Live-fire restaurant Kāio has opened at The Whiteley in Bayswater, taking over the site formerly occupied by Nela, which has closed less than a year after its launch. Read the full article restaurantonline.co.uk
Transformed by Foster + Partners into a landmark residential and hospitality destination, the development now introduces a new duplex by Irish interior designer Maoliosa Murray. Spanning 2,756 sq ft, the two-bedroom home features soaring six-metre ceilings and lead-arched windows that fill the interiors with natural light. Murray drew on art deco and mid-century influences to shape the apartment’s distinctive character, with […]
The transformation of London’s historic Whiteley building reaches new heights with Maoliosa Murray‘s latest creation: a spectacular duplex apartment priced at £8.95 million. The Irish interior designer has crafted something extraordinary within this Grade II listed landmark on Queensway, where William Whiteley’s pioneering department store once stood. Foster + Partners’ architectural reimagining of The Whiteley has […]
The hotel sits within the Edwardian landmark whose redevelopment has cost an estimated £1.5bn, including the purchase price of the original Whiteley’s building. For myself and the many neighbours who lived through the constant rattling and drilling for years, the whispers that a new Six Senses would be taking up residence in a quarter of […]
The regeneration of The Whiteley has been a long time in the making. The iconic Whiteleys department store, which opened to much fanfare in 1911, fell into decline in the late 20th century and closed in 2018. Its transformation into a high-end hotel and residences has been extraordinarily ambitious. ‘You won’t find any other project that can […]
Hidden beneath the bustling streets of Queensway and a stone’s throw from elegant Hyde Park, lies one of London’s biggest secrets: a year-round real-ice rink. Expect a friendly greeting and a warm atmosphere as you descend from the noise of London into the super-cool complex of spins and ploughs. With the delicious smells from London’s […]
Nothing about Barry’s is lowkey. And that’s just how we like it. If you know anything about fitness, you’ll know that Barry’s Bootcamp is a world-famous fitness phenomenon, and their pioneering HIIT classes and studios are legendary. Founded in West Hollywood in 1998, Barry’s mixes cardio with strength training in high-intensity classes that have a […]
Queens Bowling transforms the all-American game of bowling into a thoroughly London night out. From the moment you descend the stairs into this fun-fuelled den of strikes and spares, you’re in another world. A place where neon lights pop in velvet darkness; where the atmosphere is charged with the the clattering of pins and the […]
Nestled between the bustle of the Edgeware Road and the calm of Hyde Park, Bayswater is a jewel-like enclave for the finer things in life for almost 200 years. A tiny hamlet for centuries, it wasn’t until the mid 1800s when Bayswater became a quarter synonymous with quiet affluence when a huge push in housebuilding […]