London Hotels

The Savoy, the 121-year-old London hotel that’s hosted Elizabeth Taylor and Claude Monet , may add to strains on the city’s luxury guesthouses when it reopens in April following British hospitality’s most expensive renovation. After last year’s collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. sparked a slump in business travel, the belated and over-budget completion of the London Savoy’s makeover will put 268 luxury rooms into a market suffering a dearth of bankers and corporate guests. Even with the Savoy shut, revenue at London’s upscale hotels this year has declined the most since the SARS outbreak in 2003, according to STR Global, which tracks the industry.

Luxury hotel operator Firmdale quickened the pace of London Soho's redevelopment today with a deal to build a luxury 60 million pound property on the site of Ham Yard, a former World War II bomb site. Tim and Kit Kemp already run six London hotels, including top London Hotel the Soho Hotel in nearby Richmond Mews. They have funded the £30 million purchase and £60 million redevelopment of the three quarters of an acre site by the sale and leaseback of two hotels: the Knightsbridge hotel and Number 16 in Kensington.

Those staying in London Hotels this November will have the chance to enjoy everything from Chinese acrobats to British military bands at the annual Lord Mayor's show. Taking place on November 14th, the event has a history dating back to 1215 and sees the newly elected mayor make his way through the city of London to pledge allegiance to the crown at the Royal Courts of Justice. Several local organisations will also be participating in the event, such as Streetwise Opera - a group which aims to boost the self-esteem and confidence of homeless people though singing and drama.

Girl Power was in the air last night as Geri Halliwell led an impromptu Spice Girls reunion in Central London . Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton were in high spirits as they joined Ginger Spice over dinner at the Palm restaurant in London's Knightsbridge, before heading to Mayfair Hotel for more refreshments. But there was one noticeable absence from the party - the fifth member of the former group, Victoria Beckham.

The Piccadilly Guesthouse is a new, modern, penthouse-style guest house, providing bed and breakfast in the centre of London . We offer a low cost, safe and convenient place for women to stay when staying in London , England. Based on the 5th and 6th floor of a modern block on historic Jermyn Street , it is moments from top London attractions , including the West End Theatreland, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, and Oxford Street. Easily accessible via Piccadilly Circus, Green Park and Leicester Square underground tube stations, and just 15 minutes from Waterloo the Piccadilly Guest House should be your first choice when planning a trip to London.

No one doubts that The Langham hotel has a grand past. The question is: will it have an even grander future and become one of the great, iconic London hotels, spoken of in the same breath as The Ritz, Claridges, The Connaught and The Savoy? It has just has some £80 million lavished upon it, and you might have seen some of the pink adverts in glossy magazines and on the side of London buses. So you would hope so!