Inside The Savoy’s Royal Suite: Gucci designed £16,000-a-night room

It’s synonymous with luxury, glamour and VIP treatment – and now a glimpse of The Savoy’s top room is on offer without the grand expense thanks to the return of its fly-on-the-wall documentary, starting tonight.

ITV’s The Savoy, which airs tonight at 9pm, takes viewers behind the scenes of one of London’s top hotels – showcasing the high life experienced by guests.

In the first episode, audiences at home are treated to a look at the Royal Suite, a £16,000-a-night room which runs across the fifth floor with a view of the London Eye and includes Princess Diana as one of its former guests.

Having been recently re-designed in partnership with Gucci, the luxury Italian fashion brand’s china, furniture and artwork are placed throughout the lavish suite, while it also features atmospheric lighting, as well as at least two staff members who can attend to any desire of the customer.

The luxury Italian fashion brand’s china, furniture and artwork are placed throughout the lavish suite, while it also features atmospheric lighting (pictured, the living area of the suite) 

The hotel suite, which costs £16,000 per night, was recently renovated in partnership with Gucci, and features accessories from the brand 

Furniture designed by the fashion label, whose founder Guccio Gucci once worked at the Savoy as a luggage porter, is placed throughout the suite 

Guest Experience Manager Sean Davoren, who started at The Savoy in 1978, keeps the seven-storey, 133-year-old hotel, which is situated on the banks of the River Thames and has 37 butlered suites, running. 

He took viewers through the Royal Suite, explaining: ‘We’ve got their furniture, we’ve got their china and we have wonderful artworks around the suite as well… it oozes luxury.’

Dubbed ‘the jewel in the hotel’s crown’, the Royal Suite also has bespoke technology that means different scenes can be projected onto the table. 

Gucci’s founder, Guccio Gucci, worked at The Savoy as a luggage porter in his younger years. 

Seeing the decadent luggage and sophisticated clothes of guests was a major motivation in his desire to start his own fashion company, shortly after his return to Italy from London. 

‘He was inspired by the beautiful luggage that he did see, then went back home to Italy and started creating his products,’ explained Sean. 

The space features plush furnishings, decadent floral wallpaper and deep brown wooden parquet flooring throughout  (pictured)  

Meanwhile the £16,000-per-night room also features elegant wooden panelling and marble flooring throughout the bathroom  

The Savoy’s website describes how the Royal Suite includes ‘furniture, furnishings and decorative items from the Gucci Décor Collection and art and antiques curated by Christie’s’.

Guests also receive a signature Gucci x Savoy welcome including a range of gifts and a bottle of Champagne on ice on arrival, as well as a dedicated Savoy butler and the ‘most attentive service’ by The Savoy team

The Savoy’s website describes how the Royal Suite includes ‘furniture, furnishings and decorative items from the Gucci Décor Collection and art and antiques curated by Christie’s’.

Guests also receive a signature Gucci x Savoy welcome, including a range of gifts and a bottle of Champagne on ice on arrival, as well as a dedicated Savoy butler and the ‘most attentive service’ by The Savoy team.   

After the most turbulent time in its history, when the pandemic forced it to close its doors, the hotel is now back open with a new Managing Director, Frank Arnold, in charge.

Guest Experience Manager Sean Davoren, who started at The Savoy in 1978, keeps the seven-storey, 133-year-old hotel, which is situated on the banks of the River Thames and has 37 butlered suites, running 

Butlers like Michael (pictured) are also on offer throughout the hotel to assist with the customers every want and desire  

Doormen Tony and Michal, pictured, are among the staff who appear in the ITV documentary series The Savoy, which follows the hotel as it recovers after the Covid-19 pandemic

The access-all-areas series follows hotel life in the aftermath of the pandemic, during one of the most challenging times for the hospitality industry

The access-all-areas ITV series follows hotel life in the aftermath of the pandemic, during one of the most challenging times for the hospitality industry. 

Having lost tens of millions of pounds in revenue The Savoy is battling to stay at the top in the fiercely competitive London luxury hotel market.

Franck has big plans to help the hotel compete, including the £16,000-a-night Royal Suite, a new restaurant in partnership with Gordon Ramsay and the refurbishment of the hotel’s world-famous American Bar, London’s original cocktail bar.

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, the series transports viewers both upstairs and downstairs, from guests and famous faces walking through the gilded revolving doors, to the army of staff catering to their every request.

You can watch The Savoy, Wednesday 15 June, 9pm, ITV or catch-up on the ITV Hub