Earlier than the scandals and intrigue of Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani — depicted within the newest Woman Gaga-fronted "Home of Gucci" movie — there was Guccio, the person who began all of it. From working as a younger baggage porter and elevator attendant at London's The Savoy within the late 1800s to spawning one of many world's preeminent vogue dynasties, Guccio's legacy lives on at The Savoy of their not too long ago opened (and downright ravishing) Royal Suite by Gucci, launched to have a good time the Italian model's centenary.

The lounge in The Royal Suite by Gucci Credit score: Courtesy of The Savoy

What's included within the almost $22,000-a-night, excessive fashion-inspired super-suite? Quite a lot of area, for starters: the two,852-square-foot residence runs the whole size of The Savoy's fifth flooring. Inside is a glamorous retreat customary by the Gucci Décor Assortment, with deep jewel-toned sofas and chairs, grand floral preparations, gilded accents and chandeliers, a four-poster mattress, and "GG" patterns tastefully — but ubiquitously — peppered all through the suite, together with the customized wallpaper. There are additionally million-dollar views of the River Thames and South Financial institution afforded from each window (and there are a lot of home windows).

The eating room in The Royal Suite by Gucci Credit score: Courtesy of The Savoy

Upon arrival awaits a calming bottle of Champagne and Gucci-branded presents, and in-suite indulgences embrace every day breakfast and a collection of Italian aperitifs despatched to your non-public bar. The keys include entry to a devoted Savoy butler, who will handle requests giant and small, from drawing a shower contained in the lavish, deep inexperienced marble tub to arranging transportation to Gucci's flagship retailer within the lodge's Rolls-Royce, included within the package deal.

Gucci luggage and perfumes on the vainness in The Royal Suite by Gucci Credit score: Courtesy of The Savoy

Although each The Savoy and Gucci are identified for timeless luxurious, the suite collaboration accommodates some decidedly fashionable options, too. Decide up the VR headsets within the drawing room and immerse your self in Gucci's Aria Assortment runway present, not too long ago held at The Savoy; observe the bizarre chicken chirps to discover a projector-illuminated eating room desk awash with forest scenes atop Gucci dinnerware; open the left closet within the glossed, cedar-filled dressing room for a digital shock. Wonderful artwork collectors can browse the suite's curated works from Christie's and buy the likes of an early Lucien Freud drawing (situated within the drawing room, fittingly), with a scan of a QR code.

The bed room in The Royal Suite by Gucci Credit score: Courtesy of The Savoy

As robust because it could be to pry oneself from the The Royal Suite by Gucci's pull, there's a lot luxurious to go round inside The Savoy's venues, too. When leisure is so as, a radical physique therapeutic massage adopted by dips within the light-filled indoor pool on the lodge's spa ought to suffice. For meals, the Thames-facing River Restaurant by Gordon Ramsay is a not too long ago opened seafood-focused vacation spot with among the greatest oysters within the British capital (ask for the Chef's Choice). There's the basic American Bar, which has taken prime marks on the World's Finest 50 Bars record for a number of years — and don't be stunned if sultry newcomer Beaufort Bar, churning themed first-rate cocktails in an artwork deco black-and-gold venue, joins the ranks quickly, too.

The experiences on property completely complement The Royal Suite by Gucci, the place two legendary names have come collectively to create an area for vacationers preferring to retreat in grand vogue.