Maybourne Papers - The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Group, London, United Kingdom

8/14/2019 Maybourne Papers - The Connaught, Maybourne Hotel Group, London, United Kingdom

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elcome to the first issue of the Connaughtper, a round up of thoughts, news and events.

this issue we reflect on the renaissance of ayfair and look forward to the seasons festivities.e will also be introducing our ne w privatetertaining rooms designed by Guy Oliver,

nveiling our top floor private apartmentsigned by David Collins and previewing e Aman Spa.

or more information please refer to our websitee-connaught.com

ease send correspondence to editor @maybourne.com

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elcome to the first issue of theonnaught paper, a round upthoughts, news and events.

this issue we reflect on thenaissance of Mayfair and lookrward to the seasons festivities.e will also be introducing our w private entertaining roomssigned by Guy Oliver, unveiling

ur top floor private apartment

signed by David Collins andeviewing the Aman Spa.

or more information please refer our website the-connaught.co.uk

ease send correspondence toitor @maybourne.com


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e spacious sitting-room in an understatedlette o heathery blues and ocean greys,uble height vaulted ceiling, lavender-ined marble replace, inviting navy bluelvet so as, romantic window seats andap around balconies.

The airy master bedroom, in gold-su usedcream and blue, with silk and lace canopiedKing-sized bed, grosgrain ribbon detailedwalls, bespoke urniture including acrocodile topped table housing a plasmaTV and DVD player, adjoining dressingroom, en suite bathroom and King-sizedguest bedroom with en suite bathroom.

The two spacious wrap-around terracesa ording magni cent views over May air,complete with garden urniture and topiarydesigned by six time Chelsea Flower Showgold medallist Tom Stuart-Smith.

WinterWonderland

Amenities Descamps bedlinen or the main

and guest bedroom ( 450 threadcount) Complimentary bottle o Krug champagne

on arrival Chau eur-driven trans er to & rom airport Personalised robes Bam ord organic and natural

bathroom amenities Complimentary so t drinks

and water rom the mini-bar Complimentary movies Complimentary use o p x2

state-o -the-art laptops Childrens sized dressing gowns and slippers Complimentary use o Nintendo Wii,

Playstation 3 and selection o games 24-hour private butler service Complimentary clothes pressing o

up to our items Hlne Darroze ne dining in

the private dining room Guaranteed access to Aman Spa

and treatments

his season the Connaught hasnveiled its top oor privatepartment. Designed by Davidollins, the sumptuous apartmenteatures a roo terrace with sweeping

ews over Carlos Place, a privateaircase entrance and a spacioustting-room. Among other benefts,

uests o this luxurious apartmentill be served by a dedicated Butler.


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gnog and mince pies on arrivalglish break ast on Christmas morning

orse-drawn carriage ride throughay air village on Christmas morningth hot chocolate or mulled wined mince piesristmas lunch in Espelette, cuisineHlne Darroze

or an additional 85pp guests canne in Hlne Darroze at the Connaught)ristmas cocktail in one o the barsunch in Hlne Darroze at thennaught on Boxing Daym late checkoutncierge can assist with bookingdnight mass at local churches

th rates from 650pp for a Deluxe King om, based on two people sharing.

e Connaught is helping to protectnguins, polar bears and their habitats.r Christmas programme there oreludes your choice o a wwf Help Save

e polar bear or penguin pack. Includeda delight ul cuddly polar bear or penguincording to your choice.

r reservations and further informationout the Connaught Nol, please call4(0)20 7107 8843, email reservations @

e-connaught.co.uk or visit the-connaught.uk quoting the Connaught Nol .

ease state your preference for a penguinpolar bear when booking.

TheConnaughtNol

In FestiveSpirit

in us or a very special ChristmasCarlos Place. From Christmas

ve to Boxing day the Connaughtill spoil you with magical surprises

nd the most delicious menus.

The Connaught Nol Terms & ConditionsA deposit o 25% per person will betaken at time o booking to guaranteeyour reservation. You may cancel yourreservation up to 1st December 2009,a ter which the deposit becomes non-re undable. Full charge payable orcancellations on or a ter 11th December2009. O ers are subject to availability.Rates include v at 15% and exclude a5% discretionary service charge. O ersmay not be used in association withany other o ers or negotiated rates andapply to new bookings only. Calls may bemonitored or quality control and trainingpurposes. Lunch and dinner exclusiveo beverages. One cocktail per person.Minimum two night stay.

