Claridge's
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In the heart of Mayfair, Claridge’s hotel is perfectly placed for the city, London’s shopping districts and leafy Hyde Park.
With award-winning service and business facilities, Claridge’s luxury london hotel is a sumptuous retreat for the business traveller – or a luxurious indulgence if you want to spoil yourself or a loved one.
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Hotel Coverage: Claridge's
The Ultimate Bathroom Resides at The Four Seasons George V Paris
You know how acting legend Spencer Tracy is quoted as saying that when he died, he didn’t want to go to heaven, but to Claridge’s instead? Well, we might just have found our hotel equivalent of heaven: the Penthouse at the Four Seasons George V in Paris. Designed by...
April 02, 2013
Today's Hostile Take Over And Lawsuit Tale: Feuding Over Claridge's
Luxury hotels have a tendency to attract some scandale; if it isn’t the celebrity kind (hi Lindsay!), a good lawsuit will do. Even the Maybourne Hotel Group, a small collection of fa-fa-fancy London hotels including Claridge’s, the Connaught, and the Berkeley, isn’t immune. The Guardian reports that the wealthy...
November 14, 2012
A Haven for Rock Stars, The Sunset Marquis Also Likes Your Kids
The forever cool Sunset Marquis Hotel, tucked away beneath Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, has long been a retreat for actors and rock stars alike but we were thrilled to see that the hotel thinks kids rock too, thanks to their Kids Rock at Sunset Marquis kids packs.Once you check-in...
June 01, 2012
Claridge's Avoids Controversy with a New Designer Christmas Tree
After John Galliano effectively ousted himself from the House of Dior earlier this year, owing to an anti-semitic tirade caught on camera, the luxury label has lagged in finding a permanent replacement. WIth so much tumult at the company, it's no surprise that London hotel Claridge's has chosen a...
November 17, 2011
What's Inside The New 'Kids Kit' from Claridge's in London
Precocious and perennial hotel guest Eloise never went to London but if she did, we know exactly where she would stay--Claridge's. Not only is the tea service exciting and the suites oh so fashionable but the hotel now offers its littlest guests The Claridge's Kids Kit, a signature tote...
September 22, 2011
Dior's 'Under the Sea' Christmas Tree is Now Up at Claridge's
Hotels are getting in a holiday mood! Usually around this time, we spotlight all the delicious holiday cocktails that hotels concoct for the season. Don't worry, we're not giving up the booze but we are keeping tabs on all the wonderful, wild, and in some cases, weird Holiday Hotel Decorations...
November 29, 2010
The Dior Christmas Tree Will Return to Claridge's on November 25
Hotels are getting in a holiday mood! Usually around this time, we spotlight all the delicious holiday cocktails that hotels concoct for the season. Don't worry, we're not giving up the booze but we are keeping tabs on all the wonderful, wild, and in some cases, weird Holiday Hotel Decorations...
November 12, 2010
We Went Inside the Diane Von Furstenberg Suite at Claridge's (And Didn't Want to Come Out)
You probably recall how utterly obsessed we were with the Diane von Furstenberg Suite at Claridge's. If we had been living in London back in June, we would have camped out on Brook Street begging for a peek inside. So when we had the chance earlier this month to...
September 29, 2010
Claridge's Suits Up with a New Paul Smith Boutique
London Fashion Week may have just ended, and the "Fash Pack" of editors, celebrities and photographers may have moved on to the runways of Milan, but that doesn't mean that London's shows are quickly forgotten. British designer Paul Smith, best known for his creative, yet proper, approach to men's...
September 22, 2010
Where Katy Perry Had Tea in London
(Confession: We considered titling this post, THIS IS WHAT KATY PERRY ATE YESTERDAY.)We told you that the stars aligned yesterday when we showed up at The Claridge's Hotel in London for a 3:30pm tea date only to find Katy Perry doing the same thing with her friends. Unfortunately, we weren't...
September 03, 2010
Katy Perry Ditched the Skin Tight Jeans for a Tea Dream at Claridge's
Earlier today we mentioned how we were going to do a tea date at Claridge's in London to see if the hotel really does measure up to all the luxury it eschews in the Maybourne Hotel Group magazine. Well, we'll have more on that later because nothing is more...
September 02, 2010
Only Luxury Brands Allowed Inside The Maybourne Hotels (and Their Magazine)
iPads, be damned, we're loving our stroll through print land and our ongoing look at a dying hotel amenity--The Hotel Magazine. Sure, most hotels stock their guestrooms with the trendy magazines of the day or at least place some localized publication on the desks but there are actually a...
September 02, 2010
A First Look at Diane Von Furstenberg's Rooms at Claridge's
Finally! More than two weeks after the Diane Von Furstenberg rooms at The Claridge's Hotel were unveiled we have some amazing photos to show you. We hope you like prints!These photos are of the Piano Suite which is the first DVF-designed room to be unveiled and which was done...
July 13, 2010
Has Anyone Been Inside the DVF Rooms at Claridge's?
NOT designed by DVF.The much-anticipated Diane Von Furstenberg rooms at The Claridge's Hotel in London has been garnering all sorts of press love--including some unsightly slobbering from us. But the thing is, despite the numerous articles featuring Diane herself talking about her designs for the hotel and despite the...
July 07, 2010
The DVF Rooms at Claridge's Reunite Besties Madonna and Gwyneth
It looks like we weren't the only ones frothing at the mouth over the Diane von Fursternberg rooms at the Claridge's Hotel in London. At a party to celebrate the new rooms, Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow "happily posed" for the cameras putting the rumors to rest that their "besties...
June 24, 2010
Duh, Lederhosen is Totally Not Allowed at Claridge's
De-Nein-ed!Yesterday we were all excited about the new Diane von Furstenberg rooms coming to The Claridge's Hotel in London but it turns out the hotel is not just a fashionista but also an officer of the fashion police. According to this report, a man dressed in full German lederhosen...
