HAYMARKET is the name chosen for London”s newest hotel, not surprisingly situated in Haymarket and next door to the Haymarket Theatre Royal (left). Scheduled to open in September 2006, the building, previously the London headquarters for American Express, was designed by John Nash and features a dramatic row of columns the length of Suffolk Place. The hotel will comprise 50 individually designed guestrooms and suites, three exclusive townhouses, a spacious bar and restaurant, a guest drawing room and library, several private event spaces as well as a gym, treatment rooms and an exotic 20 metre swimming pool complete with its own bar and lounge. Developer is Firmdale Hotels whose other properties include the Soho Hotel and Covent Garden Hotel.
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