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Sofitel London St James has opened four redesigned suites as part of a full reinvention of its top rooms by Paris interior architecture practice Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR). Two additional Flagship Suites are scheduled to launch in January 2026.
The hotel, housed in a Grade II listed neoclassical building on Pall Mall that once served as the headquarters of Cox’s and King’s bank, is undergoing a major design renewal led by PYR.
The studio, known for projects that combine heritage and contemporary aesthetics, has incorporated influences from 1970s London into the redesign.
The four Prestige Suites feature bold colour palettes of Klein blue and Wimbledon green, modern artworks and views across Pall Mall and Waterloo Place. Interiors include padded suede wallcoverings, leather bedheads, bespoke marbled furniture and mirrored glass partitions.
The two Flagship Suites will complete the project next year. Suite 70 is designed in homage to 1970s style, including a vinyl record player, Arne Jacobsen Egg chair and orange-toned décor. The Opera Suite, the hotel’s largest, will feature pale oak finishes and a private bar inspired by London’s members’ clubs.
Each suite includes smart lighting controls, wireless bedside charging and marble bathrooms stocked with Diptyque products. In-room bars and curated artwork reference the property’s banking heritage.
Marie-Paule Nowlis, general manager of Sofitel London St James, said: “This is more than a redesign, it is a reinvention. With Pierre-Yves Rochon, we have created suites that embody French sophistication and heritage while expressing the cosmopolitan spirit of London today. Each suite is a destination in its own right, where guests can experience style, culture and story driven design at the very highest level.”
Pierre-Yves Rochon Studio added: “I hope the Prestige suites bring back the thrill of the seventies, its energy. That sense of freedom, of irreverence, of dressing differently, thinking differently. I wanted it to feel like London at its most rebellious. You come in, and for a moment, the space feels suspended like an echo of the city’s creative pulse.”
