What others say about us
Read what others say about the rebirth of the Connaught:
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"The reinvigoration of an old, trusted brand into something modern yet resonant of the charming original is something to be applauded. The Connaught then, with its £70 million upgrade is a triumph of good manners and style over brusqueness and a tendancy to bodge."
Tina Gaudin, The Sunday Times, March 2008
"The Connaught in Mayfair is a rarified retreat from the hubbub of fashionable London. Despite the modernity of the refurbishment, the effect is timeless and low-key. "
House & Garden, April 2008
"Equally unique is the introduction of a personal butler for every guest. These discreet supermen will be trained to tailor your days and nights seemlessly, and to shake superb cocktails when you host and intimate in-room party. If you feel like putting on your shoes for your whiskey sour, the Coburg Bar has 250 premium and rare spirits on its drinks menu, while being sumptuous and jewel-like enought to satisfy the languidly sashying clientele for whom the Connaught is a point on the Scott's/Marc Jacobs/Balenciaga map of Mayfair."
GQ, April 2008
"The suites have an authentic, intimate sense of a private pied-a-terre: original fireplaces, vast mirror-lined Chinoiserie cocktail cabinets instead of minibars, and numerous antiques (about 60 percent of the Connaught's original inventory has been reintroduced)."
Departures, March 2008
"How does a legend get reborn? Go to the finely overhauled Connaught in London's village of Mayfair to discover the answer. I did. I am converted, and I now believe in legends having a second life.The Connaught was ready for a refreshing refurbishment, change here is better than a rest: it's positively uplifting."
Luxury Explorer Top 6 Trips, February 2008
"One of the hotel's star attractions is set to be the Coburg Bar, with its cosy, jewel-toned interior, velvet armchairs, and crystal chandeliers designed by Paris-based India Mahdavi. Meanwhile, artist Julian Opie has provided fake-antique portraits for the bar, in his signature line-drawn Pop Art-style."
WWD, February 2008