Suite Dreams: London's Goring Hotel Unveils Special Royal Suite

Jeremy Goring commissioned the suite in 2010 to mark the centenary of his family's hotel that year. Russell Sage, who has been working with the hotel since 2009, was tasked by Jeremy Goring to design a truly glamorous set of rooms which would feel like a London apartment for its occupants. One of the most unusual features of the two-bedroom, two-reception-room suite is the new balcony which runs the entire length of the top floor of the Belgravia hotel. Large French windows in each of the rooms open up onto this space with its views over The Goring's private garden and the London rooftops beyond.

The main objective Sage had was to create a space that actually felt homely while being bathed in glamour. In order to achieve this, he commissioned a number of silks to be rewoven by The Gainsborough Silk Company (the great English silk maker in Suffolk). These include two powder blue silks, a gentle champagne pink, a rich red stripe and a dusky green silk originally woven in 1910 for the first-class dining room of the Titanic. The fabrics are opulent, yet they cosset the guest in an amazingly comforting manner. The other major strand of the design strategy was to fill the space with antiques gathered from around Britain.

In the dining room, an array of Georgian decanters and engraved glasses sit on either side of the large campaign-style desk. Wooden tea caddies are to be found in all the rooms as well as a number of antique books, clocks, silver and prints. In the drawing room, a set of 19th century green Nailsea Glass paperweights are displayed in two campaign-style cabinets especially commissioned for this space. A shower big enough for six features a near-life-size portrait of Queen Victoria.

Services and amenities are available to all guests staying in The Royal Suite including complimentary London Airport pick-up to the hotel, in-suite check in, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi access, complimentary access to in-room movies and music and more. The Royal Suite is priced at £5,000 ($8,114) per night excluding VAT. For more information, call 011 44 (0) 20 7396 9000 or visit www.thegoring.com.