Blakes Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, credited as being one of the firstboutique hotels in the world. It is located at 33 Roland Gardens in South Kensington. The hotel was established in 1978 by Anouska Hempel, the London hotelier and designer, and contains eclectic artefacts from all over the world - collected by Hempel during her travels from China to Cambodia. Known for protecting the privacy of its clients from the paparazzi, it's the London base of film stars, musicians and top designers earning the reputation as the "couture hotel".