The Savoy London
From the hotel:
The Savoy, A Fairmont Managed Hotel, will reopen its doors on Sunday 10th October 2010. One of this year’s most eagerly anticipated openings, The Savoy has been undergoing the most ambitious restoration in British history. The hotel closed in December 2007 for a restoration that encompasses the entire building from the iconic entrance and the American Bar to Savoy Grill and the 268 guestrooms and suites.
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Hotel Coverage: The Savoy London
Kaspar Tells No Seafood Secrets From The Savoy London. Get It?
The Savoy in London, managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, is launching its new Art Deco restaurant concept on Thursday, May 2: Kaspar's Seafood Bar & Grill. By naming it Kaspar’s the hotel is keeping alive one of its most celebrated (and superstitious) guests. Here’s the story: In 1898,...
April 12, 2013
Kate Hudson Unapologetically Dances and Smokes on The Savoy's Furniture
Actress Party animal Kate Hudson literally had all eyes on her during a post-Brit Awards party at The Savoy in London earlier this week. The kind of shindig where regular hotel guests get shooed away to make room for A-listers, who then make a show of their A-lister-ness by doing...
February 22, 2013
How to Say Goodbye to The Olympics at These Hotels
It's hard to believe after so much hype (and so many new hotel openings) that the 2012 Summer Olympics in London are coming to an end. If you didn't get the chance to celebrate these past two weeks at these hotels, never fear, there's still time to show your...
August 10, 2012
Drinking Required A Paper Bag On The Savoy's Prohibition Night
January 17 1920 might not be one of those dates that’s rammed into your memory, possibly because most people like drinking and prefer to forget the bad times – but anyway, it’s the date that the Prohibition 18th Amendment was ratified. And while a 92nd anniversary may be an...
January 19, 2012
How's This For A Hotel Perk? The Savoy's Guests Can Record Music At Abbey Road
OK, so this news won't be really that exciting if you're a) a former Beatle, or b) indifferent to rock 'n roll. Since that rules out pretty much no one, come get excited with us about an announcement from London's The Savoy that their in-house design team will be heading...
January 17, 2012
Every Party Needs A Pooper, That's Why We Invited You, Russell Brand, To the Savoy
Celebrating New Year's Eve as a newly single man, Russell Brand wasn't exactly his usual cheery self as he struggled to come to terms with his divorce, alone in London. The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star attempted to get as far away as possible from ex-wife Katy Perry—over 5,000 miles, to...
January 03, 2012
How Monet Helped The Savoy Get Its Groove Back
Art aficionados staying at London's historic Savoy hotel have been experiencing a short lived treat this week: Monet's "Waterloo Bridge," sketched from Room 618, was recently returned to the Savoy over 100 years after it was first drawn. The room offers prime panoramic views of the Thames River, and...
December 16, 2011
Rihanna Floods The Savoy London (Rockstar), Apologizes (Not So Rockstar)
No, you wouldn't want it dripping here So we already know that The Savoy London does an unexpected line in ironing boards, but we hope they also have plenty of umbrella-ella-ellas - because its latest celeb guest has apparently been setting the place awash. No, not Matt Goss, 80s boyband...
November 28, 2011
Where Does London's Tea Poet Go for Afternoon Tea?
Tea at The Savoy There's no shortage of places to sit down for a prim and proper session of high tea in London, the city that's all but perfected the art of pinky-up drinking and snacking on miniature sized cakes. Travelers can consult any number of resources for suggestions on...
November 10, 2011
Is This The Kind Of Ironing Board You Expect At The Savoy?
What happens when you check into the Savoy and realize your posh Savoy-friendly clothes need ironing? Well, if you’re most Savoy guests, you probably call down to reception and ask for some kind of butler service. But that didn’t occur to friends of ours who checked in last month...
