Hotel Coverage: The May Fair
Available Last-Minute Hotel Easter Brunches and Teas
It's happened again, another holiday's snuck upon you. Perhaps you didn't realize it was Spring Break because hey, you still have to work! But that time-off usually coincides with Easter, and guess what? that's this Sunday! Crumbs. We applaud you early-planners who've got their baskets bought, eggs dyed, and...
March 28, 2013
Sip Manolo Blahnik's Shoe-Inspired Cocktails At The May Fair
Time flies – it feels like only yesterday we were at London’s May Fair Hotel talking models, cocktails, and cigars. But, as seasons change and new collections hit the runway, The May Fair is due for yet another turn as the official host hotel of London Fashion Week, with...
February 18, 2013
Models, Cocktails, and Cigars: Fashion Week Style at London's May Fair Hotel
You know it’s Fashion Week when you walk into a hotel and someone saunters through the lobby wearing a yellow and black skin-tight onesie with a fur cape and nobody bats an eye. That's what greeted us when we arrived at The May Fair Hotel earlier this week. Located...
September 19, 2012
Light A Cigar: The May Fair Is Official London Fashion Week Hotel
We hope you had a chance to fill up on New York Fashion Week, between the packages, designer-inspired dishes, and public parties (or spent the entire week sitting front row two seats down from Anna Wintour and hung out with the Fug Girls – we don’t know your life)....
September 14, 2012
Luxury Hotels Now Want to Pamper Your Heinie With High-Tech Toilets
Well, it's official. The must-have amenity for luxury hotels is clearly the The TOTO Neorest Washlet. Yup, we're talking about a toilet.We spied this high-tech potty in the new rooms at the Hotel Bel-Air as well as in the specialty suites of the Peninsula Beverly Hills. But it's also the...
May 22, 2012
What Room Can You Get for £2,500 at The May Fair London?
It's not too often that a classic London hotel introduces a new suite, especially one with a light-up bathtub. An illuminated tub is just about the only bright thing you'll find in The Ebony Suite, freshly debuted at The May Fair, as the decor is exactly what it sounds...
April 26, 2012
Is That A Light-Up Bathtub Inside The May Fair? Why Yes, It Is
It's no wonder that The May Fair continues to stay on our most-loved London hotels list. Between lost sheep drama, hotel-branded cigarette jeans and the yellow-tastic Amarillo Suite, there's just a lot to love. Right now, we're big-time crushing on their new Ebony Suite, whose bathroom has, yes, an illuminated...
April 03, 2012
The May Fair Swaps Models For Petrol Heads
The May Fair entrance. Fewer models, more cars. London Fashion week isn’t even over but official LFW hotel May Fair Hotel has already moved on – it announced today it’s going to be the starting point for the Dodge Ball Winter Rally (which ends in Verbier, darling) on March...
February 21, 2012
Pounce On These Leap Year Hotel Deals Now, Before They Leap Away
Yes, it's a Leap Year! An entire day added to the month, an entire extra day for some hotel-lovin'. And the hotels are pretty excited about it too! We've hunted around for the best Leap Year deals from San Antonio to New York to London. Unsurprisingly, several of them overlap...
February 07, 2012
Forget Little Bo Peep! The May Fair Hotel Has Lost Its Sheep
The May Fair London is missing something very near and dear to their hearts, and they'd like to know if you can help them out for the reward of a big bottle of champagne. It seems that one of the unofficial mascots of The May Fair Bar has been...
October 20, 2011
The May Fair Is Wearing Its Fashion Week Status On Its Sleeve
London Fashion Week is not only here, we're halfway through, and to celebrate, we popped over to the May Fair Hotel today to check on its fashiony windows which promised to show "vibrant, stylish scenes from the catwalk" by Spiros Halaris. And wow. They're so much nicer than we...
September 19, 2011
The May Fair Will Bring The Catwalk To The Window This Fashion Week
Not long to go till London Fashion Week now, and once again the May Fair Hotel is the official hotel partner. So what are they doing to mark the occasion? Why, boarding up the windows of course! Well, not quite. What’s actually happening is that the windows are going...
