Tala Fustok Studio has created an eclectic and mysterious design experience at five-star boutique hotel The Mandrake in Fitzrovia, London.
The Mandrake Hotel is Fitzrovia’s finest five-star boutique hotel and cultural hub for likeminded souls. Founded and owned by entrepreneur and art collector Rami Fustok and designed in collaboration with his sister Tala Fustok, the centrally located property features 33 rooms and suites and an award-winning Penthouse, all impeccably designed.
Recognised for its exquisite and striking art, culture and design, The Mandrake’s energy is based on an ‘ever evolving’ concept. Throughout the year, the hotel presents itself as a welcoming hub to artists, performers, exhibitions and events. Guests leave wanting to return time and time again to relive the extraordinary combination of vigour, music, creative cuisine, experimental cocktails, escapism, spirituality and the luxury that the hotel offers.
ARRIVALS
Located in the hub of London’s West End, The Mandrake is the ideal place to stay for anyone looking for a truly unforgettable experience. The converted RIBA award-winning building on Newman Street embraces the make-believe with mythological creatures on the wall and lets guests forget where they are once stepping into the stylish boutique hotel.
On arrival, the hotel promises to enrich guest’s senses, evoke their desires and provoke their minds through striking pieces of art depicted by nature and colourful characters. Industrial-style walls marry nicely with the understated yet stylish lobby reception desk. The lobby hangs under a large gothic-style chandelier, lit by 30 wax candles, and the soft ambient lighting is well balanced to welcome guests into a curious new world.
ART & DESIGN
The hotel’s inspiration comes from the medicinal properties of ‘the mandrake’. Spaces are named after plants that are steeped in myth and legend, but also used to heal and incite delirium. Eclectic décor is complemented by pops of vibrant colours and an ever-changing rotating of artwork, sporadic and unexpected artistic performances and curated playlists in each space. A stay at The Mandrake is a stand-out experience.
The hotel plays host to a range of one-off and unique art pieces including, but not limited to, works created by Jonas Burgert, Francesco Clemente, Salvador Dali, Francesco Goya, Mark Chagall, Dale Chihuly, Thomas Hooper and Bushra Fakhoury to name a few. All pieces have been chosen by Rami to enhance the spirit and soul of the spaces that guest’s encounter, and to underpin the hotel’s commitment to offer the most unique, exciting and desirable immersive destination hotel in London.
THE ROOMS
The 33 guestrooms are each uniquely designed with custom furniture from London and Paris. Every room is different, and categories range from Classic Rooms, Newman Rooms to Terrace Rooms, and all feature staple velvet headboards, vintage chandeliers, and French rugs.
SUITES
Among the Suite categories, highlights include: The Newman Suite, designed to embrace the light with its airy décor; The Terrace Suite, featuring dark and nocturnal tones with inky coloured walls; and The Mandrake Suite, a seductive and sumptuous offering, draped in textural contrast of velvet, silk and satin.
The Penthouse Suite is the hotel’s crown and glory, having welcomed some of the world’s most acclaimed faces. Actors, musicians, directors and artists have called the marbled, opulent and lavish space their ’home’. The bedroom was designed to nourish the senses and encourage its residents to stay beyond themselves. Encased in white Veronese Bookend marble, its emperor bed has a custom-made cashmere mattress. An eight-person dining table welcomes private celebrations, parties and gatherings. The six-person jacuzzi sits below a retractable roof revealing London’s sky and the large shower room doubles as a steam room.
YOPO RESTAURANT AND YOPO BAR
The Mandrake’s signature dining outlets, Yopo Restaurant and Yopo Bar, are headed up by acclaimed Executive Chef George Scott-Toft, who offers a menu of bold and flavoursome modern South American dishes with European influences inspired by his personal travel experiences around the world. Interior design enjoys a sensual bohemian look with an eclectic mix of comfortable furniture sourced from around the world and exotic art to enhance the dining experience. Waeska Bar is an ethnobotanical cocktail bar offering an evolving menu of cocktails using ancient herbs and botanicals, whilst Jurema Terrace is located on the outdoor terrace on the first floor and surrounded by exotic hanging plants, offers the perfect venue to enjoy alfresco dining and cocktails in all seasons.
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Brand Spotlight: Dernier & Hamlyn
Lighting experts Denier & Hamlyn worked with designer Lara Bohinc on a distinctive chandelier for The Mandrake’s Penthouse Suite.
The resulting chandelier comprises hundreds of metal tubes hand formed in brass. Each tube was hand finished in antique nickel and mechanically fixed to the fitting’s aluminium frame.
Denier & Hamlyn have created bespoke lighting designs on a variety of luxury hospitality projects, which they share HERE.
