Royal Garden Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, England,[1] located in the borough of Kensington.
| Royal Garden Hotel | |
|---|---|
 Hotel exterior | |
  Location within Central London | |
| General information | |
| Location | London, UK |
| Coordinates | 51°30′9.54″N 0°11′16.91″W / 51.5026500°N 0.1880306°W |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 10 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 395 |
| Number of suites | 17 |
| Number of restaurants | 2 |
| Parking | 160 Spaces |
| Website | |
| www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk | |
History edit
The Royal Palace Hotel edit
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 edit
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]
Later history edit
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 in 2020, with plans and reopened in 2022 following the refurbishment of rooms and a restaurant.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Oliver Bateman Appointed General Manager At Royal Garden Hotel London in London, United Kingdom". Hospitality Net. 25 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Royal Palace Hotel, High Street Kensington, London". RIBApix. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Publications, Roma (23 September 2022). "The Royal Garden". Premier Construction News. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington Road, London". manchesterhistory.net. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "The Royal Garden at 50 Long-serving staff and..." The Caterer. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Royal Garden Hotel". 31 May 2011.
- ^ "Royal Garden hotel to close until 2022 with over 250 redundancies". The Caterer. 11 December 2020.