Nobu Hotel London Portman Square

Hannah Brandler

BACKGROUND The opening marks the 13th hotel from Nobu Hospitality, the luxurious brand founded by chef Nobu Matsuhisa, actor Robert De Niro and director Meir Teper, and the third collaboration with L+R Hotels. Previously the Radisson Blu Portman, the building underwent a refurbishment and reopened as the new lifestyle hotel in May following a soft launch in December 2020. The rooms feature Japanese touches such as lantern-style lights and bonsai trees WHAT’S IT LIKE? The new glass façade on Upper Berkeley Street is an impressive contemporary redesign of the first two floors of the existing building, which has two less attractive towers jutting out above. The expansive hotel houses 249 rooms and suites, and has a beautiful open-plan lobby with double-height ceilings, a mezzanine with event spaces, and natural light flooding in…

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Business Traveller Asia-Pacific Edition (Digital) - 1 Issue, September-October 2021

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