London's Milestone Hotel & Residences, has this month revealed two newly reimagined suites, part of a process of elegant refurbishments that elevates its multi-award-winning accommodations to new heights, with some of the most exquisite hotel rooms in London. The reopening of two suites is part of a three-year refurbishment program of this landmarked Victorian mansion that is a stylish and chic sanctuary for 21st-century travelers known also for its warm and generous service.
Each suite boasts an enviable view of Kensington Palace and Gardens, offering a panorama that is every bit as impressive as its interior. Like all sister properties within the Red Carnation Hotel Collection, The Milestone's unique style reflects the rich history of its building and environs. The visionary design team - headed by the Collection's founder and president, Beatrice Tollman, and her daughter Toni Tollman - blended bespoke furnishings from master craftsmen and artisans, fine antiques, and carefully chosen objects d'art to create some of London's most stylishly decorated accommodations.
106 Grand Master Suite
Striking the perfect balance between preservation and transformation, The Milestone Hotel's Grand Master Suite - affectionately known as "The Hermès Suite" - blends strong mid-20th-century design with the building's historic architecture. The result is a place of timeless elegance.
Carefully selected pieces of original period furniture harness the glamour of the room with an iconic bronze four-poster bed at its center. The room is distinguished by a vintage collection of Hermès scarves, elegantly framed and presented on luxuriously upholstered white velvet walls. Twelve-foot coffered ceilings give the sensation of endless space, and magnificent floor-to-ceiling lead doors frame the suite's private balcony, overlooking Kensington Palace and the Gardens that surround it.
The blend of timeless design and architecture with modern comforts and the hotel's unrivaled hospitality establishes The Milestone's Grand Master Suite as one of the very finest hotel accommodations in London.
The Meghan Suite
For this suite, Beatrice and Toni Tollman worked with master craftsmen and artisans to create a tribute to the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle.
The suite's elegance is accentuated by an exquisite 18th-century ebonized French bureau plat, Giacometti-style chairs and original contemporary art on its walls. A vast black-and-white marble bathroom is set behind majestic bronzed mirrored double doors, and the suite's handmade Savoir bed, is surrounded by custom-designed Indian silks, all enhanced by views through three large windows of Kensington Gardens and Kensington Palace, the new home of the American-born Duchess of Sussex.
General Manager of The Milestone Hotel & Residences, Andrew Pike, says: "I am tremendously proud of The Milestone's two beautiful new suites. Our hotel is a historic London landmark and provides a rich cultural backdrop for The Milestone Hotel & Residences' future. Mrs Tollman and her outstanding design team have created timeless accommodations with classic elegance. Twinned with our award-winning service, we are offering the discerning traveler some of the very finest luxury accommodations in London."
The launch of The Milestone's new suites is complemented by the unveiling of six fully refurbished residences that provide the perfect home-away-from-home for business travelers, longer stay guests or families, in the heart of Kensington, London's "most desirable village," an upscale neighborhood minutes from the West End.
