Brown's Hotel

Coordinates: 51°30′33″N 0°08′33″W / 51.50917°N 0.14250°W / 51.50917; -0.14250
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Brown's Hotel
Brown's Hotel is located in Central London
Brown's Hotel
Location within Central London
General information
Location33 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, London
Coordinates51°30′33″N 0°8′33″W / 51.50917°N 0.14250°W / 51.50917; -0.14250
Opened1837
OwnerRocco Forte Hotels
ManagementRocco Forte Hotels
Technical details
Floor count6
Other information
Number of rooms115
Number of suites29
Number of restaurants2
ParkingValet parking
Website
Brown's Hotel

Brown's Hotel is a 5-star hotel in

Mayfair, London, established in 1837[1] and owned by Rocco Forte Hotels since 3 July 2003. It is considered one of London's oldest existing hotels.[2]

History

Brown's Hotel was founded in 1837, by James and Sarah Brown. The architecture of the eleven Georgian townhouses which make up its premises means that each room is distinctly different from another. In 1889, the hotel was unified with the neighbouring St George's Hotel, as they backed onto each other and were eventually merged to allow for a throughway between Dover Street and Albemarle Street.

Historian

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography says Christie's model was a different Mayfair hotel, Fleming's.[5]

The hotel came under the management of Rocco Forte Hotels on 3 July 2003, having once been operated by Raffles International Hotels. During 2004–2005, the hotel underwent a £24 million refurbishment and re-opened in December 2005.[4]

Interior

Brown's Hotel is noted for its traditional English Victorian sophistication fused with a contemporary feel.[4] The bedrooms were redesigned by Olga Polizzi and combine modern features with traditional furnishing, and are all individually decorated. The Kipling Suite is the hotel's largest, known as the setting for Rudyard Kipling's stays and some of his subsequent writings.[6][7]

The hotel has several restaurants and bars. Charlie's (formerly HIX Mayfair and Beck at Brown's) is an à la carte restaurant which serves seasonal British cuisine with contemporary European influence.

afternoon tea and light snacks since the mid-nineteenth century; it features fine wood-panelling and Paul Smith décor.[8] The Donovan Bar is named after the British photographer Terence Donovan and is lined with over 50 black and white prints of his photographs.[4] The hotel also has a gymnasium and spa treatment rooms.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Brown's celebrates its 175th anniversary". The Handbook. 28 December 2012. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014.
  2. ^ "London's Most Historic Hotels". 15 December 2016.
  3. ^ Nationaal Archief (National Archives), The Hague, Collection 043 Groen van Prinsterer, 1810–1876, access number 2.21.006.43, inventory number 124
  4. ^ a b c d e f "BBC R4: Five Meet to Make Up Myths]".
  5. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30926. Retrieved 25 November 2012. (Subscription or UK public library membership
    required.)
  6. ^ a b Hanly, Gavin (29 August 2019). "Adam Byatt takes over Brown's with Charlie's restaurant". hot-dinners.com. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  7. ^ "The Kipling Suite, Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel, London - The World's Most Over The Top Hotel Suites | Departures". Archived from the original on 30 August 2016.
  8. ^ "About Time: You Tried Afternoon Tea at Brown's Hotel".
  9. ^ "Luxury Spa Experiences - Brown's Hotel - Rocco Forte". Archived from the original on 20 May 2015.

External links

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