Claridge's

'The chic dame of the London hotel scene, everyone from celebrities to mere mortals flock to Claridge's to swoosh across that chequerboard lobby in their wedding dress,' says Fiona Kerr. 'Lara Stone and David Walliams said ‘I do' beneath the ballroom's chandeliers recently.'

Where Brook Street, London, W1K 4HR (020 7629 8860;www.claridges.co.uk)