London hotel The Berkeley: interiors decorated in the spirit of the elegant blending of Art Deco and French retro with a touch of English sentimentality

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Text: Zarina Dzgoeva

Magazine: N10 (99) 2005

In London, the most fashionable shops, the most interesting design, the most popular bars and restaurants and, as a result, the most star audience. Hotel The Berkeley is consistent with the fashionable glory of London. First of all, it’s close to everything else, and secondly, there are several fashionable places in it The English, as you know, have several weaknesses (they are also traditional values): English gardens, English football clubs, the English monarchy and, of course, English tea. If you come to London, do not drink a cup of English tea just a bad taste. True, it must be done in a fashionable place, such as the Caramel Room of The Berkeley Hotel in London. In addition to tea, trendy desserts are served here, and trendy in the literal sense of the word - for example, you can order a cake in the form of a dress from Oscar de la Renta or in the form of a leg with a shoe from Manolo Blahnik. Perhaps, after five-o’clock tea in the Caramel Room, you will want to linger at The Berkeley - do not deny yourself this natural desire. At your disposal 214 rooms. The interiors are decorated in the spirit of the elegant blending of Art Deco and French retro with a touch of English sentimentality. The most luxurious rooms - the Conservatory Suite category - with a sauna, panoramic windows in the living room and a private roof terrace with stunning views of Hyde Park. However, Standard Room rooms here can hardly be called standard: they are all different, as if in a real house, where each room has its own face. Modern comfort in this hotel coexists with an old-fashioned, almost homely atmosphere, and this is not surprising. After all, the British are so sensitive to their past. The first The Berkeley was built at the end of the 19th century at the intersection of Piccadilly and Berkeley streets, after the name of the latter, the hotel received its name. In the late 1960s, it was decided to build a new, more modern building for the hotel in the upscale Knightsbridge neighborhood, next to Hyde Park. There was enough land for construction here, but since the new hotel was conceived as the heir to the old The Berkeley, it was made small, retaining its intimate chamber atmosphere. After leaving the cozy room, you should dine in one of the restaurants of the hotel. For lovers of French cuisine, the Michelin-star Petrus owner Marcus Varein will be more suitable. Designer David Collins designed the interior, using all the shades of expensive wine in his palette. The fact is that the restaurant was named after Chateau Petrus, the famous wine from Bordeaux. Connoisseurs of the informal atmosphere will like Gordon Ramsey's “Samshitovy Cafe”. Country-style plentiful kitchen, cast-iron utensils, bouquets of greenery on the tables. Gwyneth Paltrow, who lives nearby, and the London Russians, led by the notorious Roman Abramovich, are visiting here. The next item mandatory tour program - "Blue Bar". Lilac-blue walls and upholstery of cozy armchairs, white onyx bar, black crocodile floor - this place seems truly magical ... It may also happen that you simply do not have enough table. Do not forget, you are in the most fashionable hotel of the most fashionable city in the world.The Berkeley Hotel Flight: The cost of the flight Moscow - London is about $ 400.Weather: the average temperature in December is about + 10 ... + 12 ° С.Accommodation: from £ 250 per day.Entertainment: How to have fun in London, and even if you live near Hyde Park and Harrods? The question is rhetorical.Back