-BLAKES HOTEL LONDON IS A SEDUCTIVE DESIGN JOURNEY THROUGH
INDIA- CHINA- INDONESIA- THAILAND- CAMBODIA AND ON TO THE
PYRAMIDS- BACK THROUGH ITALY ENDING UP IN THE HEART OF
LONDON. AN ELEGANT- ECLECTIC- ETHNIC PICTURE REFLECTED IN
THE ABUNDANCE AND LUXURY OF ACCESSORIES- FURNITURE AND
ARTIFACTS FOUND ALL OVER THE WORLD BY ANOUSKA HEMPEL HERSELF
OVER THE MANY YEARS OF HER FAR FLUNG TRAVELS.
BLAKES THE FIRST BOUTIQUE HOTEL OF ITS KIND IN LONDON THE
WORLD EVEN EVOKES PAST AND CURRENT INTRIGUES AND DARK
MYSTERIES. THE OPIUM DEN THAT IS THE CHINESE ROOM- SITS IN
SUBTERRANEAN SPLENDOR NEXT TO THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
RESTAURANT. THE ROOM ITSELF THE EPITOME OF DECADENCE AND
COMFORT DEDICATED TO THE LIKES OF CHANEL AND DIETRICH IS THE
PLACE TO BE BEFORE OR AFTER ENJOYING THE DELIGHTS OF AN
EVENING IN LONDON. MARLENE HERSELF IS RUMORED TO APPEAR
UNDER CERTAIN LIGHTS AND INFLUENCES LEANING SEDUCTIVELY ON
THE PIANO. THE BAR IS ALSO HUGELY POPULAR WITH LONDONS
FASHIONABLE IT CROWD WHO REGULARLY POP IN FOR A SHARPENER
BLAKES ROOMS ARE DRAMATIC INTERPRETATIONS OF DEEP- RICH
TONES AND SUBTLE CONTRASTS. THE COMPOSITIONS ARE STARTLING-
LUXURIOUS AND OPERATIC. SOME OF THE MOST ASTONISHING
INTERIORS IN THE WORLD CAN BE FOUND HERE AS COUNTLESS DESIGN
MAGAZINE FEATURES HAVE PROVEN. WHAT MIGHT HAVE EASILY
SLIPPED INTO BEING OVER THE TOP IS SOMEHOW NEITHER TOO
SACCHARINE NOR TOO PRECIOUS. RATHER- THESE INTERIORS ARE
FASCINATING EXERCISES IN DESIGN IMAGINATION- CHOREOGRAPHED
BY THE MASTERLY EYE OF ANOUSKA HEMPEL HERSELF. RIGHT DOWN TO
THE SMALLEST SCALE OF CAREFULLY PLACED ACCESSORIES OR
CUSHIONS- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OBJECTS AND BETWEEN FORMS
AND FIELDS IS STUDIED AND CAREFULLY RESOLVED.
AROUND EACH CORNER THERE IS A SURPRISE AND THE CHANCE TO
DISCOVER MORE OF THE MYSTERY AND MAGIC THAT HAS BEEN CREATED
HERE. IF THE TERM DESIGN HOTEL MEANS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND
THE ENTIRE AESTHETIC EXPERIENCE THEN BLAKES LONDON VERITABLY
DESERVES THAT TITLE.
Room Types:
Driving Directions:
-LHR- LONDON HEATHROW- 16 MI E FOR SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS CONTACT HOTEL DIRECTLY. - CAR RENTAL AGENCIES AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN AIRPORT ALAMO-AVIS-BUDGET-DOLLAR-ENTERPRISE-EUROPCAR-HERTZ-NATIONAL- SIXT-THRIFTY
Room Types:
Driving Directions:
-LHR- LONDON HEATHROW- 16 MI E FOR SPECIFIC DIRECTIONS CONTACT HOTEL DIRECTLY. - CAR RENTAL AGENCIES AVAILABLE AT THE MAIN AIRPORT ALAMO-AVIS-BUDGET-DOLLAR-ENTERPRISE-EUROPCAR-HERTZ-NATIONAL- SIXT-THRIFTY
- Hotel Parking - Surcharge\Valet Wake Up Service
- Currency Exchange Children Stay Free - Under 15 years old
- Shoe Shine Dry Cleaning Service
- Bar/Lounge Restaurant(s) - In hotel
- Banquet Facilities Fitness Equipment
- Safe-Deposit Box - Front desk Airport Transportation - Surcharge
- Conference Room(s) Babysitting or child care
- Meeting room (small groups) - Small groups Garden - 24 Hours
- Concierge desk - Desk\Services Massage-treatment room
- Business services Parking (secure) - Wireless\Surcharge
- Comp newspapers in lobby - Comp in lobby Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- BUCKINGHAM PALACE . . . . . . . . . 1.0 MI /1.6 KM - GTW- GATWICK AIRPORT . . . . . . . .60.0 MI /96.6 KM - HARRODS DEPARTMENT STORE . . . . . .1.0 MI /1.6 KM - LHR- LONDON HEATHROW . . . . . . . .16.0 MI /25.7 KM - LON- LONDON . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.0 MI /0.0 KM - SLOANE STREET . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 MI /1.6 KM - VICTORIA ALBERT MUSEUM . . . . . . .1.0 MI /1.6 KM - VICTORIA STATION . . . . . . . . . .1.0 MI /1.6 KM - WATERLOO STATION . . . . . . . . . .2.0 MI /3.2 KM
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London Hotels - BLAKES HOTEL
33 ROLAND GARDENS
London,
SW7 3PF
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