8 U.K. Luxury Hotels for the Canadian Traveller in 2021
Green list luxe.
Now that Canadian travellers to the United Kingdom are no longer required to quarantine upon arrival on the isles, many will again head across the pond.
London
Winston Churchill’s War Office Is Now a Luxury Accommodation
OWO Residences by Raffles.
The offices that housed Churchill’s operations and inspired Bond have become luxury condos in London. Take a look inside.
Revery Architecture Represents Canada at the 2021 London Design Biennale
DUCkT at the Canada Pavilion forces conversation about climate control.
The Vancouver-based architecture firm uses an elegant metaphor to represent the over-reliance on climate control and its negative effects on the planet.
The Coral Room at the Bloomsbury
London hot spot.
The Coral Room, located in the Bloomsbury, one of the Doyle Collection properties, is far from just another hotel bar.
VyTA Covent Garden
Italian design in London.
A Rome-based firm, created the three-storey restaurant to reflect both the tiled styling of the branches of VyTA in Italy, as well as the kitsch that defined Covent Garden in the ’60s and ’70s.
London’s Stately Templeton House
An 18th-century mansion has been restored to its original splendour.
An extremely meticulous nine-year, $53-million renovation has restored portions of the 28,000-square-foot home to their original glory while bringing others firmly into the 21st century.
The Eccentric Art of Gilbert & George
British artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore share a unique twinship.
British artists Gilbert Prousch and George Passmore, the notorious Gilbert & George, share a unique twinship. Their oeuvre—mainly consisting of photography, from black-and-white pieces to brightly coloured collages—involves using whatever materials in whatever form most appropriate to conveying their ideas.
The Shard, London
Such great heights.
Western Europe’s tallest building and the one-time private residence of a London fox.
The Berkeley Hotel, London
The British quotient.
Nestled in London’s Knightsbridge district, the Berkeley has been a landmark fixture since the turn of the century. The context of the hotel’s location, mere steps from Hyde Park, makes staying here a classic British experience.
