For many guests checking into hotels this holiday season ... Sir Paul Smith for Claridge's in London From sweet treats and scents to the star of the season, the Christmas tree, British fashion ...

We’d been to almost a dozen five-star hotels in London already, but something about Claridge’s kept coming back to me for weeks after our checkout. Maybe it was the decadent afternoon tea ...

For the first time last year, Robb Report scoured the world to unearth the 50 best luxury hotels. The list we created ... claimed by London’s finest: Claridge’s. Kudos to them.

Claridge’s Christmas showstopper ... They enlisted Kengo Kuma, the architect of both hotels, to devise trees that could transform into tables after the holiday. The furniture will be auctioned ...

Claridge’s owner Maybourne is planning to nearly triple its number of hotels in the next decade, expanding into Paris, New York, Miami and Dubai to tap into booming demand for luxury travel.