We have to say, if you’re going to go on a city break anywhere, it should always be London. Exploding with activities, you will never be short of something to do when you’re in the “Big Smoke”. London offers a long list of fun alternatives for all types of grooms, whether you want night-life, fine dining, adventure or of course, culture.
One fun activity we are obsessing over recently has to be The Gentlemen’s Tonic Express. Gentlemen’s Tonic has already established a reputation for it’s expert techniques since opening just shy of a year in August 2013. Offering a range barbershop services, Gentlemen’s Tonic Express at St Pancras Renaissance just has luxury and fun written all over it.
Haircuts, colours, expert shaves are all on the menu here it this stop-off near King’s Cross, with top knowledge on luxury products and old-fashioned techniques that you just will not find anywhere else. Think steaming towels, thick shaving cream that is applied with a brush and careful razor blade strokes that are impossible to find anywhere these days. This is not your every-day barber shop… This is your grandfather’s favourite shop with a modern-day twist for the busy man. And we have to say, it has to be experienced first hand.
Gentlemen’s Tonic has since expanded to Hong Kong and Dubai but its pit-stop express spa is the first of its kind and is perfectly located in the iconic St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Customers include anyone from business men, visitors and of course stag parties. We have to say, we love the idea of luxury on-the-go and it’s the perfect stop before getting the party started for a night out.
Grooms can also visit Gentlemen’s Tonic as part of the hotel’s new Groom package, ‘The Last Hurrah’. Incorporating exclusive hire of the store, traditional wet shaves, bespoke trip to Savile Row with men’s stylist Sammy Aki, Groom’s Steak Dinner in the Booking Office and Ushers’ Brunch in The Gilbert Scott restaurant, the overnight experience ensures the husband-to-be is sent off to married life in style.
