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Savoy closes for 16-month restoration
The Savoy closes this Saturday for a £100 million restoration programme.
The luxury London hotel will undergo a 16-month refurbishment all guest rooms, public areas, restaurants and The Savoy Court, the cul-de-sac entrance off the Strand and the introduction of new guest services.
It is holding a three-day auction on December 18-20 to give members of the public the opportunity to purchase items from the hotel’s past.
The 3,000 lots include lighting, mirrors, silverware, bedroom furniture and tableware, as well as magnificent chandeliers from The Thames Foyer, an Edwardian satinwood and rosewood banded bookcase from the fourth floor and the massive mahogany screen by David Linley from the Front Hall.
A portion of the proceeds will go to the Farms for City Children charity, which invites urban children to farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire.
The hotel is due to re-open in May 2009.
By Bev Fearis
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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