About the hotelHow to find usFamily FriendlyPeople and serviceOur People - Head ConciergeOur People - Head DoormanOur People - ButlerOur People - Executive ChefOur People - Denis BrociOur People - Deputy Head HousekeeperAwardsOur HistoryArt Deco and Claridge’sFeatures & DesignWhat others say about usNewsletter Sign UpVIBELuxury without the stuffiness. The lobby is designed in a modern Art Deco style with a spectacular Dale Chihuly chandelier. The public area’s soft yellow glow and gorgeous flower arrangements are inviting and make guests feel warmly welcomed. GO HERE WITHCo-workers (if your company will foot the bill!), your family, your loved one…this is the hotel for every special occasion. WHY WE LIKE ITThe history, the staff’s attentiveness, the beautiful rooms, the gorgeous first floor–enough reasons for you? Since the hotel opened in the mid-19th century, it’s remained a perennial fave with the royal set and it’s not hard to see why. The spacious rooms, the obsequious staff, and the delectable restaurants all add up.

AMENITY WE LOVEBeautiful lobby sitting area, perfect for taking afternoon tea with your mum; old time elevator operator (a real, live person!); WHAT WE WOULD CHANGEThe downside of individually designed rooms is some variation in room size and quality–if you are unhappy with your assigned quarters, make sure to request a change. GOOD TO KNOWThis is a London institution dating back to the mid-19th century. Like the Connaught and the Berkeley, Claridge’s belongs to the Maybourne Hotel Group. CLOSEST COMPSThe Lanesborough (London); Click here for our full-form mobile travel guide, The Purple Passport to London NEARBYRestaurants:The Square, J Sheekey, Locanda Locatelli, Maze Grill Shopping:Selfridges, Browns, Grays Antique Market, Topshop Spas:Blink Brow Bar, Dorchester Spa, Mathew Alexander, Eve Lom Hotels:The Marylebone Hotel, The Connaught, The Dorchester, The Ritz Nightlife:The Bar at the Dorchester, Claridge's Bar, The Promenade at the Dorchester, The Fumoir

Sights/Activities:Gagosian Gallery, Hyde Park, Royal Academy of Arts, Wallace Collection All information within this website was checked for accuracy at the time of publication. But since the world moves quickly, things may have changed. Pardon us for any errors as we strive to give you the most up-to-the-minute details!Claridge’s is sheer class and pure atmosphere and, with its signature art deco redesign, still simply dazzling. Photographs of past guests, including Churchill and sundry royals, grace the grand foyer, as does an absurdly over-the-top Dale Chihuly chandelier. Without departing too far from the traditional, Claridge’s has managed to keep its main restaurant Fera actively fashionable (the excellent Simon Rogan is in charge), and A-listers can gather for champers in the discreet bar. The rooms divide evenly between deco and Victorian style, with period touches such as deco toilet flushes in swanky marble bathrooms. Bedside panels control the mod- con facilities at the touch of a button.

If money’s no object, opt for a David Linley suite, in duck-egg blue and white, or lilac and silver. Tube: Bond Street tube Do you own this business? When it comes to timeless British style, Claridge’s is hard to beat. Located in the heart of Mayfair, the seven-storey, terracotta-faced hotel is synonymous with style and has long been an institution in the capital.waterford whittaker 6 arm chandelier Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among the first few to walk through its doors, and it has been favoured by royalty and heads of state ever since. chandeliers castlevaniaA redesign led by C.W Stephens, who was also responsible for Harrod’s, turned it into one of London’s most prestigious hotels, a reputation it has held for over a century.chandelier kat perkins

The hotel’s iconic art deco style is evident as soon as you step inside, with the Foyer’s black and white geometric floor tiles, gilded mirrors and Dale Chihuly chandelier. Each of the 203 rooms and suites have been individually designed and effortlessly blend comfort and style. The impressive Prince Alexander Suite even features a Broadwood grand piano and sheet music. Simon Rogan is the mastermind behind the hotel’s Michelin-starred Fera restaurant, where the focus is on creative British cuisine that follows the seasons. The team at Claridge’s have been perfecting the art of afternoon tea for 150 years; finger sandwiches, scones and delicate pastries are served alongside a selection of carefully selected loose-leaf teas on their signature green and white striped chinaware. The Fumoir Bar is an atmospheric hideaway where classic cocktails are reinvented, forgotten drinks are brought back to life and bold new creations are served in Lalique crystal glasses. Claridge’s is a stone’s throw from London’s most prestigious shopping districts and world-class galleries, theatres and museums, while the leafy expanses of Hyde Park and St James’ Park are perfect for strolling.

Trip plans with Claridge's Luxury Italian Bucket List The Orient Express, Venice, Lake Como, Milan, Florence, the Amalfi Coast and Rome Ambassador Hotel Review – Claridge’s Kathy Lette first achieved succès de scandale as a teenager with the novel Puberty Blues, which was made into a major motion picture by Oscar-winning director Bruce Beresford. Since then, she’s penned a plethora of bestsellers, including Mad Cows , Nip ‘n’ Tuck, Dead Sexy, and most recently, Men – A User’s Guide. The lavish Art Deco suites, designed by Diane Von Furstenberg, are seductive, charming and incredibly roomy. My walk-in wardrobe was so vast, even Elton John would want to get back into that closet. Whether dining in the Reading Room on Parmesan polenta, black Suffolk pork belly or truffled risotto of Cornish lobster with Caspian caviar, or sampling the Michelin starred fare of Gordon Ramsey’s restaurant, Claridges’ staff are so courteous they practically walk backwards before you like 18th French courtiers.

The bespoke service is so attentive, it’s hard to suppress the urge to wander around like an aristocrat in a smoking jacket making bon mots. For an inner city hotel, the gym is well equipped with La Boheme views out onto the attics of London. (Although, as the hotel is in the heart of the shopping district, forget the gym and just go shopping – running up bills when bargain hunting is so aerobic.) A fluffy white bathrobe monogrammed with the guest’s initials says it all really. At Claridge’s, the cup of kindness runs over, but never your bath, as your personal Butler runs it for you. The hotel is not cheap, but the checkered marble foyer flooring, the sweeping stair cases, the Atrium’s 40 exotic teas, complete with freshly baked raisin and apple scones and Marco Polo jelly, is value for money. My favourite haunt is The Fumoir, a 30’s themed cocktail bar with low lighting and aubergine leather seating. When Kylie received her gong from the Queen, this is where we came to celebrate, in the snuggery.

If the hotel didn’t have wow hip factor, it wouldn’t have attracted such a celestial firmament of stars, from Katherine Hepburn to Cary Grant and Bing Crosby. The hotel has also played host to more kings and queens than you can shake a scepter at. The hotel is an Art Deco delight. It offers timeless elegance with a modern twist. The dazzling Dale Chihuly chandelier, with more than 800 individually hand blown glass pieces, hanging from the hotels 18 foot high ceiling had me leaping about as though auditioning for Riverdance. It’s not overlooking Hyde Park like the Dorchester, nor on the river like the Savoy, but it is in the hip pocket of the shopping district, a two-minute stroll from Bond, Oxford Street and Piccadilly. Claridge’s promises luxury, style, originality and glamour – and delivers on all counts. Dazzling, discrete, sublime and delicious. A Part of the Ambassador Review Series Stay tuned for exclusive offers, luxurious giveaway opportunities, travel inspiration and more.