英国伦敦雅典娜神庙酒店公寓
The Athenaeum Hotel England
www.athenaeumhotel.com
伦敦海德公园的后花园雅典娜神庙酒店公寓
雅典娜神庙酒店公寓位于伦敦皮卡迪利大街116号，坐落在皇家公园和白金汉宫对面，离牛津街最老牌奢华的哈罗德百货走路即到，海德公园西区（West End） 的剧院近在咫尺，被画廊博物馆和剧院 包围着的雅典娜神庙酒店公寓，可谓处在伦敦最黄金的位置。
酒店建于1973年，但皮卡迪利大街116号的传奇远不仅于此。说起建筑的历史，可以追溯到1850年，一开始它是国会议员Hope先生的私人宅邸，Hope先生艺术品位不凡，在自己的宅邸中收藏了大量大师级艺术品，据 说连大文豪狄更斯都羡慕不已。这里也一度跻身欧洲 最好的私人艺术收藏之家的行列。后来，Hope先生的后代将宅邸卖给了当时时尚年轻的雅典娜俱乐部。雅典娜俱乐部与同时期维多利亚时代的绅士俱乐部有所不同，上门的多是国会议员，“雅典娜”这个词源自希腊智慧女神雅 典娜，也常被翻译成“图书馆”，这里在当时就受到与文学科学和艺术有关的绅士的特别青睐。
后来随着俱乐部的解散，这座宅邸变成了豪华的装饰 艺术公寓。四十年后，雅典娜和相邻的维多利亚式联排别墅被英国娱乐集团The Rank收购。这家娱乐公司把公寓改建 成酒店，以便让到伦敦工作室拍片的大明星们可以在此下榻。从此以后，雅典娜酒店便与好莱坞明星们结下了不解 之缘。伊丽莎白・泰勒罗素・克洛乐队Take That史蒂 文・斯皮尔伯格都是这里的常客。
2006年，酒店花费数百万英镑进行翻新，请来米其林星级厨师加尔文兄弟坐镇，为客人淮备珍馐美味，雅典娜神庙酒店公寓开始进入了一个令人兴奋的新时代，让来者领略其引以为傲的装饰艺术传统， 及在精致奢华的新时代广受欢迎的尊贵享受。酒店同时又是一座壮观的空中花园。这座绿色公园由1.2万棵绿 色植物组成，宛如一座脱离了引力限制的空中森林。穿过装饰一新的 大门，便进入令人赞叹的新建双层大堂。休息区巨大的全景落地窗让 人仿佛置身绿园之中，而非在绿园对面。这个区域令人印象深刻，点 缀着优雅的定制家具沐浴在自然光照下，非常适合享用下午茶咖 啡，或只是放松一下观赏风景。外面的新露台是皮卡迪利街为数不 多的室外用餐区之一。酒店提供奢华的现代客房套房以及公寓，每个客房都有全景落 地窗，光照充足。客房配备舒适至极的床铺各种五星级设施，无处 不给人以奢华感受。客房分为高级房（Superior）豪华房（Deluxe）和 园景房（Park View）。可以选择升级至宽敞宁静的套房，享受奢华伦敦 假期。无论您选择入住梅费尔套房绿园套房，还是大名鼎鼎的三卧 室顶楼套房，均可在大阳台上尊享伦敦顶级180度天际线美景，视线穿 过绿园，包括白金汉宫在内的皇家建筑景观一览无遗。
雅典娜神庙酒店公寓内的卡尔文餐厅是伦敦米其林星级厨师克里斯・卡尔文和杰夫・卡尔文带来的最新用餐体验之一。卡尔文餐厅采取强调本土出产食材的新视角，给英国经典菜式注入 新创意，让客人尽享英伦美食体验。餐厅从早餐到下午茶及全天用餐，每一道菜都由久负盛名的卡尔文兄弟开发。THE BAR酒吧在唐 街（Down Street）设有私密入口，它本身便值得人们到此一游。而雅典娜神庙酒店公寓可算得上伦敦最佳下午茶去处之一， 这里的下午茶享有盛名，屡获殊荣。卡尔文兄弟的现代英式下午茶为您呈现全国最好的食材：Severn &Wye新鲜熏鲑鱼坎布里亚郡火 腿德文郡浓缩奶油等等，让人置身在优雅和文艺的氛围中享受午 后最美的时光.
