Review: Treehouse Hotel, Langham Place, London

This is a review of the excellent Treehouse Hotel located on Langham Place in Marylebone, London. The hotel is quite an interesting property in that it is in one of the ugliest buildings in the area. The surroundings are filled with period buildings such as The Langham and All Souls Church as well as the hybrid BBC Broadcasting House which tastefully brings together old and new. In what was a former BBC office, the Treehouse doesn’t hold much promise on the outside with its 1960s new build style, but the inside is far better. Ever since visiting The Nest bar on the top floor of Treehouse, I’ve wanted to return thanks to its eccentric and playful design - here’s a look at what you can expect.

This hotel stay took place in April 2022.

All Souls Church with the Treehouse Hotel in the background.

A vestige of the hotel’s BBC past.

Public and shared areas

The common theme of the Treehouse is reflecting its namesake - a treehouse. Throughout the property, the hotel is covered in wooden panels that create a sense of character and quirkiness that isn’t seen on many hotels. The ground floor is home to a coffee shop alongside the lifts - the left lift will take you directly to The Nest rooftop bar while the centre and right lifts will take you to all hotel floors. Check in is located on the 15th floor of the building alongside Madera, a Mexican restaurant where breakfast is held.

Check in was rapid at the hotel despite a family being ahead of me. The staff were extremely helpful and provided plenty of information on our one night stay as well as explaining how hotel services could be requested through their website. We visited on this beautiful spring day when views across West London looked at their best.

The room

Our room during this stay was the Lookout King - 24 sq m rooms which provide excellent views across London. We checked in to our room at 13h30 having paid a premium of GBP 25 on top of the room rate (we needed to have guaranteed early access). At the centre of the room is a large King-size bed with high quality sheets as well as a richly coloured throw and a selection of friendly looking toys on it. Tables can be found on both sides of the bed with power outlets, USB ports, reading lights as well as a wireless Bluetooth speaker - a nice touch.

The Lookout King is named so because of the padded seating next to the windows. On both sides of the hotel you will get fantastic views across the city with ours looking of Langham Place as well as Broadcasting House. While this feature is nice and the padding is quite good, with little back support it gets uncomfortable to sit here after a while. This area can be ‘shut off’ with a semi-transparent curtain as well as blackout blinds directly on the windows.

While I’ve said it several times already, I can’t get over this view against the beautiful sky - this may have something to do with me working in the broadcast sector and geeking out about being nearby to the BBC’s Broadcasting House.

In the standard layout, a desk and television can be found opposite the bed. This is a large desk which could be useful for working at for a few hours but you will likely be better to work at one of the hotel’s outlets where seating may be better. The television is around 42 inches large and features a branded Treehouse interface similar to other high-quality hotels.

A small wardrobe, part covered with a door and on the other side a curtain, has limited space which is disappointing for a hotel that would likely attract visitors on holiday or business who need space for a longer visit. Several hangers can be found here as well as included dressing gowns, kettle, Nespresso machine, fridge and safe.

Integrated with the wardrobe is a padded bench which could be used as a seat, including for Paddington Bear, or to place luggage on. A cuckoo-style clock that doesn’t make a noise is also here as well as a vanity mirror that is stylised with a London map on one side. Opposite the wardrobe, a control panel for the effective air conditioning can be found - and it worked extremely well.

The bathroom

A large bathroom is found in the room as you would expect at this price range. On one side, there is a huge mirror as well as a singular washbasin below this. In here, you can see the signature wooden look to reflect the natural treehouse look the hotel is going for while maintaining a modern look alongside the white tiles.

The shower can be found opposite with the two areas of the bathroom split with pane of glass. The shower is operated with the taps which are conveniently located on the opposite wall for both the rainfall and handheld shower. Thankfully, the pressure of the water was strong on both occasions I used it while the temperature was just right. The glass that looks through to the bedroom is a slight gimmick but does provide a method for the whole room to feel bigger but can be made private with a curtain on the bedroom side.

Finally, the hotel produces their own branded amenities including body wash and lotion. These had a White Musk and Sandalwood scent which smelt fantastic and were something I would personally buy from a shop.

Conclusion…and more

The reason for us to need an early check in was us needing to get to our wedding ceremony. We had a great ceremony and reception over the road at The Langham while finishing the night off at the Treehouse Hotel. This was a special night for us and we had a nice time at the Treehouse but, truth be told, that would have been the case wherever we stayed together. We didn’t get a chance to sample all the hotel properly as I would have done on other hotels but from what I did experience, this is a great hotel with a central location and high quality fixtures and fittings. With excellent staff, great amenities, and a central location just minutes from Oxford Circus, I highly recommend staying here if you can get a room for GBP 300 per night.

Be sure to look out for my upcoming review on Breakfast at the Madera. Hotel guests can add breakfast for GBP 20 per guest or any member of the public can visit, so it’s worthwhile featuring this separately if you want to visit without staying.