A stone’s throw from Hyde Park in London’s exclusive Belgravia neighbourhood, The Emory is the capital’s first all-suite hotel and features designs by everyone from André Fu to Patricia Urquiola When The Maybourne Group, the company behind some of London’s most celebrated hotels, acquired a building in Belgravia more than two decades ago, it debated whether to turn it into a private members’ club or an extension of The Berkeley , located next door. It eventually became The Emory, an entirely new hotel and the latest addition to the Maybourne portfolio, which includes other London institutions Claridge’s and The Connaught. Housed in a glass structure a stone’s throw away from Hyde Park, The Emory was designed by the late architect Richard Rogers, known for the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Lloyd’s building in London.

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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/10/03/077e93e6-b6bf-47d4-9a52-78af299e65a8_f0f55d50.jpg"} The exterior of The Emory gives it the look of a ship With exposed beams that almost give it the look of a ship, the building is a departure from the Edwardian-style architecture of the rest of the neighbourhood but blends seamlessly with its leafy surroundings. Tucked away on a side street and with a very discreet entrance that is eas.