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S ituated a stone’s throw away from the world-famous Covent Garden, Rosewood London offers those coming to the capital for pleasure or business with easy access to both the City as well as attractions such as the British Museum, the Royal Opera House, West End theatres as well as world-class galleries just a short walk away. Housed in the original headquarters of the Pearl Assurance Company, Rosewood London opened in October 2013, marking the presence of the Rosewood Hotel & Resorts® brand in Europe. Within only a year, Rosewood London became the pioneering five-star luxury hotel in Midtown, winning eight prominent accolades, including “Best Business Hotel 2016” at the Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Awards UK and “Best Hotel Suite: Manor House Suite 2016” at The European Hospitality Awards 2016. Following a £85 million renovation to sensitively transform the 1914 Edwardian Belle Époque building, the original architectural features were painstakingly restored by an expert team of craftsmen, including the magnificent Grade II-listed street frontage and dome, and the grand Pavonazzo marble staircase which rises up through all seven storeys of the hotel beneath the 166-foot cupola. Guests enter via a grand carriageway which leads to a distinctive courtyard giving a sense of arrival more akin to a private manor house than a hotel. RosewoodLondon: ATimeless London Residence 104 | Simply Abu Dhabi