The roll call of those who have passed through its revolving doors reads like a who’s who. Claude Monet captured the shimmering Thames from his suite window. A young Guccio Gucci, then a luggage porter, internalised the hotel’s impeccable standards before channelling them into one of fashion’s most iconic empires.
From Hollywood royalty to actual royalty, artists to iconoclasts, the Savoy has always attracted a discerning clientele.
From the very beginning, the hotel manifested a talent for the revolutionary. London’s first luxury hotel rewrote the rulebook by introducing electric lighting, lifts, and en-suite bathrooms at a time when such comforts bordered on science fiction. That instinct for innovation, for being quietly, confidently ahead of the curve, has never left the building.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Hotel Designs.
