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1 Suffolk Place
London
England
SW1Y 4BP
Tel: 44 20 7470 4000
Firmdale's latest London hotel is a design standout. The graceful building by John Nash—architect of the Theatre Royal Haymarket, next door—has its entrance on quiet Suffolk Place. Modern British art juxtaposed with a palette of cheerful hues creates the spectacular public spaces: There's a sumptuous library with an honor bar, where you can play chess in front of the fire. In the adjoining "shooting gallery," lights hanging from swags of bunched silk glow against gray-green Zuber wallpaper. A 60-foot-long pool gleams below twinkling ceiling lights and a wall-mounted installation. Most of the bathrooms in the 51 well-appointed rooms have both a large shower and a cast-iron tub. The brasserie-style Brumus draws a pre-theater crowd.
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