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

December 25, 2019October 6, 2015 by Editorial Team

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

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