Khalid affara biography samples

Today's interview is with Khalid Affara, the Owner of The Wellesley, a luxury boutique hotel in Knightsbridge, London, United Kingdom.

The THE WELLESLEY yacht was built by Oceanco in The superyacht is designed by Gerhard Gilgenast.

The THE WELLESLEY yacht was built by Oceanco in The superyacht is designed by Gerhard Gilgenast.

The Langley, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Buckinghamshire is a new bedroom luxury boutique hotel, located in the heart of Buckinghamshire's vast Langley Park.

Khalid Affara is the CEO of Arab Investments.

Purchased by Khalid Affara - the owner of one of London's finest boutique hotels, The Wellesley - the Oceanco yacht was totally reimagined in the same chic.

Its directors are Khalid, Tariq and Mohammed Saleh Affara.

Read this story to learn more about the hotel, its famous humidor and very expensive cigars.

Khalid, how did you decide to acquire The Wellesley?
I fell in love with the front of the building and the rest is history.

Can you tell us an interesting fact from the history of the hotel building?
The building began its life as the Hyde Park Corner tube station, which was designed by Leslie Green.

It closed in 1937, but the façade still remains as part of the hotel, and the ox-blood tiles used on the front of the building are the originals.

Where did your passion for cigars come from and what is your favourite cigar brand?
My passion came from the love of smoking.

I have no favourite cigar, it really depends on what you feel like and what you suits your mood at the time. 

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