In addition to our Christmas programme,between Friday 18th December 2009 and Sunday 10th January 2010 inclusive,the Connaught is pleased to o erguests rooms rom as little as 295 pernight room only or two people sharinga Superior King-bedded room.

Minimum length of stay applies.Price excludesvat .

Scottish scallop tartare with lime andAquitaine caviar,

Britanny caulifower velout

Crispy pancake o blue lobster,spinach and cpes,

pink champagne sauce

Dodine o yellow capon rom Les Landesstu ed with duck oie gras and chestnuts,

creamy salsi s and roasted girolles,black tru fe emulsion

Christmas log with hazelnut,

Jivara chocolate and crispy praline

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Leek and potato velout,ricotta green gnocchi, poached baby leeks,

black tru le rom Prigord

Duck oie gras rom Les Landes panacotta,white tru le rom Alba ice-cream,

chestnut emulsion

Ravioli o Rosewalt potato,Scottish scallop

and black tru le rom Prigord,chicken jus

Roasted venison with Lampong pepper,

pumpkin mousseline,Grand-Veneur sauce,

stilton Chantilly

White chocolate domewith light cottage cheese,

blackcurrant jus

Alpaco chocolate cream,chocolate cake, co ee Chantilly,

granite, opaline

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Smoked Scottish salmon,potato wa fes with dill Jersey

cream and chives,caviar rom Aquitaine

Duck oie gras rom Les Landes

cooked au torchonwith Juranon sweet wine,

Christmas chutney

Roasted Scottish scallop,spelt wheat risotto, beetroot reduction,

lemongrass emulsion

Traditional Christmas turkey

Christmas pudding,Brandy sauce

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Leaded windows provide tranquil viewsover the neighbouring mews. From herea staircase leads to the Ballroom, enteredthrough impressive silver and bronze double

doors. The walls are hung with silversatinised silk, with a hint o lavender, setbetween silver grey marble pilasterssupporting the co ered ceiling lit by tenespecially designed hand-made chandeliers.Here up to 120 guests can be seated orlunch or dinner and a state-o -the-art soundand lighting system and a sprung parquetdance foor set within a marble border, makethe space an excellent choice or galadinners, presentations, private screenings,and exclusive catwalk shows. The area mayalso be divided into two and is the rstBallroom to be built in May air or80 years.The two smaller syndicate roomsaccommodate up to six and 12 guestsrespectively, per ect or board meetingsand power dining. Lined with silvered oakpanelling and mirrored ceilings, theirdecorative windows overlook the gardens.

For further information please contactthe Connaught events team on+44 (0)20 7107 8894

This season the Connaught unveilsa suite of new private entertaining rooms for groups of six to 200.

Designed by Guy Oliver and featuring a delightful courtyard garden created by six times Chelsea gold medallist Tom Stuart-Smith.

The Connaught has long been one o Londons most exclusive venues. Now,in addition to its two historic meeting anddining rooms, the Georgian and RegencyRooms, a sumptuous ballroom and two moreintimate meeting and dining spaces arebeing added, designed with unique fair byleading interiors expert Guy Oliver. Thismeans that the hotel will now cater withstyle or any size o event between six and200 guests, enjoying Michelin-starred menus

rom acclaimed cuisinire Hlne Darroze.Approached via a delight ul courtyardgarden designed by six times Chelsea goldmedallist Tom Stuart-Smith, alongbarrel-vaulted paths o Portland stone,the eeling is very much part o the buzzyMay air Village scene, with vitrinesdisplaying the cream o the areas

ashionable boutiques and galleries.The look is thirties but with a mostcontemporary twist. The Meeting Suite,lined in stone, with its mirrored ceilingechoed in the circular pattern o the blackand white marble fooring, allows up to120 guests to gather in com ort. Thisfexible area also divides to provide asmaller gathering space and a meeting orpresentation room or up to 60 people, oralternatively a dining room and a secondarymeeting room or up to 20 guests.

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This season, lucky suite guests at theConnaught will receive a complimentarypackage o MLAB cosmeceutical skincare,the most e cacious and luxurious anti-aging ormula in the world. They willalso bene t rom the specialist anti-agingskincare and product training eachConnaught Butler has received.

MLAB is the fagship product o Milbar Laboratories, a leader in innovativepro essional skincare developed ordermatologists and plastic surgeons orover 25 years. This is skincare or thetwenty rst century and includesremarkable, un-precedented levels o clinically active ingredients combined inan e ective matrix ormula that targets allsigns o skin aging.

