The Savoy
Strand · Covent Garden · London
Opened by Richard D'Oyly Carte in 1889 on the Thames, the Savoy was among the first hotels in Britain lit throughout by electricity. Its American Bar is one of the oldest surviving cocktail bars in London.
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The best rooms and upgrades usually go to guests who book with the hotel itself, by phone or through its own website.
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Grand hotels are proud of their past. Ask the concierge which suite was whose; the answer is often worth the question.
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Bars and restaurants in palace hotels expect smart dress in the evening, and a few still ask for a jacket.
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Source: Gentlemen's Atlas editors (public records). Checked October 2026. Gentlemen's Atlas is independent; paid partners are always marked.
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