The pool ripples beneath a vaulted ceiling, surrounded by stone columns and cushy cabanas. Designed by André Fu (the Maybourne Bar in Beverly Hills), its limewood and stone textures and dreamy peachy hues are the backdrop for bamboo-stick massages and Cryo Oxygen Shot facials. Claridge’s has also dug deep to impress guests with its subterranean spa. The hotel’s expansion into the next-door building created space for suites such as the Mayfair, where designer Bryan O’Sullivan (The Berkeley Bar) has ingrained modernity through scalloped mohair furniture in coral and pastel-green palettes. There’s a Steinberg baby grand piano, silk de Gournay panels in the dining room and a kitchen with a 24-hour butler. The pick of the new suites is the Georgian, an impeccable meld of English heritage and subtle chinoiserie. Its checkered-floor expanse buzzes with an international motley crew of Hollywood stars, brides and business types catching up over zesty Ginger John cocktails in the 1930s-style Fumoir bar. The lobby captures the art deco glamour of the Jazz Age when flappers hobnobbed with royalty. But it has always kept ahead of the rest, enlisting the likes of Guy Oliver and Diane von Furstenberg for face-lifts over the decades to ensure it bestrides the classic and modern in a way few hotels manage. Betsy BlumenthalĪ suite at Claridge's James McDonald Claridge's – Londonįounded in 1812, frequented by Queen Victoria and listed by 1878’s influential Baedeker’s guide as “the first hotel in London,” Claridge’s could easily rest on its storied laurels. From around £631 in summer to around £1,019 in winter. It’s mountainside glamour at its most extravagant, a palatial fairy tale hidden in the Swiss Alps and surrounded by endless landscapes for hiking, trekking, skiing and even lake swimming in the warmer months. ![]() There are 11 restaurants, two bars, the oldest nightclub in Switzerland, a spa, a series of shops and, naturally, plenty of winter sports opportunities. But guests now have more choices to ensure that their stay features all their personal creature comforts. ![]() At its core, it’s still the magnificent palace it’s always been, complete with turrets and twisting towers. ![]() The hotel has, for years, been the go-to spot for those looking for a sophisticated Alpine escape (it opened in 1896) and it keeps going from strength to strength. Perched among the clouds at 6,000 feet, Badrutt’s Palace is set against a backdrop of craggy, snow-capped mountains with cascading views of the winding valleys and mirror-like lakes below. There are few places quite as iconic as this grande dame in St Moritz. Moritz Paul Thuysbaert Badrutt's Palace – Switzerland
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