2013 and a few since becoming a mum \u2013 and The Landmark London is the most family-friendly by a country mile. It\u2019s also the most luxurious<\/p>\n

Our suite had everything you\u2019d want from a five-star hotel in zone one: a huge bed, deep bath and shower, a big travel cot and two TVs (we had Mr Tumble<\/i> on both at various points). Oh, and incredibly responsive air con \u2013 important in London in a heatwave.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The staff couldn\u2019t have been kinder or more human<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, The Landmark London is in an incredible location. You\u2019re 10-minute walk from Marylebone High Street, five minutes from Baker Street and 15 minutes from Regent\u2019s Park. If you\u2019re a runner, you\u2019d be bonkers not to jog up to the park\u2019s Outer Circle and enjoy one of the country\u2019s finest running spots. However, if \u2013 like me \u2013 you only<\/i> run and normally do anything to avoid strength training in your free time, then the hotel gym is a must-visit. My husband went down for an early workout while I was still asleep, but I headed there post-espresso at about 8am and found it to be near-empty and full of brand-new, state-of-the-art equipment. Forget the cardio machines (of which there are plenty); soft spot lighting and big mirrors make this the perfect place for a free weights workout, even if it\u2019s not usually your thing. I thoroughly enjoyed myself with the kettlebells and dumbbells on the cleanest communal mat I\u2019ve ever used (the week before, I\u2019d worked out in a five-star gym in New York City and that mat had definitely seen some things).<\/p>\n

But really, I was at the Landmark to check out the spa. It\u2019s a hive of corridors and quiet rooms in the basement, all softly lit and temperate. My therapist was a lovely guy called Alex, who had a very firm handshake and an incredibly soft touch. The Timeless Facial is 90 minutes and involves a short buccal massage (much needed), plus lots of lymphatic drainage, various layers of algae and mud, a thorough cleanse, more massage, moisturising and finally 10 minutes under an LED mask. I went in puffy and dull; I left with genuinely glowing skin and no under-eye pillows. And that glow lasted well into the next day when I was getting ready for a hen do.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I realised that my face shouldn\u2019t hurt: to alle migraines, I\u2019d been tapping on my temples and along my cheekbones for a few days prior, and my skin had felt super sensitive. After my facial, that sensitivity went<\/p>\n

The point of a spa, especially in London, is to provide a total escape from real life. You want to be cossetted, far away from traffic, light, noise. And that\u2019s exactly what this spa does. The gym might be on the same floor but you can\u2019t hear a thing. On Saturday morning, we all headed to the vitality pool, complete with hydrotherapy jets. While one of us splashed around with the baby (the pool has specific hours for children, including 9-11am), the other hopped from Swedish sauna to steam room to ice fountain. I loved the fact that children were welcome to enjoy such a lovely space, safe<\/a> in the knowledge that anyone who didn\u2019t want to swim with toddlers could do so at any other point in the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As for food, we dined at the hotel\u2019s Winter Garden Restaurant, a magnificent, palm tree-lined space at the very heart of the hotel. Ever since the Jan Leeming debate kicked off earlier this year (ICYMI \u2013 the former BBC newsreader said \u201cchildren in high chairs shouldn\u2019t be allowed in restaurants\u201d, especially \u201cupmarket\u201d ones), I\u2019ve been apprehensive about dining with baby anywhere fancy. But at the Landmark, it kind of felt like the baby was the main guest. His highchair awaited his arrival; he had his own menu; every waiter came to ask his name, age and to tell us about their kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The baby made eyes at every woman in the place and by the end, we\u2019d exchanged pleasantries with diners at all the tables near us. It also helped that he loved my hazelnut soup starter and chomped his way through endless bits of bread and butter and poached peach. My husband hasn\u2019t stopped talking about the roast lamb, or \u201cthe best lamb I\u2019ve ever eaten\u201d (meat-eaters, that\u2019s your cue to book). We returned to the Winter Garden for breakfast and noticed a few other children around, all incredibly well behaved and tucking into the excellent buffet.<\/p>\n

Every waiter came to ask the baby\u2019s name<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twenty-four hours at The Landmark London isn\u2019t really enough; it\u2019s the perfect city hotel. Need a wellness escape? The spa is elite and the rooms are heavenly. Visiting London and want to stay in the thick of things? The hotel is in the most chic and connected part of the city. Need a family-friendly setting? You genuinely can\u2019t find more baby-friendly, patient staff. A must-visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rooms at The Landmark London start at \u00a3432 per night<\/p>\n

Images: The Landmark London\/Miranda Larbi<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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