First Look: The Chancery Rosewood
I toured the recently opened Chancery Rosewood (at Grosvenor Square in London), the second Rosewood hotel in the UK capital.
It’s the former U.S. Embassy, now turned into a hotel after a roughly £1bn transformation—and they had to preserve iconic elements like the rooftop eagle (made from B-52 aluminium). The vibe is big, grand, “power address.”
It’s a suite-only hotel with a generous starting size of 53 sqm. The admittedly still high room rates come with some perks for everyone like flexible check-in/out times, use of house car, two-way airport transfers and on highest Chancery Suites even access to the Windsor Suite at Heathrow.
Ambiance
The Chancery Rosewood has proper “London power address” energy — and the backstory helps. You’re walking into the former U.S. Embassy, a Grade II-listed Eero Saarinen landmark from 1960, now reborn as a hotel.
Dining
F&B is where the hotel really leans into being a destination, not just a place to sleep. The lineup is stacked and very “let’s stay in tonight”: Serra (Southern Mediterranean), Tobi Masa (from the chef behind Masa/Bar Masa/Kappo Masa in NYC), Jacqueline (a tearoom with 100+ teas), GSQ (day-to-night café vibe), and Eagle Bar on the rooftop.
Rooms
The Chancery is suite-only — there are no standard rooms here, just 144 suites (with “Houses” as the top tier). That decision sets the tone: everything feels more residential, more substantial, more “Mayfair address” than typical London luxury hotel layouts.
Design-wise, the interiors were led by Joseph Dirand, and the look is his signature: refined, quietly minimal, and craft-led—sleek modern lines, plush textures, and a calm palette that lets the building’s scale do the talking. (The overall reimagining of the former U.S. Embassy building was led by David Chipperfield Architects, which you feel in the structure and proportions.)
I have to say that I found the rooms extremely cozy and comfortable, despite the grandness of the rest of the hotel. Hallways kept very quiet with carpet and special wall finishings, room sizes start at a generous 53sqm, and the marbles used in bathroom and elsewhere felt and looked incredible.
Spa & Wellness
Wellness here is serious, but it’s in a very “London” way: a strong reset layer inside a social, city-first hotel. The hotel’s Asaya Spa includes five treatment rooms, a 25-metre pool, sauna and steam, a hydrozone, a movement studio, and a cutting-edge gym.
Rosewood also highlights its science-meets-holistic approach (brands like EviDenS de Beauté, aromatherapy, and specialist-led treatments), which gives it that modern “performance + polish” feel rather than purely pampering.
During my visit I was not allowed in the spa due to respect of privacy of the guests, so I am showing you the hotel’s own photos.
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