The Beaumont, London’s newest hotel, officially opens its doors today, September 29, 2014. The first hotel project from Chris Corbin and Jeremy King – the restaurateurs behind The Wolseley and The Delaunay – the 73-room Beaumont is located in the city’s Mayfair district, and will feature a traditional American-style grill, residents’ lounge, a full service spa, and a towering ‘inhabitable sculpture’ by artist, Antony Gormley, which protrudes from the building’s façade.
The hotel, which overlooks Brown Hart Gardens, is in an original Art Deco building, designed by Wimperis & Simpson and built in 1926 as a garage. The interiors have been fully-restored. The lobby’s cherry wood walls will be accented by bronze detailing and a striking black and white floor that harkens back to the building’s heyday.
Perhaps the most notable of The Beaumont’s accommodations is ROOM. Designed to be a quiet, uninterrupted retreat, it is furnished only by a single white linen bed and can easily be taken to total darkness by closing the shutters on the one overhead window. The walls of ROOM are made of fumed oak planks that come together at exposed joints to create built-in ledges and nooks for seating.
Throughout the hotel, each guestroom will feature large walk-in showers, heated bathroom floors, and bath amenities from D.R. Harris –chemists to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and recipients of the Royal Warrant from Her Majesty the Queen.
Adding to their roster of notable London eateries, Corbin & King will also present a variety of on-property dining destinations including The American Bar and The Colony Grill Room as well as an exclusive residents’ lounge, private dining space and a daily assortment of snacks and beverages in the lobby.
The Colony Grill Room will be the centerpiece of The Beaumont’s culinary offerings with a menu inspired by the traditional grill rooms of London and New York.
Specializing in bourbons and whiskies, The American Bar will feature a classic menu of simple, straightforward cocktails. Surrounded by black and white photographs of bygone eras, guests in The American Bar will dine on dishes such as a Fried Shrimp Po’ Boy or Chicken Pot Pie.
For private gatherings, The Lotos Room can accommodate up to 16 guests for boardroom-style meetings or 48 guests for a sophisticated social affair. Spa Inspired by the Turkish Baths found in quintessential British and American health clubs, The Beaumont’s Hammam and Spa will feature an indoor plunge pool, sauna and steam rooms, a heated marble relaxation slab, and an ice bar. In each of the spa’s two treatment rooms, guests will enjoy treatments such as ‘barefaced facials,’ beauty services, massage sessions, and a traditional hammam experience with exfoliation, a clay wrap, and an Argan oil massage.
The Beaumont, www.thebeaumont.com