The hotel design
Thomas H. Althoff spent years trying to find the perfect location for his first London hotel. Once he had found it he wanted to ensure that, like all his ventures, it would become the perfect home away from home. This entailed sourcing a designer who could truly express the same individuality, luxury and attention to detail the Althoff Hotel Collection has become synonymous with.
Anne Maria Jagdfeld is a leading interior designer famed for her work with countless exclusive private residences around the world as well as her involvement with Berlin’s Adlon Hotel, China Club and the Japanese embassy. Jagdfeld’s style is noted for its sophisticated and relaxed luxury; its intelligent blend of traditional and modern; and its discreet but distinctive flair which supports her dictum: ‘No elegance without personality’.
Personality is certainly evident at St James’s Hotel and Club and AMJ has taken its inspiration from the hotel’s distinguished past and nobly proportioned Victorian architecture. This dramatic nineteenth-century townhouse has been reinvented to capture the feel of an esteemed gentleman’s club combined with the comfort and professionalism you would expect in one of the most prestigious boutique hotels in London.
The palette throughout is a subtle spectrum of soothing neutrals, with a strong period flavour. Taupe and olive, cream and black, chrome and steely grey have been given added drama with flashes of jewel-like gold, copper and aquamarine. The materials are as sensuous and indulgent as the colour scheme. Marble and velvet, silk and leather, cashmere and lacquer glisten and shimmer beneath the carefully orchestrated lighting.
Meticulous attention to detail is consistent throughout the Collection, and at St. James’s Hotel and Club every piece of furniture and every metre of fabric - from the Murano glass chandeliers to the walls lined with Loro Piana cashmere - has been carefully selected to suit the location and the exacting standards of the clientele.
St James’s Hotel and Club has been endowed with a collection of historic portraiture to celebrate its history as a gentleman’s club and it boasts an outstanding collection of 20th-century paintings. The Rosenstein Collection, dating from the 1920s- 1950s, includes fine examples of Impressionist, Expressionist and Cubist work from all over Europe, which guests will be able to enjoy in the hotel’s public rooms as well as in the privacy of their own suites.
Every residence at St James’s Hotel and Club will be both beautiful and practical. Rooms will be fully equipped with the latest technology, including flat-screen television, wireless internet connection, iPod docking stations, VDA multi media system and are fully air conditioned. Some of the rooms have balconies and small terraces, offering the unique opportunity to enjoy outside space in London.
