Hotel Café Royal has transformed its historic lobby on Regent Street into Santa’s London Workshop, a new festive pop-up created in partnership with Laurent-Perrier. Guests can enjoy a glass of Champagne, write their Christmas wishes to Father Christmas and browse a collection of exclusive festive gifts, while families are invited to meet Santa himself at weekends.
At the heart of the pop-up is the Laurent-Perrier Champagne Bar, which welcomes guests seven days a week. It showcases a selection of the House’s cuvées, from Cuvée Rosé to special iterations of Grand Siècle by the glass, served with sweet and savoury delicacies, alongside bespoke cocktails. Founded in 1812, Laurent-Perrier is known for its Grand Siècle prestige cuvée and for creating Cuvée Rosé in 1968.
In the North Pole Mail Room, Santa’s elves help guests write and post their letters to Father Christmas. The handwritten wishes disappear into the North Pole’s postal system, before guests find out whether they have made Santa’s Naughty or Nice List.
Alongside it, Santa’s Workshop is set up as a Christmas boutique, its shelves filled with wrapped presents, traditional toys and festive treasures. The hotel’s exclusive collection includes Dash, its signature toy dog, as well as wines and gin, Christmas decorations, seasonal confectionery and gifts for four-legged friends.
Tucked away behind the Workshop, Santa’s Sitting Room is an intimate drawing room hosting 45-minute family visits with Father Christmas. Adults are served Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé and festive delicacies, while children have hot chocolate and reindeer-shaped biscuits. Each child receives a gift, a personalised certificate confirming their place on Santa’s Nice List and a family photograph. Visits take place at weekends from 28 November to 20 December and on Christmas Eve, with special visits for resident guests on Christmas Day, and are priced at £50 per guest for adults and children alike.
The celebrations continue throughout the hotel. In the gilded Café Royal Grill, Head Pastry Chef Maxence Blondelle has created a new Christmas Afternoon Tea, and on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, Chef Kevin Gratton will serve three- and four-course menus showcasing British ingredients, accompanied by Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée and live music.
At Cakes & Bubbles, pastry chef Albert Adrià has created a collection of winter-inspired patisserie and desserts, while the historic Green Bar becomes a winter hideaway serving cocktails inspired by the flavours of Christmas and limited-edition Courvoisier creations, with a heated terrace. Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal, the hotel’s two-Michelin-starred restaurant, continues to showcase refined French cuisine, and Akasha Spa is offering a seasonal package.
Two overnight packages complete the programme. The Magic of Christmas, available from 24 to 26 December or 25 to 27 December, is a two-night stay with breakfast, festive welcome amenities, stockings for adults and children, a visit from Santa on Christmas Day, and lunch or dinner at Café Royal Grill with live music, plus Christmas Eve storytelling for those staying on 24 December and access to Akasha Spa. Guests can add a decorated Christmas tree to their room or suite, or a horse-drawn carriage ride to Trafalgar Square. For New Year’s Eve, A Sparkling New Year offers an overnight stay on 31 December with breakfast, a bottle of Laurent-Perrier Champagne, dinner for two at Café Royal Grill, live music, entertainment and a midnight countdown, as well as access to Akasha Spa.
Situated where Mayfair meets Soho, Hotel Café Royal has been a London landmark since 1865 and has 159 guest rooms and suites. The Laurent-Perrier Champagne Bar and Santa’s London Workshop are open until 3 January 2027, and bookings are now open for the festive experiences, Christmas and New Year menus and overnight stays.
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