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What Would Jimi Think of The Cumberland's New Thanatouristic Hendrix Suite?

Where: Great Cumberland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1H 7DL

Tasteful

The new Jimi Hendrix suite at the Cumberland Hotel sounds nice, doesn’t it? And it’s a good time to unveil it, with the 40th anniversary of his death, right?

Erm, maybe not, as our favorite mailout Popbitch pointed out this morning. Given that Hendrix died in a hotel (the Samarkand, not the Cumberland – he just used to live in the Cumberland) – it’s actually a little bit distasteful, no?

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Could Barry Sternlicht's Hotel Dreams Be Resurrected in London?

Where: Great Cumberland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1H 7DL

The London Hotel Scene is sooo hot right now what with a W Hotel, a Tune Hotel, a Thompson Hotel, an Aloft Hotel, a Heliport Hotel and the reopening of The Savoy all happening within the next year. But the scene may get even hotter.

Bloomberg News reports today that the Royal Bank of Scotland sold The Cumberland Hotel on Great Cumberland Place to London & Regional Properties Ltd. and Starwood Capital Group LLC aka Barry Sternlicht's hotel group.

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Instead Of An Egg, The Cumberland Hotel Gives You Easter At Half Price

Where: Great Cumberland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1H 7DL

Easter in London for half price? Yes please. Guoman Hotels are being quite proactive about getting bums on quilts at the moment, and their latest fad is the simply named 50 percent off this Easter deal.

Expect exactly what the title suggests – half price rooms over the Easter period, with no pesky minimum stay or anything like that.

The only snag? Three of the four hotels have already sold out of availability for the package, but The Cumberland still has room.

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