Jumeirah Carlton Tower

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Jumeirah Carlton Tower
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Location within Kensington
General information
Location Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, London, England
Coordinates 51°29′54″N0°9′31″W / 51.49833°N 0.15861°W / 51.49833; -0.15861 Coordinates: 51°29′54″N0°9′31″W / 51.49833°N 0.15861°W / 51.49833; -0.15861
Opened5 January 1961 [1]
Owner Dubai Holding
Management Jumeirah
Other information
Number of rooms215
Number of suites58
Number of restaurants3
Website
Official website

The Carlton Tower Jumeirah is a luxury hotel in London, England. Owned and managed by the Emirati firm Jumeirah, it is located on Cadogan Place next to Sloane Street and close to Harrods, Harvey Nichols and central Knightsbridge. There are three restaurants and bars, which include The Rib Room Bar & Restaurant, and Chinoiserie. The hotel stopped receiving guests on 1 September 2019 and will reopen in summer 2020 after renovations. [2]

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History

The hotel opened on 5 January 1961 as The Carlton Tower, managed by Hotel Corporation of America. In 1970, that chain was renamed Sonesta Hotels, and the hotel was briefly renamed the Sonesta Tower Hotel. UK-based Lex Hotels assumed management in 1971, and the hotel regained its original name. In 1977, the hotel's owners, Prudential Assurance, sold the property to Proteus Hotels. [3]

Hyatt Hotels assumed management in 1982, and the hotel was renamed the Hyatt Carlton Tower. When Hyatt's 20-year contract ran out, Jumeirah took over management in December 2001, and the hotel was renamed the Jumeirah Carlton Tower. [4] In 2011, to celebrate its 50th year, the hotel published ‘All That Life Can Afford’. [5]

In September 2019 the hotel closed for a full renovation and is due to reopen in December 2020. The renovation will see a modern classic reinvented in the heart of Knightsbridge where iconic heritage meets modern sensibility re-branding as The Carlton Tower Jumeirah

The hotel was voted "Best UK Business Hotel" at the Conde Nast Reader's Travel Awards in 2008 as well as Conde Nast Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards 2013 - Best International Business Hotel. [6] [7]

The hotel was awarded "England's Best Business Hotel" for three consecutive years (from 2011 to 2013) at the World Travel Awards and has been nominated every year since. [8]

The hotel found itself amid controversy in 2009 when The Telegraph reported a banker's naked corpse was found by a member of staff. [9]

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