MLAB is available exclusively or purchaseonline at mlabonline.com and alsoat Harrods, London.

MLAB,MLord

u may consider yoursel a Martininnoisseur: but until you have tried one

the Connaught Bar, you havent lived.rst, the bar trolley is wheeled to your table.hoose rom a selection o the best ginsvodkas, then choose the favour o youroice rom an array o test tubes: vanilla,riander and liquorice are the avourites.e bartender stirs (never shakes, Jamesnd take note), and serves up in a Lalique

ass, Sant.

r reservations at the Connaught Bar and moreormation please contact the Connaught on4 (0)20 7499 7070

MartiniMatters


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uring the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s we becamesessed with the uture, what it looked like,

hat dangers it would bring, how it wouldange us and how we could get there evenore quickly. We wanted everything aster,gger, newer and with this yearning to astrward came an appreciation o technologyer tried and trusted methods, a love o tomation over personalization and a boommass produced luxuries which sadly

ocated a traditional market in authenticecialist goods. Having sated our appetitesr space age gadgets, minimalistvironments and luxury de ned by logoere has been a slow but steady return incent years to an appreciation or thethentic, the specialist and the rare.

is shi t in values coincided beauti ully withre-birth o May air and more particularly,Connaught on Carlos Place, Londons

endary home o authenticity and quality,lace at once buzzing with the palpableergy (and money!) o the new May aird protecting and promoting an enviableritage in obsessive attention to detail,ovenance and service.

The Connaught tackled what would seeman impossible task, to retain exemplarytraditional service, a central location inthe bit o May air that matters and thatConnaught eeling you cant put your ngeron - like an established country house, withthe most charming host, slap bang in themiddle o the city. All o this was combinedwith the best contemporary design, a braveand brilliant art buyer and some o theyoungest, hottest talent around, rom theMichelin-starred Hlne Darroze in thekitchen to the young international teamo ront o house managers. Far rom beingintimidated by the history, they haveembraced the best o its past and seamlesslycombined it with an energy and e ciencywhich is bang up to date.

May air is no stranger to excellence and haslong been home to the specialist, Allens o May air is the oldest butcher in the district,established in 1830 and is still a mark o exemplary quality, although they are nowmore likely to be selling let to a undmanager than quail to the kitchen maid.

Back to the uture,Modern May airWith a growing shi t in values,

our appreciation or the authenticnd the rare making a come back?


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More and more o us are now engaged inthe pleasurable pursuit o excellence,the re ned editing o experience, seekingout the very best and perhaps moreimportantly wanting to evaluate experiences

or ourselves and understand why we thinksomething is superior. Its perhaps no surprisethen that these ew streets in May air,known locally as May air Village haveattracted some o the most desirableinternational brands. We can credit Marc

Jacobs with putting Mount Street back onthe map as a home to desirable, unique

boutiques and since its launch in 2007,Mount Street and Carlos Place have beentrans ormed with Balenciaga, Diane vonFurstenberg, Louboutin, Lanvin,Wunderkind and most recently Goyardmoving in. One can still shop or guns,game and badger brushes or your bristlesthanks to James Purdey and sons andThomas Goode.

At the heart o this May air Village is theConnaught, which promotes the age oldquestion, which came rst the chicken orthe egg?, Carlos Place or the Connaught?

No matter, however they came about its amarriage made in heaven. With thecon dence o a business rooted in the pastbut with a very clear vision o the uture theConnaught has made over their butlerservice or the 21st Century. Their butlerscan advise on anything rom styling toskincare, IT to high tea and each o themhas been trained by John Lobb to providethe best shoe shine in London.

This ocus on the personal and re-thinkingwhat really matters today extends throughthe hotel and is even refected in theprovenance o the produce used in thehotels restaurants and bars. Explore themenus and you will nd a delight ulselection o jams produced by Frenchmaker Christine Ferber and exquisitebrandy made with artisan methods byHlne Darrozes ather.

The Connaught is typically modest whenpushed on this approach, they simply statethat their guests are very special, asconnoisseurs o luxury they demandauthentic knowledge, a superior experienceand personalization where possible. It is thisthat they believe has driven the renaissanceo the expert. A ter an a ternoon spentpeople watching in the Coburg bar I canonly agree, the people they are catering orare a rare breed, an exciting mix, rarely seentogether anywhere else, a kind o big gamepark o London li e, you can wander in andwitness the big ve ( ashion, art, politics,money and society) clearly delighting in anexperience which blends the best o the oldand the best o the new. The renaissance o the Connaught refects a wider trend, areturn to the expertise, dedication andquality or which May air has always beenrenowned. Long live authentic luxury!

