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In London, Fresh Sheets; Six New Lodgings in the Booming English Capital
From: The Washington Post
Date: 19990516
Author:Gary Lee
When Anton Chekhov wrote "On the Way," a short story about two travelers who can recall nothing of their maiden tour of Europe except the decor of the hotels where they stayed, he could have had a place like One Aldwych in mind.
It's been weeks since I overnighted there, but I still have flashbacks to the details that make it one of London's hottest new properties: the crystal vase of roses placed by my bedside; a swimming pool with recordings of Chopin piped underwater with such clarity that the piano seemed to be just above my head; a lobby with high-backed Chinese-style armchairs and ...
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