Hot List Hotels 2007
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When you enter the lobby—gleaming with chandeliers of cascading Swarovski crystals, opulent with plump red velvet ottomans, and subtly fragrant with elegant floral displays—it becomes clear that the InterContinental London Park Lane's $157 million renovation has not been an extreme makeover. The hotel is evidently too confident of itself and its loyal clientele to have abandoned the classic hallmarks of luxury for modernist fads. The snug rooms remain classically furnished, with fresh chintz and Bang & Olufsen sound systems that also extend to the bathrooms. The walls are hung with art commissioned to evoke the local culture, tacitly reminding you that Buckingham Palace is practically next door. The buzzy new restaurant, Theo Randall at the InterContinental, serves stylish interpretations of regional Italian food; for more casual nosh, Cookbook Café deliciously reinvents familiar British and American standbys. A new spa, run in partnership with Elemis, will open later this month, and for suite occupants and those willing to pay a $160 premium, the renovated Club Lounge offers wide vistas of London's swankiest boroughs.
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