Fulham Pier Hotel

Last Updated on March 16, 2026

Small but Perfectly Formed, with amazing river views – Fulham Pier Hotel is an oasis of calm.

Have you heard of Fulham Pier?  Despite being close to my last London home, and despite travelling regularly to the area to see friends, I didn’t know much about the place.  It’s a relatively new development, opened in June 2025, and it’s part of Fulham Football Club’s redevelopment, transforming a once-private stretch of the Thames into a fabulous, community-centric destination.  The Fulham Pier Hotel, my home for the night, opened in October 2025 and is a remarkable, exclusive spot.  With just 12 rooms and a penthouse suite, it offers an intimate and private space.  And, despite literally backing on to the Football stadium, it’s been soundproofed so that you won’t hear the crowds even if it does happen to be match day.  I went along to check out the hotel. 

It would have been rude not to explore a bit, so I treated myself to a fabulous riverside walk, followed by dinner at Brasserie Constance and then breakfast the next morning in the Lighthouse Club.  The result – an elegant and charming staycation at Fulham Pier Hotel, one that, for London, is quite unique.

Fulham Pier Hotel sits facing the Thames at the Fulham end of the Pier. It’s tucked away and easy to miss with the kind of discreet entrance lobby that could be the way into a private members’ club. The closest public transport is from Putney Bridge underground station. If the weather is good, then it’s a glorious Thames side walk from the station, past Bishop’s Palace to Bishop’s Park, where there’s a cafe, duck pond and plenty of green space, then on to the football stadium itself. The development is the work of billionaire Shahid Khan, who bought Fulham football club in 2013 and who has created a fabulous public waterside walk along the river, with a multifloor complex that includes space for dining, entertainment, bars, children’s play areas, a member’s club (where hotel guests have breakfast) and, at the far end, a hotel. You can even peep into the stadium…

Inside, the reception lobby is small but perfectly formed and checking in is fast – with just 13 rooms, it’s unlikely you’ll be waiting long. The staff are friendly. I learnt that on match days, they actually act as chaperones for guests, as Fulham Pier itself is closed to the public unless you are going to the game.

Rooms at Fulham Pier Hotel are large. All but two on the ground floor have the kind of river-facing balcony that will accommodate a group of friends. With two full-sized loungers and a table, it was the perfect spot to sit and enjoy some of the contents of the complimentary mini bar.

The styling is contemporary, with rich jewel colours, velvet upholstery, and top-quality white cotton bed linen, towels, and robes. There’s everything you might need for a comfortable stay, from an ironing board to a cocktail mixer, martini glasses and a sofa in front of a large TV. The complimentary mini bar includes half bottles of wine and champagne, premixed cocktails, miniatures of spirits, mixers and a selection of high-quality snacks. There’s a coffee machine with pods for essential caffeine fixes, and a stylish kettle with a selection of quality Newby teas. There’s even a little bottle of fresh milk.

The bathrooms at Fulham Pier Hotel are stylish, with brushed-gold fittings in the walk-in shower and one of those funky toilets that seem to offer every kind of nether region treatment you might want. I confess, I have never dared press any of the buttons for fear of causing a flood! There are Diptyque toiletries, the sort I covet for my own bathroom at home. There’s a posh hairdryer, and there’s a case full of spares of all the things you might have forgotten to bring, from toothbrushes and shaving kits to vanity packs and a loofah.

The floor-to-ceiling windows onto the river are well equipped for night with automatic blinds and with touch-sensitive curtains (start to pull them and they close or open all by themselves!). A super king bed with stacks of pillows is inviting – in fact, so comfy that having crept into bed to watch the TV, I managed to fall asleep at 9.30 pm, before I’d seen ten minutes of the film I intended watching. With the sliding doors closed the rooms seem to be totally sound proofed.

But of course, if the weather is clement, there’s nothing better than sitting out on the terrace with a glass of fizz in hand, watching the rowers on the river as the sun sets. For those who, like me, enjoy looking out over water, this is the perfect escape, and I can’t think of a better place to watch The Boat Race on Saturday, 4th April 2026, the famous annual rowing competition between crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Fulham Pier Hotel itself doesn’t have a bar or restaurant, but guests can use the Lighthouse Club next door or any of the Fulham Pier bars. I’m a big fan of Adam Byatt, the Michelin-starred chef who runs Trinity in Clapham, and I’d spotted that he recently opened Brasserie Constance at Fulham Pier. Spending the night next door and not trying his newest venture would have been churlish to say the least, so I booked a table for one.