June 22, 2010
Diane von Furstenberg's Rooms at Claridge's Are Almost Ready
Attention all fashionistas who fawn over Diane von Furstenberg's iconic wrap dresses and fun prints: the wait for her first attempt at hotel decor is almost over--the DVF rooms at The Claridge's Hotel in London will be unveiled this Wednesday, June 23.The WSJ got a sneak peek at four...
June 21, 2010
The Spa at Claridge's Goes Hollywood with New Treatments
When Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal recently visited London for his Prince of Persia premiere, he shacked up at The Claridge's Hotel in the Mayfair part of town. But even without a hunky actor holed up in their suites, the hotel still has a touch of Hollywood as their spa has...
May 11, 2010
Jaunted Tells Us Where to Find the World's Fashion Designer Hotels
Click the map icon at right for a Google Maps journey into all of the Fashion Designer Hotels It seems like designers these days can't do without their own hotel; Fashion Hotels are the new perfume lines, or "it-bag," and with the opening of the first Armani Hotel, it...
May 05, 2010
DVF-Designed Rooms at Claridge's to Open In June
Diane von Furstenberg in the lobby of Claridge's.Don't you love it when fashion designers play hotelier? We love ourselves some fashion hotels, so are totally psyched about this next-season news: the Diane von Furstenberg-designed rooms at Claridge's in London will be unveiled in June. Which, when you think about...
March 08, 2010
Vintage Dom and Marshmallows Await at Claridge's This Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day for hotels usually means breaking out the cases of champagne and loading up on chocolate-covered strawberries to place throughout their guestrooms. But we're not into that. We've already told you our favorite hotels for Valentine's Day but this week, we'd like to spotlight some of the most...
February 11, 2010
The Dior Christmas Tree at Claridge's Disappears In Two Weeks
Although the promised Galliano for Dior Christmas tree has been up in the stairway at London's Claridge's hotel for over a week now, we won't make it across the pond in time to see it ourselves. The whimsical blue and white tree, complete with prowling leopard sculptures and an...
December 16, 2009
Claridge's London Taps Dior To Create Couture Christmas Tree
While hotels unbox the old Christmas tree and decide which color of glass ornament to throw on it this year, the renowned Claridge's Hotel in London is sweeping the foyer before the installation of their own commissioned haute couture tree on December 1. The fantastical-looking sketch above is the...
November 13, 2009
Where to Stay When Paul McCartney Plays in London on December 22
Are you one of the lucky people who bagged tickets to Paul McCartney at the O2 on December 22? We want to wrestle them from your hands are really pleased for you. So pleased that we’ll even help you out with where to stay. But first, a little tutorial...
November 05, 2009
Justin Timberlake is Hot For Claridge's
Justin Timberlake has been largely out of the tabloids lately. Well, we take that back: he's been off our radar a little bit because his seemingly-stable relationship and not-tanking career have kept him off the covers, and his decently non-scandalous life does not appear to be any match for...
July 10, 2009
The Claridge's Hotel Not Posh Enough for Posh?
You’d think that with all them classy hotels around in London catering for all them A list celebs, there’d be one that came up to Victoria Beckham’s high standards, right? And among those classy hotels, Claridge’s would be up there with the best, no? Um, no. According to the...
May 19, 2009
Diane von Furstenberg to Design Rooms at Claridge's
GO HERE TO SEE THE DVF-DESIGNED ROOMS, NOW OPEN! Diane von Furstenberg's iconic wrap dress is universally pleasing: it's comfortable, it looks good on every woman (or so they say; we're inclined to agree), the design is timeless and the possibilities, with so many accessories and patterns and colors...
January 30, 2009
Would You Pay $40 for a Bottle of Water?
We assume and hope the answer to this question is going to be a resounding "hells no," but we have to ask: would someone really pay $40.00 for a bottle of water? London's Claridge's Hotel thinks so. The hotel (which has a Water Menu, believe it or not) sells...
August 21, 2008
Diane von Furstenberg's New Collection is Hotel-Inspired
Going old school with a runway show in Florence last week for her Resort 2009 Collection, the foundress of the wrap dress Diane von Furstenberg flashed the retro card with outfits based on her own hotel travels. Entitled "La Petite Valise," the collection's focus on dressing for the destination comes...
June 26, 2008
Will Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban Respect the Furniture at Claridge's?
Recent months have seen a few ugly celebrity scenes at Claridge's Hotel in London, with Courtney Love's careless cigarette behavior causing an expensive fire in her room (she's not allowed to go back), and friends visiting Kate Moss and Pete Doherty during their stay there needing to be ejected...
November 29, 2007
Courtney Love Blacklisted at Claridge's Hotel
Celebrities are just like us! They get blacklisted at hotels.The latest blacklist happened to rocker trainwreck Courtney Love who reportedly wants to stay at the Claridge's Hotel on her next trip to London but they won't have her.Love reportedly started a fire in her $3,000-a-night suite after smoking a cigarette...
October 25, 2007
Pete Doherty and Kate Moss Hole Up at Claridge's
Somehow someway the world's biggest living druggie, Pete Doherty, is not in jail or rehab. And somehow someway the once-beautiful Kate Moss thinks he's attractive.Most recently, the mismatched duo have been staying in a 1,500 pound-a-night suite at the Claridge's Hotel in London for a few days reconciling and probably...
August 22, 2007
Tea Time at Claridge's
The English are very picky about their tea time (a British friend almost fainted when we once microwaved hot water for a cuppa'.) But when they stay at the Claridge's Hotel in Mayfair neighborhood of London, the tea will always be just right. The hotel won first place in...
April 20, 2006
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