Description: The Goring Hotel London is situated on a
small street in the heart of London, close to Victoria train station. From
Victoria you can take a direct train service to Gatwick Airport. Just a short
stroll from
Buckingham Palace, the London residence of the British monarchy, where you
can watch the changing of the guard or take a stroll in Green Park or St James's
park. Shopping is all around with the best to be found at Victoria Street,
Piccadilly and
Kings Road Chelsea. Good local transport links via bus, taxi and tube. All
in all an excellent location to explore all of central London and the best known
attractions. Local places of interest include the
Queens Gallery
(0.2 miles), Westminster Cathedral (0.30 miles),
Wellington Arch
(0.4 miles), Guards Museum (0.5 miles), Apsley House,
St James's Palace(0.6 miles),
Westminster
Abbey (0.8 miles),
Harrods (0.8 miles) and the Royal Academy of Arts (0.8 miles).
Hotel:
The Goring Hotel offers a taste of an English country house within the heart of
central London.
All of the bedrooms are individually designed in a luxurious classic style. Some
rooms have views over the hotels private gardens. They all have individually
controlled air-conditioning, interactive TV with on demand movies (plus internet
and keyboard), entertainment system, high speed internet access, dual line
telephone with voicemail, safe and hairdryer. Bathrooms include bathrobes and
slippers.
The Goiring hotel has a range of suites with separate bedrooms and sitting room.
Bathrooms are marble and the suites style is classically English.
Connecting rooms available. Room service operates 24 hours.
Relax over a pot of coffee in the elegant
Garden Lounge and Bar, with
views overlooking the grounds, or enjoy the delight of warm scones and clotted
cream with a traditional English afternoon tea. Enjoy champagne poured from
magnums and canapé in this busy venue. Soft leather armchairs ensure a relaxing
drink with wines sold by the glass and classic Clarets ensuring a wide selection
of drinks.
Traditional Afternoon Tea is also served on the
Goring Terrace with views
of the hotels gardens. There's a choice from a wide range of tea's that include
the hotels own in-house blend. Served with a three tiered silver stand with an
assortment of fresh sandwiches, freshly baked home made scones with Devonshire
clotted cream and jams home made pastries. Also Bollinger Afternoon Tea option.
Served daily from 15.30 till 17.00.
The
Goring restaurant's (winner at the Tio Pepe ITV London Restaurant
Awards) traditional style and convenient location make it a perfect venue for
that special luncheon or dinner. Features furnishings by Linley, famous British
furniture maker. At luncheon the light streams though the large windows,
creating a perfect oasis in the centre of town. For the evenings, the lights
(Swarovski chandeliers) are lowered and the atmosphere becomes more intimate as
the pianist plays gently at the entrance to the room.
Al fresco dining on the Veranda during the summer months.
The Elegantly
Drawing Room, with its magnificent mahogany table, holds up
to twelve for dining, twenty-five for a reception.
The
Breakfast Room, with a round table, seats up to 8 and is popular for
working Breakfasts, that special Luncheon and Directors' Dinners.
The
Garden Bar offers a place to unwind with its array of liqueurs,
spirits, fine single malts, Gin's, Vodka's and international fine Whiskies and
Cognacs.
The
Archive Room is an impressive venue that can handle 100 guests at a
cocktail style (44 guests for a seated breakfast, lunch or dinner). The room
boasts a rear wall of glass, leading to its own private sunken garden, which in
turn leads to the Gorings own private gardens above and beyond. State of the art
technology is installed throughout.
Facilities are tastefully geared to the day-to-day needs of business on the
move.
Guests also enjoy free membership of the superbly equipped local health club
(includes swimming pool) a short walk away (3 minutes).
There are 4 meeting rooms with a capacity for up to 50 guests.
The Goring hotel is air-conditioned. Hotel provides 24 hour Concierge service,
Laundry, dry-cleaning and pressing, Complimentary shoe shine and newspaper.
Room Numbers: 74
Check-in: 12.00 noon
Check-out: 12.00 noon
Awards:
Travel and Leisure magazine:
2010: Top hotel in England
2007: 28th top hotel in Europe
2006: 38th in Europe, 1st in London
Tea Council:
Award for excellence 2008 thru 2011
Forbes Traveler Top 400: 2008, 2007
Conde Nast Traveller Gold List:
2010: Top for service in England
Tatler Restaurant Awards 2010
"Consistently Excellent"
The Independent Food & Drink Awards 2009
Best Breakfast
Catey Awards 2009
Hotel of the Year, Independent
History: First built opened on march 2nd 1910. Will always be noted as the
first hotel in the world to have every bedroom en-suite. Has been run by four
generations of the Goring family since its opening.
Trivia: The Goring Hotel
was chosen by Princess-to-be Kate Middleton for her pre-wedding stay before the
2011 royal wedding to Prince William on April 29th.
