["https:\/\/schema.org",[{"@type":"Person","@id":"#author","name":"Jean Paul Cavalletti","url":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dinewithjp","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dinewithjp"],"description":"I was born in Italy and my main hobby is pretty simple: I love to travel and find cool spots. A \u201cnice place\u201d for me isn\u2019t about a price tag\u2014it\u2019s about the vibe, the good food, the real experience. I\u2019ve been doing this for over ten years, and I always end up with an opinion. This blog is just me finally writing it down.","image":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/jeanpaul.webp"},{"@type":"Hotel","@id":"#hotel","name":"The Savoy London","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Strand","addressLocality":"London","postalCode":"WC2R 0EU","addressCountry":"GB"},"description":"The Savoy London is one of the very few hotels in the world where the building performs for you, not the other way around. Most grand hotels ask something of their guests: the right clothes, the right manner, the right degree of visible appreciation. The Savoy does not seem to need anything from you. It has been here since 1889. It has seen everything.","image":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Savoy-Hotel-London-sign.webp","priceRange":"\u00a3\u00a3\u00a3","telephone":"+44 20 7836 4343","url":"https:\/\/www.thesavoylondon.com\/","amenityFeature":[{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Indoor pool","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Spa","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Fitness centre","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Restaurant","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Bar","value":true},{"@type":"LocationFeatureSpecification","name":"Room service","value":true}],"numberOfRooms":267,"checkinTime":"15:00","checkoutTime":"12:00"},{"@type":"Review","itemReviewed":{"@id":"#hotel"},"author":{"@id":"#author"},"reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":8.7,"bestRating":10,"worstRating":1},"reviewBody":"The Savoy, at its best, is an institution through quality. It lives in the Thames-facing rooms on upper floors, where the river at dawn is a view no amount of interior design spending replicates. It lives in the American Bar, which is simply one of the great rooms in London, full stop. It lives in The Savoy Grill on a busy evening, when the room operates at the pace and volume it was designed for and you understand immediately why Churchill ate here instead of going home. Where the institution is merely coasting: the entry rooms on the Strand side, which require you to value the name more than the room. The spa, which is competent but not the reason to come. The high-volume lobby during peak summer, which is grand occasion rather than private retreat. These are not failures. They are honest limitations. The Savoy is not trying to be the quietest or the most intimate hotel in London. It is trying to be the most significant. In the rooms that matter, with the bar it has always had, it succeeds.","datePublished":"2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is afternoon tea at The Savoy worth it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes \u2014 if you're clear about what you're paying for. At around \u00a390 per person, the food is excellent: properly made finger sandwiches, warm scones, and pastries from a serious kitchen. The setting in Gallery, with its glass atrium and live pianist, is one of the finest afternoon tea rooms in London. You're paying for the room and the ritual as much as the food. If that trade appeals, it's worth every pound. Book two to three weeks ahead for weekends."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between the Edwardian and Art Deco rooms?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The Edwardian wing \u2014 closest to the Strand \u2014 is warmer and more traditionally English: cream and gold tones, period detailing, classic proportions. The Art Deco wing is sharper and more graphic: bold geometric patterns, stronger colour, a designed-rather-than-accumulated feel. Both are excellent. The more important decision is whether your room faces the Thames or the Strand \u2014 the view matters far more than the decorative style."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is The Savoy London worth the money?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"At Thames View level and above: yes. The river rooms are among London's finest hotel rooms at any price, the American Bar is irreplaceable, and The Savoy Grill is one of the great London dining rooms. At Classic Strand-facing level, the value is tighter \u2014 you're paying for the institution more than the room itself. Book the Thames View and don't look back."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is Restaurant 1890 at The Savoy?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Restaurant 1890 by Gordon Ramsay is The Savoy's Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant, named for the year Auguste Escoffier first arrived at the hotel. It's a tasting menu-only experience overlooking Savoy Court \u2014 intimate, precise, and very different in register from the Grill. It's worth booking if a formal tasting menu is what you're after; the Grill remains the better choice for client entertaining or a celebratory dinner with more flexibility."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does The Savoy have parking?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes \u2014 valet parking is available directly from the hotel entrance on Savoy Court, no advance booking required. Rates start at \u00a322.50 for up to 2 hours and rise to \u00a370 for overnight. The hotel also has in-and-out privileges. For central London, this is a reasonable option \u2014 though the tube access from Charing Cross and Embankment stations (both under 6 minutes on foot) makes driving unnecessary for most stays."