Byatt’s Fulham outpost is rather different in look and feel from Trinity. On the first floor of the Fulham pier main building and with the same stunning river views I was enjoying in the hotel, the restaurant and bar have a slick, contemporary design. I was tempted to sit in the bar and enjoy a cocktail or two, but having already managed to consume the best part of half a bottle of champagne, I went straight to the restaurant instead.

With a massive balcony looking out over the river, this would be a fabulous venue for a Sunday lunch or for an early evening meal in the summer. The first few days of March, while sunny enough, are still too chilly for al-fresco evening dining, though, so I enjoyed a panoramic view of the river from indoors instead. It’s a comfortable place to relax in – less formal than Trinity but achingly elegant nevertheless.

Bread arrived, soft and light with a cruchy exterior, something like a cross between sourdough and focaccia. Made in-house, it’s nothing more than wild yeast, flour, water and olive oil, but delicious and moreish nevertheless with just a touch of butter.

Rather than a full starter, I ordered a ‘snack’ of anchovy toasts, two little flaky pastries shaped like waves, with a rich, salty and umami anchovy paste filling and a melt-in-the-mouth exterior. To drink, a glass of South African Vermentino, kept in Coravin, something of an indulgence at £23 for 175ml but worth every penny for the citrus notes, silky finish and delicate salinity.

Somehow I was tempted into ordering the special of the day, a delicious portion of turbot served with asparagus, monk’s beard, baby broad beans and beurre blanc. Firm, with large succulent flakes, the fish was cooked to perfection, while the mix of green vegetables and seaweed, together with the light and fragrant beurre blanc, made for an excellent spring presentation. It paired beautifully with the Vermentino, the kind of supper that makes me smile because there’s simply nothing to fault.

Chef Charlie Crote popped out from the kitchen to say hello. A star in the making, I learnt that he comes from the Forest of Dean but trained at the Ritz. He led the team at the Midland Grand Dining Room in the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, before joining Adam Byatt to help set up and establish the menu and kitchen for Brasserie Constance.

For dessert, Rubarb and Custard Savarin, a stunning dish with the lightest of sponges, a delicate, creamy custard and just the right amount of Rubarb compote to cut through the sweetness.

There are a number of excellent restaurants a stone’s throw from Fulham Pier, including the famous River Cafe and one of our own favourites, Sam’s Riverside. But why travel when there’s Brasserie Constance on your doorstep? Fulham Pier Hotel is literally three minutes away.

Back in my room, I enjoyed coffee on the terrace before bed. Breakfast the next day was at Lighthouse Social, the private club on Fulham Pier. Another venue with a view, I enjoyed a healthy avocado on toast with a rather less healthy portion of bacon, along with a pot of tea. There are plenty of options on the à la carte breakfast menu, from eggs Benedict to a full English, with continental breakfast choices also available.

I’d happily have stayed on for another day, for a week or for a month at Fulham Pier Hotel. It has the feeling of an aparthotel with the amenities of a luxury five-star. While the hotel itself doesn’t have a restaurant or bar, there are so many options in Fulham Pier that you won’t go hungry. And, the tea and coffee making facilities, together with the excellent minibar, mean you don’t actually need to leave your room at Fulham Pier Hotel if you don’t want to. The riverside Market Food Hall has everything from ceremonial-grade matcha at Nutricion to Kiss the Hippo coffee and treats. Little Leaf Library provides a soft play space for children to read, draw and build with soft blocks, while at The Scene, there is a range of magical interactive design spaces for kids and adults to ‘digitally colour’, send fish swimming or design their own sailboat or hot air balloon and launch it on a full wall of screen!

Fulham Pier Hotel is somewhere to head if you truly want to escape the city without leaving. It’s elegant, fuss-free and unpretentious with to-die-for views across the Thames and with a level of peace and tranquillity you may struggle to find elsewhere in London.

Fulham Pier Hotel
Fulham Pier,
Stevenage Rd,
London SW6 6HH

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