/ About

The Mandrake is Fitzrovia's design-led boutique hotel, a theatrical retreat behind a discreet Newman Street frontage. Its heart is a foliage-draped courtyard where two 150-year-old Tasmanian tree ferns rise through the open air, jasmine and passionflower trail down the timber galleries, and the Jurema Terrace gathers around them. Inside, surrealist murals, antique taxidermy and an in-house art collection set a sensuous, slightly subversive tone that has made the hotel a fixture for fashion and music events.

The building offers an unusual spread of private spaces for intimate gatherings. YOPO and its adjoining bar run Latin-American small plates and a serious cocktail programme; Waeska is the late-opening bar, candlelit and low; Masha Hari is a screening and dining theatre beneath a hand-drawn mural; the red-lit Private Dining Room, the Library, the glazed Greenhouse and the Penthouse with its private roof terrace round out the offer. The courtyard and Jurema Terrace are the signature settings, equally suited to a seated dinner or a standing reception with a DJ.

Waeska holds a late licence through the small hours toward the weekend, and the courtyard's enclosure makes it a natural room for music after dark. For exclusive hire the whole hotel, including all 33 bedrooms, can be taken over. It is the rare central London address where a private dinner can carry on into a proper late-night party without leaving the building.

/ Rooms Available

YOPO

Private
Seats 60 / Up to 130

The hotel's restaurant, serving Latin-American influenced plates beneath a hand-drawn ceiling, with curved velvet banquettes, an onyx host station and antique taxidermy throughout. Takes a standing reception or a seated dinner across the dining room.

Private BarLounge SeatingFlexible LayoutSound System

Jurema Terrace

Semi Private
Seats 50 / Up to 110

The signature setting, an open-air courtyard wrapped in timber galleries and trailing greenery, with two 150-year-old Tasmanian tree ferns at its centre. It splits into Jurema North and Jurema South, or opens as a single full terrace for a standing reception or a long banquet under the foliage.

Natural LightLounge SeatingFlexible LayoutCocktail Bar

The Courtyard

Semi Private
Up to 110

The enclosed heart of the hotel beneath the tree ferns, candlelit after dark and ringed by the bar and lounge. Its enclosure makes it a natural room for music in the evening.

Lounge SeatingCocktail BarNatural Light

Masha Hari

Private
Seats 30 / Up to 70

A screening and dining theatre set beneath a sweeping black-and-white surrealist mural, configured for a lounge or theatre-style screening with projection, or a seated dinner on long or round tables.

Flexible LayoutLounge SeatingPrivate ServiceStage

Private Dining Room

Private
Seats 20 / Up to 40

An intimate, red-lit dining room with high-backed velvet chairs around a single long table, designed for private dinners, meetings and gatherings away from the main floor.

Private ServiceLounge SeatingFlexible Layout

Waeska Bar

Semi Private
Up to 40

The late-opening bar, dark and candlelit, presided over by the hotel's signature taxidermy creature above the back bar. It carries the latest licence in the building, running toward the small hours at weekends.

Cocktail BarPrivate BarLounge SeatingSound System

YOPO Bar

Private
Up to 40

A jewel-box cocktail bar in coral pink, with a brass-fronted counter, fringed stools and a salon-hung wall of art. Suited to a drinks reception with canapes and bowl food.

Cocktail BarPrivate BarLounge Seating

The Penthouse

Exclusive Hire
Seats 8 / Up to 35

A top-floor suite with a marble-clad bedroom, sculptural lighting and a private planted roof terrace. Hosts a standing reception or an eight-person private dining table with views over the rooftops.

Natural LightPrivate ServiceLounge SeatingFlexible Layout

The Library

Private
Seats 24 / Up to 30

An intimate lounge with curved velvet sofas, a copper-petal chandelier and blush drapery, suited to small drinks receptions, meetings and press events.

Lounge SeatingPrivate Service

The Greenhouse

Private
Seats 8

A glazed timber conservatory thick with plants, set for an intimate seated meal or a small drinks reception. A quiet space favoured for press events and private dinners.

Natural LightPrivate Service

/ Perfect For

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/ Features

AV Equipment

  • – Sound System
  • – Projector

Catering

  • – In-House Luxury Dining
  • – Private Bar
  • – Cocktail Programme
  • – Bespoke Menus
  • – Canape Service

Licensing

  • – Late Licence until 1am
  • – Full Alcohol Licence
  • – Music Licence

Venue Specs

  • – Private Entrance
  • – Air Conditioned
  • – Dedicated Events Team
  • – Outdoor Terrace
  • – Smoking Area
  • – Wi-Fi

/ Getting Here

The Mandrake

20-21 Newman Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 1PG

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