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London’s Savoy re-opens this weekend
Monday, 07 Oct, 2010
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The iconic Savoy Hotel in London will reopen this Sunday after almost three years of closure for renovations.
The hotel, the result of a bright idea by Gilbert and Sullivan impresario Richard D’Oyley Carte back in 1889, has long been a byword for glittering urban sophistication and has hosted everyone from European royalty to Hollywood superstars during its reign.
Some 38 new River Suites and guestrooms have been added to the Edwardian and Art Deco hotel, all with Thames views.
There will also be nine Personality Suites named after some of the hotel’s past famous guests including Maria Callas, Charlie Chaplin, Marlene Dietrich and Sinatra.
Each of the suites will be filled with pictures, photos and books that evoke the period, with added touches such as 12 pink roses in the Dietrich suite – a rider the starlet always insisted upon.
Other additions include a 325-sqare metre Royal Suite with two bedrooms, a study, dining room, master bathroom, dressing room with specially ventilated shoe cupboard and a master bedroom.
In the public areas, the famous American Bar is still in tact while the River Restaurant has had an Art Deco-inspired makeover. The Savoy Grill is now under the auspices of Gordon Ramsay Holdings.
A new addition is the Beaufort Bar, built on the original cabaret stage serving champagne and cocktails.
With an eye on the 21st century, guests will also now be able to avail themselves of the hotel’s "green butler", who has an extensive knowledge of all matters environmental around the capital.
Said general manager Kiaran MacDonald: “It is fair to say that this project has not been without its challenges, but we are looking forward to unveiling the results of nearly three years of hard work and dedication."
by Dinah Hatch
Dinah
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