Café Royal Hotel to open in Summer 2012 as a member of The Set
Over the last three years, the Café Royal has undergone its third architectural reincarnation at the hands of David Chipperfield Architects and Donald Insall Associates.
The comprehensive works have sensitively restored the listed interiors dating from the 1860s and 1930s whilst simultaneously creating a visually stunning 159 room luxury hotel and spa.
Located at 68 Regent Street, the Café Royal has, since its opening in 1865, been geographically, socially and intellectually pivotal to London life. In keeping with this role, when the Café Royal re-opens as a hotel in June 2012, it will offer a diverse selection of restaurants, cafés and bars, from the exquisitely restored Grill Room (of which Wilde, Shaw and Kipling, Elizabeth Taylor, Winston Churchill and Princess Diana were all patrons) to the buzzing Domino Room.
The 159 new rooms and suites, offerunderstated use of exceptional natural materials and obsessive attention to detail creating a timeless sense of mid-century glamour. There are five vast suites of historical significance, restored with the help of Donald Insall Associates, to provide a window onto the Café Royal’s past whilst also offering state of the art amenities.
An expansive Holistic Wellbeing Centre featuring a huge pool will also feature.
The Set is a collection of luxury, contemporary hotels which also includes
Conservatorium Hotel Amsterdam, and the Hotel Lutetia Paris, scheduled to re-open in the coming years, after a comprehensive refurbishment program.
