When you discover the door, the welcoming concierge will accompany you to the reception area that’s serenely located two floors up to complete your check-in. There’s a distinct Bond-villain chicness about this hotel. Its corridors are sleek gray and calm-inducingly quiet. It’s also hidden in plain sight on the edge of Mayfair, Park Lane and the expansive park. You’ll find only suites and penthouses at this lofty address, each coming with divine park views or sublime skyline vistas.
There’s an exclusive air as you walk around the seemingly soundproofed spaces, and even the appropriately named Atrium restaurant has a delightful hush, only punctured by the friendly tones of the waitstaff, the strains of a business deal being brokered or a couple enjoying bubbly in celebration.
- Every suite, from quaint studios to three-bedroom, apartment-like arrangements, comes with a well-equipped kitchen for you (or your private chef) to rustle up some hot cuisine while your butler safely stores your recently purchased haute couture.
- The Atrium, with its vaulted conservatory glass roof, serves a delectable champagne afternoon tea. You can also have your scones served in your suite, if that’s more your style.
- Consider the dashing, in-the-know concierge team as a guardian to the best tables, venues and events in London. The crew can also arrange pretty much any request. The London hotel concierges are Les Clefs d’Or certified, so rest assured that their tips and city secret really are just that.
- The expansive terrace of the Mayfair penthouse is the ideal location for making the most of London in summer. There’s ample entertaining space and views of the city rooftops to make Mary Poppins jealous.
- Service is a perfectly polite cocktail of personal touches and familiarity without feeling overbearing or intrusive. Likewise, hotel colleagues maintain an air of discretion and understanding at all times.
- Suites here are often booked out for photo shoots, product launches and luxury events, and it’s little wonder seeing as how the Grosvenor Penthouse alone offers more than 4,800 square feet of space.
- With Marble Arch and Hyde Park just a hop, skip and jump from the hotel, you’re well-placed for the capital’s major outdoor events, from Winter Wonderland and BST British Summertime festival to the famous Proms in the Park classical music concert.
- A fully functioning fitness suite is on hand should you feel the need to finesse your fitness regime. Beauty and wellness treatments can be booked to your suite and yoga mats are available for private practice. Personal trainers and coaches can be arranged on request as well.
- The all-day restaurant menu is a mix of modern British and international favorites, so you can expect everything from eggs royale for breakfast, club sandwiches for lunch and seabass or steaks for dinner, plus the divine afternoon tea.
- The luxury hotel sits on the site of what was once Grosvenor House, a palatial property owned by the Dukes of Westminster that was one of the largest townhouses in London with a magnificent 110-foot-long colonnaded entrance.