November 10, 2011
The Savoy Looks As Fly From Above As It Does From Below
Now here’s a view we’d really love to entertain from our hotel window – you don’t get much more iconic than this. It is, if you hadn’t recognized it, looking down on the entrance of The Savoy London. We took it from room 649, where our friends were staying....
October 31, 2011
Fairmont's Green Lanterns Use Their Eco-Superpowers to Save the Planet
We've got a whole gang of superheroes coming this summer, including Thor, Green Lantern, Captain America and the X-Men, who will undoubtedly save the world with their super-human strength and special powers. Fairmont is unleashing its own team of green superheroes who will save the planet too, but through...
June 08, 2011
You'll Need Hot Feet To Hot Foot It To The Savoy Bar
To assure entry into the bar, you may like to dress up like the bartenders It’s a familiar story: anticipation breeds anticlimax. And so it’s beginning to seem with the Savoy London. We waited years, literally, for it to reopen refurbished and beautiful. We crowned it the best hotel...
May 09, 2011
Paul Smith Does London Fashion Week at the Savoy
Not very Paul Smith London Fashion Week is on, and while the much buzzed about Burberry show is leading headlines, we're more interested in Paul Smith's choice of venue for his F/W collection: The Savoy. The iconic Fairmont property reopened this October after a nearly three-year renovation, a theme of...
February 22, 2011
Best Hotel Renovation: The Savoy London
It's what you've been waiting all year for--The 2010 HotelChatter Awards! We'll be bringing you the best and worst of the year all day today and part of tomorrow. Agree or disagree with our picks? Air your thoughts in comments below.We always love a good hotel renovation but there's...
December 30, 2010
Where to Stay in London for The Royal Wedding (But Hurry, Book Now)
UPDATE: The Athaneuam London is disputing the report that their prices are double the usual rate. Instead, the hotel told us they are quoting folks at £500 a night for the Royal Wedding weekend. However, their website is still not showing any availability for that weekend. London hotels were...
December 06, 2010
How Was The Savoy Hotel's Reopening Event? Well, It Was a Perfect 10
At 10:10am on 10.10.10 after three long years, The Savoy London threw open its shiny new doors and HotelChatter just happened to be in the front row!The hotel's first guest was a bit of a publicity stunt--it was Stephen Fry, English actor, comedian and The Savoy's "blogger-in-residence"--but the hotel...
October 11, 2010
At Long Last, The Savoy London Will Open This Weekend
The day that we have been waiting for a 100 years has finally arrived--10.10.10. And the day that we have been waiting for what feels like a 100 years is also here--the reopening of The Savoy London.London can barely contain itself as it awaits the reopening of the iconic...
October 08, 2010
Opening Rates For The Savoy Are £485 (When It's Not Sold Out)
A one bedroom suite (butler not shown) The time has finally come and the Savoy is about to reopen after its three year refurbishment. We’re very excited at HotelChatter, and it seems we’re not the only ones, because we just checked availability and the hotel is sold out for...
October 01, 2010
The Savoy London Will Have Free WiFi, Thanks to Fairmont's Presidents Club
Free WiFi in London is always tricky to find and we've been keeping tabs on the places that do have it free for their hotel guests here. Yet with so many hotels opening in London in the coming months and years, we can only hope that our list will...
September 17, 2010
The Savoy Has Opened Rezzies For 10.10.10
A Savoy Deluxe Room. Nice! (Apart from the death lilies) Not that we’re obsessed with London today or anything, but in other London hotel news, the Savoy has announced today that it has opened reservations for its relaunch on 10 October. 61 days to go! To celebrate the opening...
August 10, 2010
A Sneak Peek at The Savoy London's River View Suite
We've already set our countdown clocks for 10.10.10 when The Savoy in London will finally reopen. But today, we've got a special treat--a photo of one of the 38 newly redone River Suites overlooking the Thames. As you can see, The Savoy is sticking with a traditional look in...
