MAYFAIR
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For over 300 years, Mayfair has provided grand homes, luxury goods and services to the aristocracy. The area is characterised by its splendid period architecture, beautiful shop fronts, leading art galleries, auction houses, wine merchants, cosmopolitan restaurants, 5-star hotels and gentleman’s clubs.
Mayfair is home to more Michelin starred restaurants than any other part of London. Most popular spots include: Le Gavroche, Benares, Hakkasan, Hélène Darroze at The Connaught, Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, The Greenhouse, Gymkana and Fera at Claridge’s.
Other venues include the highly fashionable Sexy Fish on Berkeley Square, Scott’s, Nobu, Roka, Sketch and the Pollen Street Social.
The Connaught Bar in The Connaught Hotel has been voted the World’s Best Cocktail Bar in the 10th Annual Spirited Awards. Other lively and equally glamorous spots include the Berkeley Street Bar, the American Bar at the Beaumont, the Polo Bar at The Westbury, Trader Vic’s, The Luggage Room, Mr Fogg’s and Duke’s Bar in St James’s. Frequented by Ian Fleming, Dukes’s is said to have inspired Bond’s line “shaken not stirred”.
Modern Mayfair has retained the village feel from the early days when it was first created, despite attracting extremely wealthy people from all over the world. The Grosvenor Estate continues to influence the buildings and construction in the area, so anything added is sensitive to the overall look, feel and style of Mayfair. The estate also ensures cleanliness is upheld within the area. If you’re moving to Mayfair, you certainly have a lot to look forward to, including the atmosphere, the restaurants, the culture, and the easy access into all areas of London.
The majority of people who purchase properties in Mayfair come from overseas. China, The Middle East, India, Europe – there are people from all over the world willing to pay pretty much any amount to get a piece of the Mayfair property pie. With a lot of the clientele being so busy, and jet-setting all over the world, many properties are only occupied occasionally, alongside full-time members of the community remaining in the area, and of course staff maintaining vacant properties.
The true core of Mayfair, ‘the village’ is the postcode en vogue for traditionalists looking for a home close to the best establishments in London. Transformed into a luxury destination in 2010, following an £80 Million investment into the area, Mount Street now attracts world-leading brands that bring the most exclusive shoppers to the traditional pavements of Mayfair Village.