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First look: London's new West End hotel where tables convert to chessboards

London's The Shepherd Mayfair has unveiled a first look at its rooms and suites ahead of the hotel’s opening this European summer.

London’s The Shepherd Mayfair has unveiled a first look at its rooms and suites ahead of the hotel’s opening this European summer.

Sitting in the heart of Mayfair, the design ethos of the 82 guest rooms and suites hotel was to “reinterpret the character of Mayfair’s historic townhouses, pairing warm timber finishes, curved upholstery and red velvet accents with considered design details”.

Spread across six floors, many rooms incorporate window seats overlooking Shepherd Market and Mayfair, with interiors featuring warm timber finishes and curved upholstery, accented by blue detailing and red velvet curtains.

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The Shepherd Hotel Mayfair
The Shepherd Hotel Mayfair
Rooms at The Shepherd Mayfair are designed to reflect original British townhouses
Rooms are designed to reflect original British townhouses

Desks are designed to convert into dressing tables, while console tables transform into chessboards, and each desk has a classic banker’s lamp.

Marble bathrooms have Floris amenities in bespoke bottles created exclusively for the property, with selected rooms having baths and separate seating areas.

Dining at The Shepherd Mayfair
Dining at The Shepherd Mayfair

Corridors feature a curated collection of artworks by British photographer Jack English, many exhibited publicly for the first time, alongside works by fine art photographer George McLeod.

Throughout the hotel are also references to local personalities such as Desmond Sautter, Lord Sandwich and Tiddy Doll, alongside discreet braille and morse code elements that reference the area’s wartime intelligence history and Down Street station.

For more information, visit The Shepherd Mayfair.