BRITAIN | LODGINGS
Face-lift for London's famed Savoy hotel
What's new: The historic hotel will close Dec. 15 and undergo a $200-million renovation that upgrades rooms, river suites, common areas and the River Restaurant, which will reopen for lunch and dinner. The hotel is expected to reopen in spring 2009.
Info: The Strand, London; 011-44-20-7836-4343, www.fairmont.com/savoy.
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