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London is a city that is a mixed bag of culture and old world traditional atmosphere along with some of the most modern features of the world, being among the most fashionable destinations on the planet; whether it is for a personal family vacation or for a business trip. Thus London has to cater to one of the largest number of tourists to the city on a regular basis. Because of the variety of people who visit the city there are dozens of Luxury London hotels. These hotels maintain global standards and are indeed among the best in the hotel business around the world, catering to some of the richest and most sophisticated customers.

The city is large and there are innumerable luxury hotels in the city to choose from. Your choices can be based on the themes and design of the hotels as well. The diversity of these luxury hotels are enough to cater to all tastes as there are tourists in the city on a regular basis who travel from all parts of the world. Therefore there are those hotels that are maybe Victorian or traditionally themed an embodiment of the old traditional world of London while on the other hand there are those hotels that are designed with the modern tourist in mind with the best of modern architecture and design and furnishings.

The luxury hotels in London themselves fall into various different categories according to the kind of amenities and surroundings that you would require on your trip. You could book yourself into one of the biggest names in hotel chains, out of these you can expect the world class standard that each is famous for and can thus expect the best of luxury.

There are also the other hotels that are single and unique to the city yet maintain similar standards of luxury for your pleasure. There are for instance the popular boutique hotels; these hotels are the ones that are themed on a particular design and theme of services. These hotels are unique and are individually owned and run. Yet the services that they provide are steeped in luxury. Then there are those luxury hotels that are meant especially for the business traveler. Even though these hotels are exact in providing the heights of luxury they are convenient for the corporate visitor to the city because of the special amenities that these hotels provide.

The kinds of service that these luxury hotels provide are at the heights of luxury and sophistication, some of the most elite of people around the world avail of these hotels and thus these are always well staffed and provide the best of amenities. The hotels make sure that no matter what the theme of the hotel might be all the modern provisions are taken care of and the traveler might not be wanting of any kind of amenity or service. Therefore if the theme of the hotel is old Victorian and you have large winding staircases and silk drapes all over the hotel it does not mean that you will not be able to avail of a telephone from your room or use a swimming pool or gymnasium.

You will notice while conducting your research on the Luxury London hotels that not only are these steeped in luxuries and provide you with all the amenities that you may ever desire out of a hotel. But you will see that all these hotels are located in some of the best locations in the city. They are located in the most accessible places of the city and close to the busiest and most active parts of the city making it easier to travel for all tourists living in the hotel.

Searching for a luxury hotel for you to stay in the city with your family or without has become much easier with the advent of the internet. On the internet you can search for the kind of hotel you want and go through all the pictures of the place and services they provide and accordingly make a choice for your stay.

While you search for the luxury hotel you want to stay in you must also book yourself in to one on the internet itself. Booking on the internet makes your expenses for the room a lot less as they offer discounts on booking at an early date or for mass booking etc. While conducting your research also read through the reviews of the hotels.

One of the few restaurants in the country to be immortalized in a Sinatra song, the Pump Room in Chicago is now a hot spot once again. The Pump Room was one of the first quality restaurants to open in Chicago after the end of Prohibition, and soon became a Windy City icon. In addition to Sinatra (who sang the praises of the place in the classic song Chicago), the place was a favorite hangout of a lot of famous people including Marilyn Monroe, Sammy Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Ronald Reagan, Bette Davis and numerous others. The Pump Room, named after a spa in Bath, England, remained open long after the giants that once graced its premises had left. Unfortunately, time took its toll on the legendary establishment, and its culinary fare was soon surpassed by the fine dining scene exploding in Chicago and characterized by uber-chef Charlie Trotter.

The Pump Room opened in 1938 under the ownership and management of Ernie Blyfield. He took the name from an 18th century London pub favored by celebrities and nobility, including Queen Anne. The original pub got its name from the hot drinks pumped into the cocktails of its stylish clientele.

The Chicago Pump Room was an immediate hit, and for a time its Booth #1 may have been the most sought after table at any dining establishment in the country. In addition to Sinatra, who frequently held court with Jilly Rizzo and a number of other associates in Booth 1, it was occupied at various times by Clark Gable, John Barrymore, Gertrude Lawrence, Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Liza Minnelli may have been the youngest Booth 1 regular, taken there many times during her childhood by her mother Judy Garland.

Blyfield died in 1950, but the Pump Room continued to be the preferred Chicago destination for the biggest names in show biz. A new era of celebrities held court there including opera singer Beverly Sills, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, film producer Robert Evans, Eddie Murphy and others. A funny story involving the Pump Room began when the former drummer for a British progressive rock band was refused entry due to his lack of a jacket. The drummer would use this as inspiration for his next album–’No Jacket Required’ which has sold over 14 million copies worldwide and established Phil Collins as a solo superstar. After the album’s release, the Pump Room sent Collins an apology–and an appropriate jacket for him to wear on his next trip to town.

The Pump Room was purchased by a large restaurant management group in the late 1990′s. They spent a lot of money to renovate the facility, overhaul the menu and hire a top flight chef. While the Pump Room’s golden era trade mark flaming food served on a sword was a tragedy of city fire codes, the menu is now on par with any in the city serving a sophisticated interpretation of classic American cuisine. In addition to the revamped cuisine, the Pump Room upgraded its wine offering and expanded the bar area.

The Pump Rooms stature has been maintained by current executive chef Nick Sutton. The star of the place, however, is still the almost palpable sense of history that the dining room offers. Considering that the giants of civilized culture”from Bogey all the way to the Chairman himself”have held court in that room, it is a pretty intoxicating aura. Fortunately, the Pump Room is once again worthy of such legends, and its renaissance is a victory for culinary civility in a world too often overwhelmed with Olive Gardens and Red Lobsters.