"The Colony Grill Room is the main restaurant of the 73-room Beaumont Hotel, the first such venture from experienced restaurateurs Corbin King (of The Delaunay, The Wolseley, Fischers, Zedel and Colbert). The building dates back to 1927 and was originally a full service garage for Selfridges, and more recently an Avis car hire building. Apart from the facade, which is listed, the new building was created entirely from scratch, but the interior design echoes the art deco feel of that period. The exception to this is what appears to be a steel figure crouching on a corner of the roof, and which is in fact a hotel suite created by Antony Gormley. The hotel opened in September 2014. Unlike...read more"
