Royal Garden Hotel

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Royal Garden Hotel
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Hotel exterior
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Location within Central London
General information
Location London, UK
Coordinates 51°30′9.54″N0°11′16.91″W / 51.5026500°N 0.1880306°W / 51.5026500; -0.1880306
Technical details
Floor count10
Other information
Number of rooms396
Number of suites17
Parking147 Spaces
Website
www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk

Royal Garden Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel in London, England, [1] located in the borough of Kensington. Located on Kensington High Street, the hotel houses 396 guest rooms and suites, a renowned Chinese restaurant Min Jiang, a modern British restaurant Origin Kensington with 2 AA rosette accolades, Piano Kensington, a cocktail bar with live piano performances, as well as 11 meetings and event spaces.

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History

The Royal Palace Hotel

The hotel was preceded by the former Royal Palace Hotel, a Victorian-era hotel completed in 1893 designed by British architect, Basil Champneys. [2] As part of the war effort in the 1900s, The Royal Palace was taken over and used as the headquarters for the Woman's Royal Voluntary Service. [3]

Demolition and rebuilding

In the 1961, as part of a Labour Government grant, the Queen Anne-style building [2] was demolished and completely rebuilt in a Brutalist-style under the guide of architect, Colonel Richard Seifert. [4] The hotel re-opened in 1965 as the Royal Garden Hotel, operated by the Oddeninos hotel company. [5]

Sporting events

Royal Garden Hotel has been associated with several sporting events. In 1966, it was the venue for the draw for the FIFA World Cup and subsequently hosted the celebration following England's World Cup victory. In 1991, it served as the base for the Japanese sumo delegation during the first overseas sumo tournament, staged at the Royal Albert Hall.

Later history

In 1994, the hotel was bought by the Singaporean entrepreneur, Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat, and undertook a £30 million refurbishment. It reopened in April 1996 under the management of Khoo's Goodwood Group, joining the group's two Singapore hotels, the Goodwood Park Hotel and the York Hotel. [6]

In May 2011, the hotel completed the final stage of an extensive £45 million refurbishment. [7] [5]

The hotel closed temporarily in 2020 and reopened in 2022 with refurbished guestrooms and restaurant. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Oliver Bateman Appointed General Manager At Royal Garden Hotel London in London, United Kingdom". Hospitality Net. 25 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Royal Palace Hotel, High Street Kensington, London". RIBApix. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ↑ Publications, Roma (23 September 2022). "The Royal Garden". Premier Construction News. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington Road, London". manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 Anand, Dev (11 December 2020). "London's Royal Garden Hotel to Close until 2022 with over 250 Redundancies". The Hotel Property Team. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "The Royal Garden at 50 Long-serving staff and..." The Caterer. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Royal Garden Hotel". 31 May 2011.
  8. ↑ "Royal Garden hotel to close until 2022 with over 250 redundancies". The Caterer. 11 December 2020.

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