August 30, 2011
There's No Sex in The May Fair London's Champagne Room
Have you ever seen a Jeroboam of Belvedere vodka before? The May Fair London has, in fact it's sold one of the massive bottles—the equivalent of four regular bottles—at its swish 150 Lounge, a cushy haven for champagne drinkers that'll order you up a posh bottle of really any...
July 07, 2011
The May Fair is Already Taking Reservations for a New, Ottoman Empire-Themed Restaurant
Lord knows London already has like a million zillion options for afternoon tea, but when it comes to 5-star hotel restaurants that also offer tea service, the pickings are a little slimmer. That is, until June 1, when The May Fair opens Quince, an Eastern Mediterranean resto pegged to...
May 11, 2011
In the Mood for Proper Scones with Devonshire Clotted Cream?
Okay, we admit that sometime before we had our coffee this morning, the Royal Wedding got to us and melted our hard hearts just a tad. We're not sure which part was our favorite exactly, but Kate's departure (and the first glimpse of the Sarah Burton-designed Alexander McQueen dress)...
April 29, 2011
Not Everyone is in Londontown for the Royal Wedding
Songstress Jennifer Hudson is overseas shacking up at the May Fair in London—and no, it wasn't for the royal wedding. J-Hud has been in town to promote her sophomore album, I Remember Me, and the single of the same name. The newly svelte star has been rocking form-fitting outfits...
April 29, 2011
Inside the Ginormous Amarillo Suite at The May Fair London
As you read this, London's iconic May Fair Hotel is working to add more suites to their already impressive little collection of them. Why? Well, because it's The May Fair, but also because the hotel has such loyal guests—and deep-pocketed ones—that their suites are frequently booked up for weeks...
April 12, 2011
The May Fair Boasts the Biggest Private Theater in London
While London's Ritz Hotel was being "trashed" during Saturday's protests, we hid out for a few hours in the bar of The May Fair just up the street. It was incredible to think that just a minute's walk away, the masses were wreaking such havoc while here, tucked a...
March 30, 2011
For Once, The Dorchester in London Was Not the Scene of a Celeb Melt-Down
The Dorchester has seen its fair share of wacky celebrity incidents but this time around, we're happy to report (as is probably the Dorch) that the also celeb-centric May Fair Hotel served as the setting for a bar fight between Stephen Belafonte, the husband of Spice Girl Mel B.,...
October 11, 2010
Prosecco, Strawberries and a Rug. Yours for £100 at The May Fair
Free booze and sweet stuff – just what we like to hear. Book the May Fair Hotel’s Summer Promotion - yes, even though it’s barely summer anymore – and they’ll swing by your (deluxe) room with a bottle of prosecco, a punnet of strawberries and a picnic rug for...
August 18, 2010
UK TV Chef to Launch Restaurant at The May Fair Hotel
For the rest of the week, we'll be focusing on the latest news out of Londontowne. Got a hotel we should check out or know of any tawdry London hotel scoop? Or better yet, got the skinny on where all the WAGs hang out? Tip us off. Chef Silvena...
July 30, 2010
Five Hotels in London For Russian Billionaires
The Polo Bar at the Westbury: scene of the crimeski. So, you’re a billionaire. A Russian one, no less. You’re in London. And instead of buying up half of Chelsea to sleep in on your odd visits, like all the other RBs, you want to stay in a hotel....
May 03, 2010
Where to Find Free Hotel WiFi in London
The May Fair: where WiFi and celeb spots both come free of charge This week, the Sunday Times called out British hotels charging obscene rates for WiFi. Unsurprisingly, London ones were among the worst offenders, with the Mandarin Oriental charging £15 a day, the Dorchester coming in at £19.50...
December 02, 2009
George Clooney Left 'Up in the Air' By Girlfriend at The May Fair
The poor May Fair Hotel has been the scene of some budget celeb tension recently. First, Britain’s darling Cheryl Cole and her cheating footballing husband Ashley Cole were spotted having a row in the lobby. Then the pneumatic Katie Price and her sap of an ex, Peter Andre, both...
December 01, 2009
What is Holding Up The May Fair's Tea Tray?
