What a tower! What a view! What a good way to witness London looming massive!
Park Tower Knightsbridge is fantastically positioned. It’s tucked away off the primary street however splendidly near Harrods, London’s world-famous luxurious retailer. Harvey Nichols, Princess Diana’s favourite retailer, is even nearer … it’s actually simply exterior. After which there’s Hyde Park, London’s foremost retreat of greenery, throughout the street. And South Kensington’s array of museums is barely a brief stroll away.
This distinctive and iconic hovering round tower was opened 50 years in the past by Prime Minister Edward Heath and is a part of the Luxurious Assortment Lodges group.
On getting into the spacious, marble-floored lobby, I loved the fantastic decor inside. So recent and so mild. For hanging from its oval coffered ceiling is a spectacular crystal and porcelain chandelier. And the wall behind the reception options sculptural reliefs of Hyde Park’s rose backyard.
Within the next-door room known as Knightsbridge Lounge, there are luxurious silk wall coverings which might be hand-painted and embroidered with magnolia bushes. That is the center of the lodge which is graced by an enormous imposing and spectacular tear-dropped chandelier. Effulgent and luxurious. It’s right here that Afternoon Tea is served each day. It’s all very elegant and complex. Classical music escorted me alongside the smooth celadon carpet and up the spiralling staircase permitting me to cease and take all the pieces in. So necessary and such a restful and timeless really feel in defiance of the pressures of metropolis life.
As for the rooms, it’s all concerning the view. There are 271 of them with a beginning charge of 450 US {dollars}. There are the cheaper Basic rooms that take up the decrease ranges of the lodge. The costlier rooms climb additionally in top with the Govt and Panoramic Suites on flooring 8-16. All of it culminates with the Penthouse Suites on the seventeenth flooring with probably the most sweeping of all views of Hyde Park and London’s skyline. It was really mesmeric as I recognized iconic landmarks from St. Paul’s to Massive Ben, from the Palaces of Westminster to more moderen buildings comparable to The Shard.
My penthouse suite was splendidly mild and proper on the prime, on the seventeenth flooring. It had a inventive use of shapes and angles and had aesthetically pleasing finishes. There have been handcrafted furnishings and examples of contemporary refinement all through. The furnishings had been of lacquer panelled rosewood. It was like being on a yacht. The pure tones harmonised with the bushes of Hyde Park exterior. The autumnal colors additionally blended with London’s falling leaves. From the seventeenth flooring, lording all of it from above, I appeared down upon the unseen rooftops of London’s sensible neighbourhoods beneath. I beloved my deep soaking tub with its pillows in my smooth marble toilet with Le Chemin By Byredo merchandise.
As for the lodge’s restaurant: it’s a part of the cosy Hyde Bar. With its wooden panelling and leather-based chairs, it’s slightly like an old-school members membership. This provides all of it a refreshingly low-key vibe. From my desk in my cozy nook, I chosen from the broad menu. There’s a brasserie-style ingredient, with membership sandwiches and a wagyu beef burger. All had been served with tremendous beneficiant assist. Earlier than starters, there are superbly cooked Bar Bites. I selected some charcoal-grilled salmon kebabs that assuaged my starvation. And I beloved my Wagyu beefburger. It’s all the craze about this new beef. Generally nonetheless it’s the outdated favourites that make for the very best dessert and what higher, and extra indulgent, than the Basic Tiramisu gateau with mascarpone and low.
Breakfast was on the primary flooring in The Trianon (which means the ‘third room’) with its earthy colors and crescent form. The ground-to-ceiling home windows opened invitingly out onto a terrace that featured a captivating herb backyard comprising rosemary, thyme, sage, and basil, all of which the chef repeatedly makes use of within the kitchen. Right here I appeared proper over Lowndes Sq. which is quintessential Belgravia, London’s grandest, poshest residential district together with Mayfair.
These looking for train earlier than or after their meal can make the most of the basement fitness center or, for recent air, the delights of Hyde Park bang reverse. The lodge is very wanted by a Center Jap clientele and, although not notably child-friendly, is a central lodge that exudes complete and tasteful luxurious.
