With 50 stylish rooms spread across five restored Georgian townhouses in London’s West End Bloomsbury neighborhood, The Academy Hotel debuts as the newest addition to the YTL Hotels UK collection. Located in a district long associated with the Bloomsbury Set—artists, writers and thinkers such as Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster and John Maynard Keynes—the hotel sits within easy walking distance of the British Museum, Covent Garden, Soho, Leicester Square and Oxford Street shopping.
The guest rooms combine high ceilings, marble bathrooms and classic sash windows with contemporary, vintage-inspired fittings. New York design studio Champalimaud curated a palette of rich leathers, sumptuous velvets and deep jewel tones to create an atmosphere that feels both refined and welcoming. Each room is equipped with tea and Nespresso coffee stations, flat-screen TVs, powered safes, complimentary minibars, Aromatherapy Associates toiletries, comfortable robes and slippers, terrestrial Freeview channels and complimentary WiFi.
Public areas are crafted for relaxed socializing and quiet retreat. The Alchemy Bar features olive-green velvet armchairs, playful wallpaper and marble-topped tables, and opens onto a secluded garden for an alfresco drink or informal gathering. The Courtyard hosts a classic afternoon tea service, while The Refectory serves a traditional English breakfast in a calm, convivial setting. A cosy library lined with a curated selection of books invites guests to linger over coffee and cake or enjoy a quiet moment of reading.
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