London Hyde Park‘s Back GardenThe Athenaeum Hotel & Residencesrk‘s Back Garden
The Athenaeum Hotel is located at 116 Piccadilly Street, London, opposite the Royal Park and Buckingham Palace.It is within walking distance of Harrods, Oxford Street‘s oldest luxury department store, Hyde Park, West End theaters.Surrounded by galleries, museums and theaters, sethe Athenaeum Hotel certainly has the most coveted address in London.
The prestigious address of 116 Piccadilly has seen its fair share of inhabitants over the years.Back in 1850, it started life as Hope House, the elegant private abode of MP Henry Hope.Once the home of one of Europe‘s nest private art collections, the Hope House was said to have aseracted the aseention of Charles Dickens, who noted its extravagant interiors.Later, Mr Hope‘s daughter sold Hope House to the fashionable Junior Athenaeum Club.Gentlemen‘s clubs were all the rage in the Victorian era, and the Junior Athenaeum surged in popularity.Among the MPs and Lords that passed through its doors, the club was particularly favoured by gentlemen connected with literature, science and art.
The word ‘Athenaeum‘ loosely translates as library‘ and is derived from the Greek name Athena, the goddess of wisdom.As the club disbanded, the building was transformed into a luxurious Art Deco apartment block.Four decades later, the Athenaeum and its neighbouring Victorian townhouses were snapped up by British entertainment group the Rank Organisation.The company renovated the apartments into an iconic hotel to accommodate its movie stars whenever they were filming at London‘s movie studios.Elizabeth Taylor, Russell Crowe, Take at, Steven Spielberg are all frequent visitors here.
In 2006, the hotel spent millions of pounds on refurbishment, and invited Michelin star chef Calvin brother to create an exciting array of new delicacies for the guests,and embarked on a journey of an exciting new era.Now is time to embrace fine dining in the exquisite luxury of Art Deco tradition.
The hotel is also a spectacular air garden.The green park is made up of 12,000 green plants, like an air forest that is divorced from gravitational limits.Through the dashing new door, one enters the stunning new twostory lobby.The huge panoramic view of the windows in the rest area makes people feel like being inside the green garden, not opposite it is impressive area is doseed with elegant custom furnitures, bathed in natural light,particularly suitable for enjoying aernoon tea, coffee,or just relaxing and appreciating the scenery.The outside terrace is one of the very few outdoor dining areas on Piccadilly Street.
The hotel offers luxurious modern guest rooms, suites and apartments, each with panoramic windows and lush sunlight.The rooms are equipped with comfortable beds and all kinds of fivestar facilities.The rooms are categorized into Superior, Deluxe and Park View.You can choose to upgrade to a spacious and quiet suite for a luxurious London vacation.Whether you choose to stay in Mayfair Suite,Green Park Suite,or the famous threebedroom Penthouse Suite, you can enjoy the 180 degree skyline views on the large terrace,all the way through to Green Park and the Royal Buildings including Buckingham Palace.
Galvin at the Athenaeum is the latest restaurant from Michelinstarred London chefs Chris and Jeff Galvin.Ththe restaurant has taken a new perspective to highlight British classic dishes by championing Britain‘s delicious homegrown produce across the UK.An exciting array of new menus from breakfast, Afternoon Tea to Allday Dining are carefully developed by the Galvin brothers.THE BAR has a secret entrance on Down Street, and it‘s worth a visit.the Athenaeum is one of the best places for Afternoon Tea in London.It‘s legendary and awardwinning, too.the Galvin Brothers‘ modern British Afternoon Tea showcases the country‘s very best ingredients: fresh smoked salmon from Severn & Wye, Cumbrian ham, Kentish strawberries and Devonshire closed cream.the most beautiful afternoon time in an artistically elegant environment Look no more.
