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(I)Our story
A hotel that learned to deal.
Trusvillauk began with a question at a late-night card table: why should the most exciting room in the building be the least welcoming? So we built six hotels where the gaming floor feels like the drawing room of a good friend.
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(01)The founding hand
It started with one table.
In the winter of 2025 our founders took over a tired Georgian townhouse in Mayfair. Upstairs they restored forty bedrooms. Downstairs they set up a single blackjack table, hired the most patient croupier they could find and invited the neighbours to learn the game. Within a month there was a queue on Regent Arcade.
Trusvillauk opened its doors properly on New Year's Day 2026. Six houses later the idea is unchanged: a beautiful room to sleep in, a beautiful room to play in, and people who care about both.
(02)Why a deck of cards
Every house is dealt a card.
A deck holds fifty-two characters and no two play the same way. So each hotel carries the card that best describes its personality.
- AMayfairConfident
- KEdinburghProud
- QBrightonBright
- JManchesterSharp
- 10BathTranquil
- 9LiverpoolSpirited
- Your room key carries your hotel's card, so you always know which house you belong to.
- Stay at all six houses and the Circle sends you a hand-printed deck of every card.
- The suits on our signs point the way to the floor, the spa and the suites.
(03)Our principles
Four suits we live by.
Every member of the team learns these on their first morning, before they are shown a single room or table.
Spades for craft
Croupiers train for twelve weeks and housekeepers for six. Skill is the quiet luxury guests feel without noticing.
Hearts for welcome
Everyone is greeted by name by their second visit. Newcomers are treated exactly like regulars, because soon they will be.
Diamonds for rest
Sleep matters more than any jackpot. Every room is designed around silence, darkness and a bed you will not want to leave.
Clubs for fair play
Clear rules, honest odds and limits that guests set themselves. We would rather you leave happy than leave late.
(04)The year so far
How 2026 was dealt.
Six houses opened in a single season. Scroll along to see the order in which the cards were played.
- JanMayfair
The Ace is played
Our flagship opens on New Year's Day with forty-eight tables and a queue around the arcade.
- MarEdinburgh
A King beneath the castle
The Emerald Crown restores a sandstone merchant's house on the Royal Mile.
- MayBrighton & Bath
Sea air, spring water
A Regency seafront grand and a thermal crescent open within a fortnight.
- JulManchester
The poker capital
Northgate Royal opens Poker Room Nine, now home to the North's favourite Friday tournament.
- SepLiverpool
A dome on the river
Mersey Sovereign completes the deck inside a restored Edwardian shipping hall.
(05)From the staff room
The people behind the tables.
My favourite moment is when a nervous first-timer wins a hand and turns round to see who noticed. Everyone always has.
We fold the turndown card into the shape of a playing card. Guests take them home. I have seen one framed.
Half my job is helping people enjoy the game. The other half is helping them know when the evening is complete.
(→)Your key is waiting
Pull up a chair.
The best way to understand Trusvillauk is to spend an evening with us. Choose your house, choose your room and let us take care of the rest.