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does The Savoy allow dogs?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, with conditions. Dogs under 25lbs \/ 11kg are welcome at a charge of \u00a325 per day. Pets cannot be left unattended in rooms and are not permitted in the hotel's bars or restaurants (registered service animals excepted). If you're travelling with a larger dog, The Savoy is not the right choice \u2014 the weight limit is enforced."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Can non-guests use the pool and spa at The Savoy?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Non-residents can purchase a day pass at \u00a385 per person, which covers access to the pool, sauna, steam room, and gym. Pool access is also included for non-residents who book a Beauty & Fitness treatment. Pool hours are weekdays 7am\u20139pm, weekends and bank holidays 8am\u20138pm. Hotel guests have complimentary access included in their room rate."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Does The Savoy include breakfast?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Not in standard rates. Breakfast in Gallery is approximately \u00a345 per person and is charged separately. Bookings through Leading Hotels of the World preferred advisors typically include daily breakfast as a standard benefit \u2014 at this pricing, that inclusion represents meaningful value and is worth seeking when you book."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Is The Savoy good for business travel?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes \u2014 particularly for client entertainment. The Savoy Grill is one of London's finest rooms for a business dinner: serious table spacing, discreet service, and institutional gravitas that impresses without needing explanation. The American Bar works well for drinks meetings. Wi-Fi is reliable throughout. The honest caveat: there is no Club Lounge equivalent, which business travellers accustomed to private breakfast and a quiet working space will notice."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How do I get the best rate at The Savoy?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Book through a Leading Hotels of the World preferred advisor \u2014 this typically adds daily breakfast, a room upgrade on arrival, and hotel credit at no extra cost. January through March are the lowest-rate months. Fairmont's loyalty programme (ALL \u2014 Accor Live Limitless) adds value for frequent Fairmont guests. Avoid peak summer if your dates are flexible."}}]},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"#blogpost","headline":"The Savoy London \u2014 2026 Review","author":{"@id":"#author"},"datePublished":"2026-03-06T00:00:00+00:00","image":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/The-Savoy-Hotel-London-sign.webp","articleBody":"The Savoy London is one of the very few hotels in the world where the building performs for you, not the other way around. Most grand hotels ask something of their guests: the right clothes, the right manner, the right degree of visible appreciation. The Savoy does not seem to need anything from you. It has been here since 1889. It has seen everything. By the time I was on my second drink at the American Bar on the first evening \u2014 the room doing what it always does, which is make you feel the evening has real stakes \u2014 that observation had already settled into fact. Richard D'Oyly Carte built it on profits from Gilbert and Sullivan productions at the Savoy Theatre next door, and from opening night on 6 August 1889 it operated with a confidence bordering on arrogance: electric lighting when everywhere else was still gas, electric lifts \u2014 known as \"ascending rooms\" \u2014 when the concept was still a novelty, en-suite bathrooms in most rooms when the idea barely existed. It lost money in its first six months, which led D'Oyly Carte to bring in C\u00e9sar Ritz as General Manager and Auguste Escoffier as chef \u2014 a pairing that would define European hospitality for a generation. Both were sacked in 1898 for fraud and embezzlement, Ritz going on to open the Hotel Ritz the same year, Escoffier leaving behind P\u00eaches Melba and Melba Toast as incidental legacies. In 1920, a bartender named Harry Craddock arrived at the American Bar having fled US Prohibition. By 1930 the hotel had commissioned him to compile The Savoy Cocktail Book \u2014 750 recipes, still in print, for which Craddock never earned a penny. The hotel closed for three years in 2007 for its first ever restoration, reopening at exactly 10:10am on 10 October 2010 \u2014 the timing deliberate, the symbolism unmistakable. Stephen Fry was first through the door. Prince Charles and owner Prince Alwalid bin Talal held the official opening ceremony on 2 November 2010. The whole thing came in a year and a half late and \u00a3120 million over its original budget. That is also a very Savoy story. The Savoy London has been open since 6 August 1889, closed once in its history for a three-year restoration that cost \u00a3220 million and came in a year and a half late, and reopened at exactly 10:10am on 10 October 2010 with Stephen Fry as its first guest. It is currently mid-way through a further \u00a345 million room refurbishment running through to 2027. It remains the only hotel in the city where you can wake up to the Thames, drink the best Corpse Reviver of your life before dinner, and eat beef Wellington in the room where Churchill had standing reservations. It doesn't try to be London's most iconic hotel. It simply is.","keywords":"Savoy London, hotel review, luxury hotel, London hotels","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/the-savoy-london-review-2026\/","about":{"@id":"#hotel"}}],{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"The Savoy London Review \u2014 Is It Still Worth It in 2026?","item":"https:\/\/dinewithjp.com\/the-savoy-london\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]