Rivalries rage as a bevy of new ultra-luxury hotels challenge the UK’s old guard.
Brits may be reserved, but the best hotels of London built their reps on boldface names.
Princess Diana lounged at the Langham. Edward VII, Charles de Gaulle and Princess Grace of Monaco canoodled at the Connaught — though not all together! However, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy Pop glammed it up à trois at the Dorchester. The Peninsula London brings a rare, new-construction luxury hotel to market. But can a fresh five-star hotel teach old dogs new tricks?Known for its grande dame Hong Kong flagship, a new Peninsula doesn’t open every day. But this was a big year for the 157-year old Asia-centric brand.
Named for the airfield and historic car racetrack, now a motoring and aviation museum, Archer Humphryes architects whooped it up in honoring British aviation and automotive history: a 50-foot long model of the Concorde hangs near a real British Vickers airplane wing; and guests are whisked from Brooklands’ dedicated ground-floor lobby, where an actual Concorde nose hangs above a 1926 world speed record-setting Napier Railton, in elevators emulating hot air balloon baskets whisk diners to the...
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