Are you thinking what we’re thinking? Because we’re thinking that this is a pretty naughty-looking platter to serve an oh-so-genteel afternoon tea on. We’re not sure exactly what those orange things are meant to be if they’re not splayed legs. Bunny ears? Lopsided peace signs? We can’t really see...
November 25, 2009
Cocktails, Cupcakes, and Carcrash Celebs at the May Fair This Week
Ah The May Fair, how we love your quirky ideas. In-room Nobu, in-house jeans, celebs on tap, and the latest ruse - Cocktails & Cupcakes, which launched this week, and combines two of our favourite things, sugar and booze. For £20, their new take on afternoon tea - set in...
October 30, 2009
The May Fair Was a Hit With the Celebs Last Night
Last night was quite the starfest for the May Fair Hotel last night. 50 Cent was staying there, in between driving round London in a Rolls Royce and racking up £75k bar bills. Footballers Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand were there as well – they produced the film Fiddy...
October 23, 2009
The May Fair Has Private Nobu Dining, But It Will Cost You
Just in case you were worried that its trendy crown might be slipping since Fashion Week ended, the May Fair London has come up with a rather swanky restaurant partnership: getting Nobu to do in-room catering. It’s probably out of the budget for most people – it’s Nobu, for...
October 02, 2009
The May Fair Has A Mystery Gift For Fashionistas
Another six months, another London Fashion Week – in fact, it’s the LFW 25th anniversary. This time, as last, we’re going to be hoping the May Fair Hotel throws up some real celeb sightings over the next few days. Let’s hope that, unlike last time, this round we won’t...
September 18, 2009
The May Fair's Screening Room Gets 3D Capability
Staying at one of the most luxe hotels in London? Particularly the May Fair? Don't forget to pack your sexy blue and red paper glasses next to your Chanel sunnies: the May Fair has become the first hotel in the UK to offer "a 3D private viewing experience." Ohhh...
July 27, 2009
The UK's Best Mojito Is At the May Fair (And Here's the Recipe)
We've kicked off our Summer Cocktails series with not one but two new recipes! Enjoy and @reply us when you're wasted! At a competition in Cuba recently (yes, we're not sure where Cuba comes into play here), the May Fair in London's mixologist Marios Elias presented the May Fair's signature...
June 26, 2009
Lindsay Lohan Skips The May Fair and Heads for Blakes Hotel
When Lindsay Lohan checked into the May Fair hotel for her current stay in London, we felt a bit miffed. Mainly because we’ve had a bit of a downer on the hotel since we read last week that it’s letting superbrat Peaches Geldof stay there for a fraction of...
June 08, 2009
Indulge Mom (And Yourself) at The May Fair London's Spa
If your mom is as special as ours, we've got a suggestion for a way to spoil her on Mother's Day. Pop over to one of London's poshest hotels, the May Fair, and sign yourself and your mum up for a decadent Moroccan Steam Cleansing Ritual.While at first you...
April 14, 2009
Where to Get Your Pink and Drink On for Barbie's 50th Birthday
Hey! Did you know Barbie's turning 50 on Monday, March 9th? Sista is ascending from PYT-status to certified cougarhood — and if she were a real woman, we would strongly urge her to cease dressing like a 21-year-old. But she's not real and she remains eternally hot; her life...
March 06, 2009
Fashion Week Celebs Thin On the Ground at the May Fair
You may not have noticed (we barely have, to be honest) but London Fashion Week is on at the moment. But while the May Fair has been designated the official LFW hotel, it doesn't seem to be blasting the rest of the capital when it comes to celeb stakes....
February 25, 2009
Advertise for the May Fair Hotel on Your Butt
London Denim's "Mayfair" cigarette jeans — shown without the "May Fair" embellishment. We've all got a pair of superfly, confidence-boosting jeans. You know, the same kind of jeans that Ginuwine was singing about in his 2003 smash hit "In Those Jeans." But do your superfly, confidence-boosting jeans have 14-carat gold...
February 20, 2009
London's May Fair Officially Gets to Host the Hotties
It's that time of the year again! The big four international Fashion Weeks are celebrating the fall/winter 2009 collections, and for each city in the main mix--Paris, New York, London, Milan--gets an influx of scene-happy fashionistas on expense accounts. As always, this is big business for the luxe hotels...
