{"id":1920,"date":"2015-01-24T22:04:21","date_gmt":"2015-01-25T05:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2015-01-24T22:04:21","modified_gmt":"2015-01-25T05:04:21","slug":"beaumont-hotel-wins-hotel-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theaposition.com\/traveltattler\/golf\/courses-and-travel\/1920\/beaumont-hotel-wins-hotel-of-the-year","title":{"rendered":"Beaumont Hotel Wins Hotel of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The brand new Beaumont provides American Golden Age glamour in Britain. Photo Credit: Michael Patrick Shiels<\/p><\/div>\n

The Beaumont Hotel, in the Mayfair area of London east of Hyde Park, is the recipient of my eighth annual \u201cHotel of the Year\u201d designation. The brand new, super stylish, and cunningly creative property joins past winners such as Hotel de Paris in Monaco; San Diego\u2019s Grand Del Mar; Kahler International in Rochester, Minnesota; and Disney\u2019s \u201cDream\u201d cruise ship. The Beaumont bested serious competition this year from dazzling digs in Ireland, Kauai, Florida, Mexico, and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAre you penning a novel?\u201d the white-jacketed waiter asked me as I scribbled down notes during dinner at \u201cThe Colony Club,\u201d The Beaumont\u2019s roaring 20\u2019s-style restaurant.\u00a0 F. Scott Fitzgerald would have felt right at home in the States-style surrounds: monochromatic murals of American icons the Kentucky Derby, Palm Beach Polo Club, and Wooden Boat Races on Lake Tahoe, plus framed candid cartoons of the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable and Vincent Price hung framed on cherry wood paneling.\u00a0 The Colony menu, in addition to Caviar Beaumont, Yorkshire Pudding, Calf\u2019s Liver with Bacon, Welsh Rarebit, Bubble and Squeak, and seasonal game, featured an \u201cAmerican Sandwiches\u201d section offering gourmet versions of Pastrami Reubens, New York Hot Dogs and Grilled Cheese with Wallies. Pen still in my hand, the waiter presented me with a card to fill out in order to create my own \u201cColony Club Bespoke Sundae,\u201d with options including hazelnut ice cream, peanut brittle, crushed meringue, and bourbon Anglaise.<\/p>\n

Though in Britain, the entire hotel, through astonishingly consistent decorative styling, takes guests back in time to the glamour of an Art Deco America we, before The Beaumont, could only dream of experiencing. \u201cPowder Room,\u201d for instance, denotes the ladies\u2019 loo. Further, the parquet floors, black and white vintage photographs, subjects of the books in each guest room, and every faucet and fixture make the hotel a period piece \u2013 like a modern movie set subtly starring you. The secret to The Beaumont\u2019s immersion experience is a fictional character \u2013 \u201cJimmy Beaumont,\u201d created by the hotel\u2019s founders, culinary royalty Jeremy King and Chris Corbin \u2013 who, I\u2019m told, prefer \u201ccelebrated\u201d in favor of \u201ccelebrity\u201d – to present to the staff and guests as a touchstone in order to channel the vibe. \u201cBeaumont,\u201d as the back story goes, bolted a gig managing New York\u2019s classic Carlyle Hotel in 1926 to beat Prohibition to open the boozier The Beaumont in London, drawing on his American experience.<\/p>\n

The heated tile bathroom floors, beveled glass doors, lighted mirrors, and vintage-style furniture are some of the in-room luxuries. It is evident no expense has been spared to craft this fun, elegant, intriguing experience. With luck you\u2019ll be given a lift in The Beaumont\u2019s chauffer-driven, vintage 1972 midnight blue Daimler DS 420 purposely parked out front \u2013 it served as limousine to the late Queen Mother.<\/p>\n

Visit www.TheBeaumont.com<\/a> and see my \u201cHotel of the Year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michigan-based travel writer Michael Patrick Shiels may be contacted at InviteYourself@aol.com<\/a> or via www.TravelTattler.com<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 His talk show may be heard weekday mornings in Lansing on 92.1 FM and seen on Fox 47 TV.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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