The Savoy

A truly 5 star retreat

So we were very lucky to have the pleasure to stay at the magnificent Savoy hotel recently, we were meant to be traveling to Dubai for a few days well-earned rest although the cameras were all set to capture the amazing UAE while we were there.

When the travel ban first confirmed  we were unable to travel to Antigua and then Dubai which we had booked to celebrate our 25th wedding milestone, I decided to booked a stay at this magnificent hotel, I was also in London to finish of my Lockdown In London film capturing how times were during the first lockdown and after lockdown.

The hotel proved to be a perfect location but before I started filming we spent a full day experiencing luxury and service that is hard to describe, I had made contact with the managing director of the Savoy, a charming man called Francks Arnold, I wanted the anniversary to be very special experience as well as capture some magical moments of London back to some kind of normality, Francks and his team were fantastic in helping me plan the stay, we first booked a table at the new Solas bar that was placed at the main entrance to the hotel right on the famous courtyard roundabout where luxury cars previously dropped of the VIPs and guests using the hotels 5* facilities.

Francks met us for a drink and I ask how the idea come about for the new pop up bar, he explained that when during lockdown the government agreed to allow venues to open outdoor eating and drinking areas Francks went home frustrated after the announcement as the Savoy did not have an outside area, but how wrong Francks was! 

When he arrived home he began to explain to his wife  that he could not open anything but his clever wife said  use the entrance area.. the rest is history as the bar has been sold out everyday since bringing in much needed revenue when the hotel itself was closed. We can vouch the cocktails and champagne were delicious. 

After a couple of drinks and a large bar bill we then proceeded to enter the hotels Afternoon Tea area named Thames Foyer, a gorgeous room with a bespoke glass cupola letting in lots of natural daylight (even on the gloomiest of London days) and a centrepiece ‘winter garden’ gazebo for that added wow factor. With a pianist tinkling away in the background. Again the champagne flowed with an afternoon tea full of flavour and luxurious delights.

Once we had finished we then checked into our room, I had booked standard double room but to our delight the Savoy upgraded us to a River Thames suite costing the rich and famous a mere £1200 a night! you could imagine our faces, the views of the Thames and the 5* luxury in the room made it very easy for us to stay in the room all night, we had drunk far to much and we were very full from the Afternoon tea after all! I didn't let the moment and view go to waste though as when it got dark I filmed a stunning time-lapse of the London sky line we had, (check out our London In Lockdown film)

Its was a once in a lifetime experience unless I win the lottery but if ever you get chance to visit the hotel for either a cocktail in Solas or an afternoon tea in the Thames Foyer then you will not be disappointed, the standard of service the staff provide is world class.
 
Below are a few pictures of the stay, to watch the full London In Lockdown film scroll through this page.