She packed a set of soft chintz bags and waved with her fingertips at the door.

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The pre-Olympics boom of luxury hotels includes this Knightsbridge property, which opened in May 2012 and eschews British florals and Empire-era chintz for a modernized 1920s look.

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The decor in the public rooms is still homey but now chintz-free, with geometric prints and plaids in earth tones, and scarlet and cream on the couches and wing chairs.

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Rovos' decor by contrast gives chintz full throttle.

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