London · London
The Savoy
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At a glance
The Savoy sits on Savoy Court, near Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden. Richard D’Oyly Carte built it in 1889 beside the Savoy Theatre, and the hotel describes itself as the first purpose-built deluxe hotel in London. It now has 263 rooms and suites in Edwardian and Art Deco designs, with the Art Deco rooms favoring geometric furniture and a green palette.
Oscar Wilde took adjoining rooms here in March 1893, one for himself and one for Lord Alfred Douglas. Auguste Escoffier became the hotel’s head chef and created Peach Melba for the opera singer Dame Nellie Melba, and Marlene Dietrich returned regularly for most of her life.
Dining includes Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay, which is Michelin-starred.
Highlights
- The American Bar, part of London’s cocktail scene for more than a century
- A naturally lit atrium pool with a jet stream for resistance swimming
- Three restaurants carrying the Gordon Ramsay name
Accommodation
Rooms
290 to 365 sq ft (27 to 34 sq m) · Queen or king bed
Entry rooms run from the 290 square foot Superior Queen Room through the Deluxe King Room to the 365 square foot Luxury King Room, all facing the city or the courtyard. The Luxury King Garden View Room matches the Luxury King in size and has views toward the Victoria Embankment. Every room follows either an Edwardian or an Art Deco design.
Double Double and Family Rooms
419 to 548 sq ft (39 to 51 sq m)
The Luxury Double Double Room has two double beds and faces the city or the courtyard, a layout suited to sharing. The Two Bedroom Family Room adds a second bedroom and looks onto the courtyard.
Junior and One Bedroom Suites
419 to 678 sq ft (39 to 63 sq m) · King bed
The Junior Suite and Junior Suite River View combine bedroom and living space in one room. The one-bedroom suites add a separate bedroom, with the One Bedroom Suite facing the city or courtyard and the One Bedroom Partial River View Suite and One Bedroom River View Suite looking toward the Thames, one in part and one in full. The Grand River View Suite is the largest of the group, with a front-row view of the city. Butler service is offered with River View suites.
Terrace Suite
1,313 sq ft (122 sq m) · Two bedrooms · Two king beds
The only suite at the hotel with a terrace. It has two bedrooms, each with a king bed, and faces the Thames.
Savoy Suite
1,399 sq ft (130 sq m) · King bed
Art Deco in design, with commanding views of the Thames. At 1,399 square feet it is the hotel’s largest suite after the Royal Suite.
The Royal Suite
2,841 sq ft (264 sq m) · King bed
A sequence of river-facing rooms makes up the hotel’s largest suite, at 2,841 square feet.
Further information
Dining
Gallery serves afternoon tea under a glass dome, with more than 30 teas and live piano. American Bar pours classic and vintage-inspired cocktails, and Beaufort Wine Bar holds more than 250 wines from 18 countries, over 120 of them by the glass.
Three restaurants carry the Gordon Ramsay name. Restaurant 1890 is Michelin-starred and built around modern tasting menus. Savoy Grill is an Art Deco room with British and French dishes, and The River Restaurant focuses on seasonal seafood.
Wellness
The heated atrium pool is naturally lit and has a jet stream for resistance swimming. There is also a sauna and a steam room, and the gym has Peloton bikes and free weights.
Three treatment rooms offer massage and facials using Natura Bissé skincare and HydraFacial technology. A personal trainer leads one-to-one sessions and in-room yoga or Pilates.
Experience
Butlers prepare rooms ahead of arrival and handle packing and pressing. The concierge team publishes monthly guides to London exhibitions and performances. The hotel also sells bouquets named after past visitors, including Frank Sinatra and Marlene Dietrich.
England
England runs on Greenwich Mean Time, shifting to British Summer Time, one hour ahead, between late March and late October. The country is compact enough that no domestic journey is particularly arduous: London to Bath takes ninety minutes by train, London to York is two hours, London to Manchester just over two.
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