Bloomsbury hotel

YTL Hotels is investing in a multi-million-pound interior refurbishment of The Academy, 21 Gower Street, in the heart of Bloomsbury, within an easy walk of London’s West End. 

Expected to be completed in April The Academy will also become part of the prestigious Small Luxury Hotels of the World collection.
 
The Academy comprises a collection of five Georgian townhouses combined into one charming hotel.

Renowned New York-based designer Alexandra Champalimaud is overseeing the makeover of The Academy, creating, what it terms, an engaging blend of modern and vintage with a nod to the lives and loves of the Bloomsbury Set who lived and worked in the area in the early 20th Century.  YTL’s first British property, The Gainsborough Bath Spa, also contrasts timeless glamour and traditional features with a modern, comfortable city style to create a contemporary take on townhouse living.

The revamped Academy will house 50 guest rooms. Tucked away in the charming garden of The Academy is Mr Ma’s Tea House Spa.  Guests will be able to enjoy traditional Asian body therapies, such as a hot medicinal herbal footbath followed by Zhi ya, Chinese reflexology or Tuina an invigorating and rhythmical acupressure to energise and balance the body.

www.theacademyhotel.co.uk

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