A Capital Idea: Why The Four Seasons Hotel Makes The Ultimate London Escape
The refined Four Seasons London Park Lane is the ideal sanctuary for the cultivated, international jetsetter
Step into your suite and the first thing you see is never-ending green as your windows frame picture-perfect views of Hyde Park. That one reason is enough for checking into Four Seasons London Park Lane. The addition of celebrity chef Yannick Alléno’s French-accented Pavallyon as the in-house restaurant – a much-lauded destination for foodies in its own right – an Eric Parry-designed top floor spa and a prime location at the cusp of Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Piccadilly, seals the deal.
This is one for the sophisticated traveller, which whispers quiet luxury rather than shouts about its accolades. Sure, you’ll find plenty of spots to capture that Insta-moment, from terraces overlooking the royal park to high teas served on porcelain – but it’s the comfortable elegance of this timeless grande dame (the oldest Four Seasons in Europe) that has royals and celebrities duck through its discrete front entrance on Hamilton Place and into the Art Deco marble lobby, again and again.
Additional touches not often found at London hotels include a complimentary car service to ferry you round the corner to 5 Hertford Street or Little House, décor enlivened by black and white photographs from glossy archives, a breakfast that offers shakshuka alongside chia puddings and feather-light patisserie, and a tucked-away Twilight Terrace with rooftop vistas that will remind you why this city continues to entrance.
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From Harper’s Bazaar Arabia’s November 2024 issue
