Following the success of the British Equestrian Team in the 2012 Summer Olympics (three gold, one silver and one bronze), London’s Stafford Hotel by Kempinski offers the Equestrian Package. The two-night stay includes accommodations in a Carriage House room, full English breakfast and transportation to Windsor Park for a two-hour horseback ride with a Riding Club of London concierge.

Located on the edge of St. James Park in a historic gas-lit city corner, The Stafford Hotel by Kempinski provides a sophisticated oasis from London’s brilliant bustle. Choose posh country quarters in the Carriage House complex — once the Blue Ball Tavern, it later served as stables and rooms are named after the horses it housed — or opt for accommodations in the Main House or a luxury suite in Stafford Mews. Both the Carriage House and Stafford Mews open onto a quiet, cobbled yard.

Beneath the main building, a series of underground tunnels have been converted into an extensive wine cellar, tasting room and private dining room. Also in the main building, the American Bar is named for North American patrons who once regularly sailed to Britain aboard elegant ocean liners, and who introduced London to the refreshing world of Martinis, Sidecars and Manhattans. Look up while you’re sipping — even today, guests still leave behind personal mementos in the form of neckties, prominently displayed.

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