Corinthia, London

The Corinthia London is the first UK hotel for this Maltese owned hotel chain. Despite being advertised as, “perfectly located” (few minutes walk from Embankment tube station), I failed to find it straight away. Feeling somewhat embarrassed, I eventually had to ask the bowler-hated doorman at the Horseguards hotel for directions, only to find the building opposite I’d assumed was an Embassy due to the flags outside, was in fact the Corinthia.

The Corinthia exudes class and on arrival you are greeted by smartly dressed, helpful front of house staff attending the spacious lobby. The designers have done a great job with this triangular shaped building.  The quality of design and finish is exceptional and their pièce de résistance is the beautiful £1.2m Baccarat crystal chandelier dominating the lobby.

The 294 bedrooms I would describe as comfortable luxurious without being ostentatious. There’s lots of marble in the well-appointed bathrooms but I did like the built-in TVs at the end of the baths!  The Royal Suite was still to be completed and when finished will be the largest in London.

The Corinthia has 6 averaged-sized meeting rooms of a superior standard and an attractive Ballroom with pre function area holding 400 for a drinks reception and 400 for a theatre style presentation.

Amongst its varied food and beverage areas, the Corinthia also boasts the city’s longest Piano Bar. A popular option for business groups is the elegant semi private dining areas above the Corinthia’s two in-house restaurants. There’s also a unique private dining room for up to 16 guests complete with Chef’s kitchen located off Massimo’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar.

The Corinthia’s General Manager said he employs new hotel staff based on their “can-do” attitude rather than just their skills alone, and this definitely shows.

  

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