- Venue:
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Savoy,
Strand
, WC2R 0EU
- Phone:
- 7836 4343/fax 7240 6040
- Website:
- www.savoygroup.com
- Category:
- Covent Garden & St Giles’s
- Travel:
- Covent Garden or Embankment tube/Charing Cross tube/rail.
- Price range:
- Deluxe
- Prices:
- £341-£410 single; £405-£499 double; £546-£1,821 suite
- Credit:
- AmEx, DC, MC, V
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Savoy
Built in 1889, the Savoy is London’s original grande dame. And what a legacy. Monet painted the views from the River Suites; Noel Coward played in the Thames Foyer; and Vivien Leigh met Laurence Olivier in the Savoy Grill. More importantly, a bartender invented the Martini at the chic American Bar. So you know this place is glamorous. But where the Ritz is ostentatious, the Savoy’s grandeur is more dignified. Its aesthetic is mixed: neo-classical, art deco and gentlemen’s club. Bedrooms are luxurious but restrained: most people remember the watering-can showerheads and - in certain rooms - the Thames views. The rooftop gym, with a small pool, is another forte. The legendary Savoy Grill has had a revamp: chef Marcus Wareing updated the menu and Californian designer Barbara Barry jazzed up the decor. A new casual restaurant, Banquette, is a chi-chi homage to a 1950s American diner.
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Services
Concierge. Bars (3). Restaurants (3). No-smoking rooms. Internet (dataport). TV (pay movies, DVD). Gym.Spa. Pool. Business centre. Disabled-adapted rooms.
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