nicolas75 : did you eventually got your bottle opener ?
congratulations though on your birthday!
all the best from us all
a bit sloppy though of the hotel to forget a RA's birthday but as
Atacama40 has said/observed and i have experienced insitu :
RA is the ugly stepchild here as all effort goes out on GCC
IC PLG seems to better balance the devotion to RA and ME guests avoiding disappointment for both parties
* note on staff service, i do get treated here well by all staff in a friendly way : a £1 coin as token is still much appreciated as is a smile with free compliment
Atacama40 : the cook book cafe had a sort of identity crisis,
shame the Mexican place didn't work out but that space could be jinxed....
smart to put Alex Webb there as with frou frou dining one can decorate it in any style from Louis XIV to Phillipe Stark and people are still glued to their plates
Theo's becoming the all day dinner ?
Eek!
i remember from the past it was lunch / dinner only on certain days of the week....
When the lounge was being refurb -Theo's was the temp breakfast place for club / suites- quite lavish with club staff
IC Parklane really needs to wake up as you've said, hotels around it have started to update/modernize and new competition is emerging across Wellington Arch....
The bently with its Qatari license plate *1 Q* that's always parked at the front entrance might go several yards further to the Penn
It is sad that since 2015 we still have the old junk rooms/suites and there is really no idea when the complete refurb is finally done .....
Mayfair rooms/suites rates now seem more like a cash grab to extend on an indefinete cycle....
4 out of 8 floors only done ...
Its been so bad (£ rates Mayfair) that i have diverted all London stays to the Kimpton Fitzroy instead.