Now with its Art Deco furniture, uniformed doormen and glamourous décor, it’s hard to imagine The Beaumont in its previous life as a parking garage built in 1926. Tucked away on Balderton Street, behind London’s Oxford Street (the Selfridge’s end, of course), it was transformed into a hotel in 2014, yet a stay here is reminiscent of a time when flapper girls would be holed up in the bar and dashing gentlemen would be holding court in the lobby.
The property was the first hotel run by restaurateurs Corbin & King, whose starry dining spots once included The Wolseley and The Delaunay—still perennial favourites on London’s dining scene. The duo controversially went into administration following the pandemic, although by then, the pair had already stepped aside from The Beaumont when its management was taken over by the Barclay family in 2018 (also owners of The Ritz). Despite these comings and goings, Corbin & King’s undisputable flair for offering impressive interiors, reassuringly old-fashioned service and crowd-friendly menus, such as those found in the Colony Grill restaurant (think: caviar and oysters; cobb salads and the most delicious Dover Sole Meunier to be found in London), lives on.
While the hotel may be inspired by a roaring 1920s spirit, that’s not to say that it has stood still. One of London’s finest boutique gems, it has just completed a three-year renovation, signalling a segway into a new era for the hotel. The new expansion sees the launch of 29 new bedrooms and suites, and two private dining rooms, under the creative direction of the renowned interior designer studio, Thierry Despont, in collaboration with London-based architects Reardon Smith.
Enter the lobby, after a personalised welcome by the doormen (they are all briefed every morning as to who will be arriving) and you crisscross its polished floor, past an eclectic collection of oil paintings on the walls and by a string of low-slung, walnut-encased sofas and armchairs. It’s like stepping into the pages of The Great Gatsby.
At one end is the walnut-panelled Le Magritte bar. An intimate and stylish room that is inspired by the great American bars of the 1920s, and which features, as its name suggests, a Magritte painting and back-lit bar as its focal point. Guests sit in the corners of the room at dainty cocktail tables, lit by a dim table lamps. Order a speciality bourbon, whiskey, or one of the classic cocktails, such as the gin-based ‘Attempting the Impossible’, a recipe that the white-jacketed bar staff have resurrected from 1928.
Meanwhile, when it comes to nightfall, the new bedrooms will welcome you in with their ‘quiet luxury’ aesthetic: think: dark wood furniture, carved wooden beds, plush rugs with geometric designs
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