July 06, 2010
The Savoy London Will Re-Open on 10.10.10 at £350 a Night
How about that? The Savoy London has finally picked a re-opening date after undergoing extensive top-to-bottom renovations for three years. But not just any date. No, the hotel will re-open on Sunday, October 10, 2010 which is read as 10.10.10.On that special day, the hotel will unveil its new...
June 17, 2010
The Savoy Goes Back to Basics With Art Deco Decor and a Winter Garden
What the new glass dome and winter garden should look like. Can’t wait to see the real thing The Savoy has been under renovation for so long now that we’ve kind of forgotten what it ever looked like. But thanks to Londonhotelsinsight.com, which has just got the scoop on...
April 05, 2010
The Savoy in London is Looking at a September Opening
The Savoy in London has been undergoing extensive renovations for over two years and being such an iconic hotel in town, folks are getting antsy as to when this place will re-open. Back in November, the hotel finally shed its scaffolding and just last month, we learned that the...
March 05, 2010
2010 is Going to Be a Big Year (Hopefully) for Fairmont Hotels
We admit. We've been obsessing a bit too much over the W Hotels and New York hotels that will (or will not) open in 2010. But lest you think we are prejudiced, we are actually keeping notes on the hottest hotels to open in 2010, around the world. (We'll...
January 19, 2010
The Savoy Sheds its Scaffolding, On Track For Reopening?
Here’s an early Christmas present that just got opened for those of us in London – the Savoy just got deswathed of its scaffolding. Last time we went by the front entrance, a couple of weeks ago, all we could make out were the signs for Legally Blonde: The...
November 30, 2009
The Savoy Will Finally Reopen In April Or May Next Year
If it seems like years since The Savoy closed its doors for its £100m restoration, that’s because it, um, is. It closed in December 2007, and was supposed to reopen 16 months later, but of course, 16 months in hotel speak is double the length of normal human time....
November 04, 2009
Will London's Savoy Become An Orphan?
It hasn't even started accepting its first post-renovation guests yet, but London's grand Savoy may already be in trouble. The 120-year-old hotel is currently nearing the end of a £100m refurbishment; its doors were on track to reopen after 18 months at the end of the summer. Except now...
April 20, 2009
The Savoy London's Most Famous Guest is a Cat
London's iconic Hotel Savoy may be under renovation until May 2009, but that doesn't mean the stories of its legendary past must be put on hold. Since the hotel's opening in 1889, it has served as more than just a temporary home, but as inspiration, to many luminaries including...
January 02, 2009
Hotel Renovations Update: London Savoy Hotel
We've been waiting for an update on the famous Savoy in London, which now belongs to the Fairmont Group who are sinking loads of cash into the place. They closed up back in December and auctioned off most of the furniture, ready to make way for the new look.Until...
May 23, 2008
The Savoy London Closes Its Doors For a Facelift
Perhaps the most famous of all the hotels in London, the The Savoy, a Fairmont Hotel, closed its doors for 16 months on Saturday to undergo some major renovations.Folks flocked to the hotel over the weekend to sip their last martinis at the bar and nibble on some cucumber...
December 18, 2007
London Hotels Renovations Update: The Savoy To Close in December
Just a bit ago, we looked at what was happening renovations-wise with LA hotels and now we learn across the pond the famous Savoy Hotel is also closing for massive renovations.After months of speculation, London's Savoy hotel has confirmed it is to close in December for 16 months to...
May 15, 2007
The Savoy's Clever Canadian Owners
Those Brits can be quite settled in their ways. A writer for the London Times is still not used to the idea that the Savoy Hotel was sold to Fairmont of Canada, and apparently still grieves for the loss of the "beloved meat trolley". On a mission to find out...
August 16, 2006
A Room With Monet's View
Monet's Thame's skyline series was inspired by the view from his room at the Savoy. In total, the impressionist master painted over 70 canvases while visiting London between 1899 and 1901; always staying in fifth or sixth-floor rooms. (Rooms with a view above the tree line comes in handy...
March 27, 2006
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