February 04, 2009
A Holiday Treat :: The May Fair in London for £145 a Night
Paris Hilton's London Crash Pad£145 a nightIf you want to spend Christmas vacation across the pond, Tablet Hotels has rounded-up a few hotel deals for London.What caught our eye was the pink-licious May Fair Hotel where Paris Hilton recently spent some time. Ok, so that may make you not want...
October 29, 2008
Paris Hilton Might Parade Her BFF's at The May Fair
We wrote yesterday about The May Fair's new YouTube channel, and we watched footage from the general manager's little chitty-chat with Paris Hilton herself. In the vid, she says she would live in London if she could because it's her favorite city in the world (we say: please, by...
October 17, 2008
The May Fair's Youtube Channel is Actually Watchable
In their everlasting, always admirable and at times embarrassing quests to reach out to the "Facebook Generation," hotels often venture onto the interwebs to create blogs and Twitters and what have you. On occasion, we rip on them when they're done poorly -- who wants to read a blog...
October 16, 2008
World Fashion Leaders Reach "Peace Agreement" at May Fair London
Amongst all the other news from these past few weeks, did you happen to catch that a literal Fashion Emergency was issued for London's Fashion Week? Well, London's struggle to keep its brief time in the style spotlight came to a favorable end a few days ago when representatives...
September 22, 2008
London's May Fair Hotel Goes Pink
Confession: some of us over here at HotelChatter love pink. And some of us love it so much that we choose to surround ourselves with it at home, despite its Cher Horowitz-esque, Limited Too-ish qualities. We've always fantasized about decorating our bedrooms exactly like the Schiaparelli Suite at the...
August 20, 2008
TV Set Hotel :: Secret Diary of a Call Girl Filmed at the May Fair in London
Since the U.S. premiere of the British hit Secret Diary of a Call Girl airs tonight, we decided to check out one of the sexy hotels used as a meetup spot for high-class hooker Belle and her upscale clients on the show. Shots of "rooms, the lobby, the main...
June 16, 2008
Like London's May Fair Hotel? Stay A Year!
One of London's fanciest spots, the May Fair Hotel, is still proud of its $140 million renovations a couple of years ago, and it's still getting a regular quota of celebrities passing through the doors. And now it's got a fancy gimmick going with its "Suite Year" deal.It's more...
May 21, 2008
Matt Damon Uses Fairly Unoriginal Fake Name at London Hotel
Matt Damon might want to do some brainstorming about the fake names he uses when he checks into hotels. Some gossip columnist in the UK is reporting that Damon checked into the May Fair Hotel under the name, Arthur Ripley. As in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Granted the character's name...
April 15, 2008
This Leap Year, Ladies Can Utilize the Proposal Butler
To celebrate the tradition of women being "allowed" to propose on February 29th (as it is not recognized by the British legal calendar), London's May Fair Hotel is offering a "Leap Year Proposal Package" encouraging young ladies to take the romantic reins this year. This is very similar to the...
February 12, 2008
Another Reviewer Enjoys Luxury at the May Fair London
While the UK Times reviewer might've enjoyed a stay at the newly refurbished Radisson May Fair Hotel just a couple of months ago, rival paper the Guardian had to have a go this time. And rather than complaining about dry scrambled eggs at breakfast, reviewer Tom Robbins had a small...
March 27, 2007
Breakfast Not So Fair at the May Fair
To us, May Fair means the most expensive property on the British edition of Monopoly. And with this in mind, we'd be expecting big things from the May Fair Hotel in London, especially since we know it's just been given a $140 million renovation after being taken over by Radisson.This...
December 18, 2006
The May Fair London Gets a New $140 Million Look
When hotels renovate we like to be able to see the difference. Throwing $140 million dollars into the project will definitely allow this to happen. As it were, the May Fair of London was already luxurious and glamorous with 406 rooms encompassing priceless history (it first opened in 1927.) But...
October 23, 2006
It is Time for High Tech Hotels to Impress Us
We are crunching the numbers, dotting the i's, and putting together our list of the Best High Tech Hotels in the World. Yes, the Trumpian hyperbole is necessary but that isn't the point. There's been some crazy technological advances in the past six years that we can't imagine living...
October 23, 2006
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