| Considered the crown jewel among London hotels, | | | | hotel. |
| the Savoy has always combined impeccable service | | | | Virtually unheard of - even among the crème |
| with top of the line conveniences and breathtaking | | | | de la crème of UK accommodation - will be |
| elegance. Over time it housed more than its fair | | | | the royal suite that measures a staggering 3,350 |
| share of famous personalities. Claude Monet took his | | | | square feet. 58 suites face the River Thames, and |
| views from the River Thames as inspiration for some | | | | guests following in the footsteps of Monet may |
| of his artwork, while Oscar Wilde lent it an air of | | | | fancy themselves as artists and try their own hands |
| infamy during his trial. Charlie Chaplin, Laurence Olivier, | | | | at capturing the views. The other rooms and suites |
| Dame Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton also | | | | will be no less luxurious and magnificent, even if they |
| enjoyed the hospitality of this venue, and the list of | | | | do lack a view of the Thames. Nevertheless, glass |
| crowned or merely adored heads that rested on its | | | | and steel will have a place in this most famous of |
| pillows goes on. | | | | hotels. London visitors on holiday may enjoy the ultra |
| A staple in central London's Westminster, the hotel | | | | modern fitness area that is enclosed with glass and |
| proudly lived up to its five stars reputation. Not | | | | encompasses a pool, top notch spa, and of course a |
| surprisingly, there were quite a few naysayers | | | | gym. |
| speaking out when the Savoy closed its doors in | | | | There is another angle that is sure to cement the |
| December of 2007 for what would be a far-reaching | | | | Savoy's position as reigning mightily among the hotels |
| renovation of the property. At this point in time, the | | | | in London residents and visitors alike consider being |
| anticipated date for the Savoy's reopening is the | | | | the ultimate in guest relations and services: it is going |
| spring of 2010, and already there is some | | | | green. As a matter of fact, the remodel aims at |
| anxiousness over the supposed modernizations that | | | | making the Savoy the London hotel that is the most |
| are being rumoured. Speculators did wonder if the | | | | environmentally aware while at the same time |
| hotel would do away with its Edwardian and Art | | | | offering definitive luxury accommodation and |
| Deco schemes in favour of stark or perhaps | | | | services. Some of the measures that will make the |
| minimalist décor. | | | | Savoy stand out are the top of the line recycling |
| Of course, with a £100 million budget, there is | | | | program that spans all aspects of the operation, as |
| a good chance that this London Hotel will revive the | | | | well as the install of energy and water saving |
| architecture and décor of its heyday. The | | | | features. |
| Savoy issued a response to this worry, and it | | | | The grand reopening is sure to be a smashing |
| assured those in fear of losing the incomparable style | | | | success, and tourists lucky enough to be on break in |
| that the Art Deco and Edwardian design blend would | | | | London at that time will do well to check it out, as |
| continue to be the lead motif in the redesign of the | | | | once again the Savoy is making history. |