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Brunch is a subject very close to Hlnes

heart, she says I ondly recall many longweekend brunches that I enjoy preparing ormy riends in France and Britain. Sunnymornings in early Spring, the smell o reshlybaked breads and the per ect companyo amily and riends all on one table makebrunch the most cherished moment o myweekend. Once inside her eponymousrestaurant guests are treated to a varietyo favour ul cured meats and country-stylepts including Bayonne ham and chorizowhich are all sourced rom Pierre Oteiza,one o Darrozes avourite Basquedelicatessen shops.

A true gourmet treat, Hlne Darroze atthe Connaught is the per ect conclusionto a chic May air morning and the must-visit destination or a ashionable weekendget-together.

GourmetBrunchAs one of Frances most celebratedchefs, two Michelin-starredHlne Darroze has reinventedthe traditional Saturday brunch.


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Winter has most certainly arrivednd with it the dreaded dullomplexions and seasonal fatigue of ontemporary urban life. Shorter days,arker nights and the wonderfulondon weather all conspire to sapnergy and increase stress.

All is calmAll is bright

ank goodness or the Connaught, withusual uncanny timing and knack orowing what we want be ore we do our-ves, the hotel has just launched a new

man Spa. A serious destination spa withmenu which refects the favours o each

the Aman locations. Luxurious contem-rary design with an Asian touch, holisticnsultants, treatment rooms with personalam rooms and a unique range o signatureatments, the spa has been described ase ne plus ultra o city spas in the heart o

e worlds greatest city... escape into a quiet,nsual place where you are looked a ter, ine heart o a coddling hotel in the centre o e most exclusive part o London.

r reservations and more in ormation pleasentact the Connaught on + 44 (0)20 7499 7070


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The Capital Art tour takes you throughLondons contemporary art epicentre tothe creative hotbed o Londons East End.Guided by a local in-the-know artist youwill discover some o Europes most excitingand stimulating galleries and artists.

The tour starts with an introduction andtalk by an East End gallery owner and/ordealer just east o Londons nancial district.Once a scru y wasteland, the early1990smarked the trans ormation o the EastEndand today it plays a pivotal role in theworlds contemporary art scene.

Example venues include Ibid Projects,Alma Enterprises, Fred, David ReisleyGallery, One in the Other, Vilma Gold,T1+2, Paradise Row, Concrete Hermit,T-Building, Flowers East, White Cube

The tours are available Tuesday - Sunday ata time to suit you, starting a ter 11am. To ullyenjoy the experience you will need to set asidehal a day.

Transport - A private car or Black cab willtake you to and around East London and returnyou to the Connaught at the end o the trip

Fee - 65 per hour

For urther in ormation and bookings pleaseemail [email protected] or call+44 (0)20 7499 7070

Discover little-known gems andvisit o -the-radar sites. With tours

ull o secrets no guide book couldever reveal, Maybourne HotelGroup has teamed up with thehippest tour company, UrbanGentry to create a series o berstylish bespoke weekend packages.

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2345Mount Street PrintersEstablished in 1981 as creatorso ne stationery and exquisite

bespoke items. Treat yourriends and amily to the

most sumptuous hand cra tedChristmas cards in all numbero traditional nishes. Or choosetheir gilt Edged place cards to

nish your Christmas table.

William & SonAppointed by Her Majesty the Queenin January 2009 there really is no nerplace to buy all things exquisite.A Gra Von Faber-Castell ountainpen comes highly recommended,and the bespoke engraving is a must.

In the Bag

Marc JacobsI you dont already have one,the Eugenie clutch is the per ectpurchase o the season. With itsgold clasp detail and delicate studs,this quilted clutch is sure to be a

rm avourite or seasons to come.

1GoyardSelect rom an array o accessories uniquelydesigned by La Maison Goyards meticulous atelier.With their new delivery o dog leads and collarsarriving soon, walks through May air with mansbest riend have never been so enviable.May air Village shopping is anexperience not to be missed, withsome o the fnest brands on o er,we select this seasons must haves.

Christian Louboutin

Indulge in the ultimatesophistication with apair o Lady Page highheels. Created romLie de vin silk with anavy velvet trim anda hand-stitched velvetbow, these shoesare per ection!

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