Best Hotel Bars in the United Kingdom

Britain's grand hotels still treat the bar as the heart of the house, from Mayfair to Manchester. The best hotel bars in the United Kingdom start at The Connaught, where Connaught Bar ranks eighth on The 50 Best Bars 2026. Scarfes Bar at Rosewood London won Best International Hotel Bar at the 2020 Spirited Awards and pours by the fire in a room styled after a gentleman's club. Dukes, at Dukes London on St. James's Place, received the Timeless International Award at the 2021 Spirited Awards. Cloud 23 looks out from the Manchester Deansgate Hotel's 23rd floor. Dukes asks for smart casual dress, with no sportswear, shorts or T-shirts. These are the bars we would start with.