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rambling mansion, opening it and pretending you’ve just inherited it from a great aunt. There’s a magic to letting people believe for a brief second that it’s theirs.” No. 1 York is a Grade-II listed Regency townhouse


with high ceilings, sash windows and a sweeping central staircase. It’s the brainchild of the Guest brothers (Tristan, Tom and James), who have been creating small luxury hotels with that ‘extra something’ we’re all looking for. In York, they have reinvented a hotel with the help of Martin Hulbert and Jay Grierson of Martin Hulbert Design. “We were lucky enough to have complete freedom on the project, and we just had fun with it,” says Grierson. Whimsical design features


OPPOSITE, TOP TO BOTTOM: For the Wildwood


bedroom at Glenmorangie House, Morris & Co’s ‘Acanthus’ wallcovering adds a maximalist vibe; in the Marmalade


Lounge at No 1 York, colourful art is complemented by Zinc Textile fabrics ABOVE: In the bar, a miniature train


puffs around the room overhead every 10 minutes RIGHT: Studio Indigo chose a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering for the Mayfair Suite at the Mandarin Oriental


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