Sir Jony Ive and Marc Newson to design this year’s Christmas Tree at Claridge’s London

For the seventh year Claridge’s, the 5-star luxury historic hotel at the corner of Brook Street and Davies Street in Mayfair, London, has invited a favourite guest to reinterpret the hotel’s Christmas tree in their own distinctive style. Previous “creators of magic” include Dolce & Gabbana (2013) and florist extraordinaire Kally Ellis founder of McQueens … Read more

Playgrounds for sheikhs and oligarchs: the secret world of ​London’s luxury hotels

With their discreet lobbies and Michelin-starred restaurants, the capital’s high-end hotels have become a new green zone of affluence, where the global super-rich book entire floors to do business away from prying eyes

Walpole x London Craft Week X Fortnum & Mason: a journey to the roots of creativity

Britain’s Walpole, the alliance of over 160 British luxury brands, including Burberry, Harrods, Jimmy Choo, Selfridges, Alexander McQueen and Claridge’s., the inaugural London Craft Week and Walpole member Fortnum & Mason will host a specially curated showcase of 28 luxury craftsmen alumni from Walpole’s Crafted mentoring programme in the iconic London Piccadilly store. London Craft … Read more

2014 Forbes Travel Guide confirming an uptick in investment in the luxury hotel industry

Forbes Travel Guide’s Ratings: Luxury Brands Continue to Shine. Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its 56th list of Star Rating recipients worldwide, including 15 new Five-Star hotels, 16 new Five-Star restaurants and five new Five-Star spas. The total number of Five-Star hotels now numbers 97 worldwide, the most in Forbes Travel Guide’s history. This year’s list … Read more

World’s best restaurant comes to London. A Taste of Noma at Claridge’s

Chef René Redzepi is exporting his acclaimed restaurant Noma to London   Luxury hotel Claridge’s, the iconic London establishment, recruited chef René Redzepi to open a temporary outpost of his famous Noma restaurant, called the best restaurant in the world. Noma has topped the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list for two years running (2010 and … Read more