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45 Park Lane is Now Open, Complete with Custom Bath Menu

Where: 45 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1PN

45 Park Lane has finally, formally opened its swanky, $567 per night doors in West London, with many a bell and whistle accompanying its Mayfair debut. With a mere 45 rooms (clever coincidence, eh?), the hotel is relatively modest in size but decidedly immodest by way of luxuries: bespoke furniture, Bang & Olfusen televisions, views of Hyde Park, marble baths, a Media Room available for private hire, and a custom, to-order Bath Menu are just a few perks up for offer. And a partridge in a pear tree.

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45 Park Lane is Delayed Until Summer But Might Be Worth The Wait

Where: 45 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1PN

Ok bad news first:45 Park Lane is now set to open in Summer 2011. But it's hard to be too sad especially when we see what they have in store.

Interior designer Thierry Despont plans to make the 45-room hotel look more like a private residence, a trend which seems to be taking off with London hotels.

Inside a grand staircase will take centre stage leading up to Bar 45, the hotel's library and a private screening room. The rooms will all have views over Hyde Park, mirrors with integrated TVs, Blu Ray players and Bang & Olufsen entertainment systems. The Penthouse will feature a large terrace with views over London, ideal for impressing the ladies.

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Wolfgang Puck to Open CUT Inside London's 45 Park Lane

Where: 45 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1PN

CUT in Vegas

We've been so busy tallying up the London Hotel Openings, that we've nearly lost sight of what's actually going inside the hotels. But thankfully, 45 Park Lane has righted us again with their announcement that Wolfgang Puck will open his successful steak restaurant, CUT inside the hotel later this spring.

The first CUT opened at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire and was instantly frequented by A-list celebs (TomKat, etc.) That was followed by CUT at The Palazzo in Las Vegas. But even more special for the hotel, aside from having a guaranteed celeb nosh spot, is that this will be Wolfgang's first restaurant in Europe.

It's kinda hard to believe that's never been done before, given how prolific Wolfgang Puck is in America--from LA to Vegas and even on-the-go airport food. Nevertheless, when CUT opens here's a bit on what to expect:

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London's 45 Park Lane Will Now Open in early 2011

Where: 45 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1PN

The Dorchester Collection has been on a roll lately, having recently opened up their country hotel, Coworth Park in so we guess we can forgive them for the slight delay on their next hotel, 45 Park Lane.

The London hotel was set to open at that Park Lane address inside the old Playboy Club in late 2010 but looking at the hotel's website today we see that's been moved to early 2011.

The hotel will still have the 45 guestrooms and a large penthouse suite as planned and Thierry Despont has been tasked with the hotel's architecture and design which is set to be modern with an intimate club-like feel. But there's another little twist.

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The Dorchester Collection Is Branching Out...To The Playboy Club

Where: 45 Park Lane, London, United Kingdom, W1K 1PN

The Dorchester. Playboy. Not two words you’d normally associate together, but all this is about to change.

Not that the Dorchester Collection is saucing up its image – it’s merely being inclusive as it branches out. Turns out that the site for its next London hotel, 45 Park Lane, is what used to be the London outpost of the Playboy Club.

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