What It’s Like to Stay at the Dorchester, a Grand Dame Hotel in London That Just Got a Modern Makeover

The iconic 1930s hotel has been through an epic renovation and gained a ton of glitzy new amenities.

Originally opened in 1931, the hotel retains much of its old-world charm yet has been tastefully modernized with contemporary British art, a fresh pastel palette, and updated furnishings. In the revamped lobby, Christian Furr’s captivating, nine-foot-tall oil painting of Hyde Park’s Serpentine lake is a fitting prelude to the grandeur that is to come.