Wes Anderson Comes to Soho: Film Nights, Cocktails & Live Talk at W London
This May, W London launches a new Wes Anderson-inspired programme in partnership with the Design Museum, celebrating its Wes Anderson: The Archives exhibition (on until July 2026). Bringing the cinematic world off-screen and into Soho, the line-up spans weekly film screenings, a design-led cocktail menu and a one-night-only launch event featuring a live talk with Annie Atkins – the celebrated designer behind some of Anderson’s most iconic films, including the Grand Budapest Hotel.
W Film Club: Wes Anderson Screenings
Taking place in W London’s private screening room, just off Leicester Square, the hotel will host weekly Wes Anderson film screenings every Saturday throughout May. Tickets include popcorn, with the option to add a cocktail from the hotel’s new Anderson-inspired menu. Screenings take place at 7pm on the following dates:
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Saturday 9 May
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Saturday 16 May
Moonrise Kingdom – Saturday 23 May
The Darjeeling Limited – Saturday 30 May
Tickets start from £10 for film and popcorn, or £19 including a cocktail.
The Director’s Archive Cocktail Menu
At The Perception Bar, W London has also launched The Director’s Archive, a playful cocktail menu created in collaboration with Annie Atkins, the designer behind the graphic worlds of The Grand Budapest Hotel, Isle of Dogs and The French Dispatch. Each drink is inspired by a fictional character from an imagined Anderson-style script, including:
The Bellboy – Cognac, Cointreau, peach liqueur, elderflower, lemon and Champagne
The Prison Guard – Grapefruit and rosemary-infused Tanqueray with pineapple, lemon and sugar
The Fixer – Italicus, prosecco, soda and olive brine
The Detective – Amaretto Disaronno, Antica Formula, sour cherry and chocolate bitters
Guests can also collect a complimentary Library Card, designed by Atkins, which can be stamped as they work their way through the menu.
One-Night-Only Launch Event with Annie Atkins
On Wednesday 13 May, W London will host a one-night-only launch event beneath Europe’s largest disco ball, featuring a live conversation between Annie Atkins and Johanna Agerman Ross, Chief Curator at the Design Museum.
The discussion will explore how graphic design, props and visual storytelling help shape some of cinema’s most recognisable worlds. Guests will also receive a signature Wes Anderson-inspired cocktail or mocktail, tickets to Wes Anderson: The Archives at the Design Museum, access to a W Film Club screening, and entry into an exclusive hotel prize draw.
Tickets cost £25 and are available to both hotel and non-hotel guests. Press tickets complementary.
Stay: The Director’s Route Suite Package
For those looking to make a night or weekend of it, W London is also offering The Director’s Route Suite Package, which includes a two-night suite stay with breakfast, Wes Anderson-inspired amenities, a Polaroid camera, curated city guide, a complimentary cocktail and cake, plus access to the Design Museum exhibition. The package forms part of The Director’s Route, a wider W Hotels collaboration across W London, W Prague and W Budapest, extending the Design Museum exhibition into a series of immersive, design-led travel experiences.
Prices start from £698 per night, based on a minimum two-night suite stay.
Book the W Film Club screenings or launch event via Eventbrite: The Director’s Route Series by W London | Eventbrite.W Film Club tickets start from £10 (film + popcorn) or £19 including a cocktail . Launch party tickets cost £25.
Book the Director’s Route Suite Package via www.marriott.com.Prices start at £698 per night. Minimum 2-night stay in a suite including breakfast, Wes-inspired amenities, goodies & W Polaroid, plus access to the exhibition at the Design Museum.
