The Lanesborough Hotel

Description: The Lanesborough Hotel London enjoys an enviable location, in the heart of central London, right by Hyde Park corner, opposite the wonderful open spaces of Hyde Park and with an entrance on Knightsbridge. One of the names that conjures up images of high quality, upmarket shopping and restaurants, Knightsbridge is home to Harrods department store (internationally renowned) and the barracks of the Royal Household Calvary. Just about all of London's attractions and main central shopping areas are easily accessible from here the nearest being Apsley House (0.1 miles) (former residence of the first Duke of Wellington known as 'Number One London'), Wellington Arch (0.1 miles), Sloane Street (0.3 miles), Queens Gallery (0.5 miles), Buckingham Palace (0.5 miles), Green Park (0.6 miles), Michael Faraday  Museum (0.7 miles), Bond Street (0.7 miles) and Oxford Street (0.8 miles).

Capturing the gracious style and hospitality of an early 19th century residence, visitors to the Lanesborough are greeted as honoured guests as if in a private home. With services such as 24 hour personal Butler service for all rooms (will pack, unpack, look after your trip planning and any other needs) you know this is a very special hotel.

Rooms: All rooms are decorated with handcrafted Regency period pieces, with 1820's furnishings and 21st century technology. A state-of-the-art fully interactive TV system with free movies on demand, with wireless keyboard and printer, gives free access to the Internet, e-mail, Microsoft® Office, movies on demand, as well as extensive CD and DVD libraries. All guest rooms offer a mobile phone that, upon request, can operate throughout Europe, additionally each room has a private telephone line and fax machine. Since march 2007 the hotel offers free landline phone calls. Fresh fruit and mineral water replenished daily. Tea and coffee on arrival and with wake up calls.
Room service operates 24 hours for anything from light snacks or full meals.  Free WiFi in all rooms.

Room Types:
Royal Suite: (270 sq m/2,900 sq ft). A spectacular 3 bedroom suite with a separate living room, drawing room and dining room. Featuring Regency styled furnishings and silk lined walls including Dining Table for up to 10 guests. Private study, Galley Kitchen and 24 hour personal butler service. Views of Wellington Arch from every Bedroom. The master bedroom has a four-poster bed with the two additional rooms being king bedded. Features wall to ceiling windows.
Buckingham Suite: (80 sq m/900 sq ft). This lovely suite offers a view of Wellington Arch and prestigious St James. Bedroom has California king bed, separate living room with dining area and entertaining for up to 8 - 10 guests. All connect to form a two bedroom suite. Bathroom features Carrera marble panelling, a spa bath and stall/steam showers and bidet. 24hour complimentary butler service.
Grosvenor Suite: (75 sq m/840 sq ft). Luxurious accommodation with King size bed. This suite comprises separate bedroom, sitting room and guest cloakroom offering views of Westminster. One and half bathrooms with separate stall shower, double vanities, spa bath and bidet, and dressing area. Living room suitable for entertaining 6 guests.
Apsley Suite: (65 sq m/620 sq ft). This is a suite with a separate bedroom and sitting room suitable for entertaining up to 4 guests and most have views of Hyde Park. Some have one and a half bathrooms, separate stall shower, spa bath and bidet. All have desks, some connect to form a two bedroom suite. Bathrooms feature Carrera marble panelling.
Executive Junior Suite: This is the largest and most deluxe open plan suite. Some offering a Hyde Park view. Some with dining table to seat 6 guests. All have desks. Some have separate stall shower, a spa bath and bidet. Bathrooms feature Carrera marble panelling.
Junior Suite: This is an open plan suite some with double vanity units and most with separate stall shower. All have bath, bidet and desk. Bathrooms feature Carrera marble panelling.
Executive Double: A large room with defined sitting area. Some have Hyde Park view and King Beds. All have desks.
Deluxe Double: One Queen size bed with coffee table and seating. Good size bathrooms, some with separate shower stall some with bidet. Many inward facing, extra quiet. Some with bureau, some with full size desk. .
Executive Single: King or Queen Size Bed. Some with Hyde Park view. Slightly larger than the standard single room. Bureau desk, overhead power shower in bath, Single vanity unit.
Deluxe Single: One Queen size bed. Some with Hyde Park view, bureau desk. Overhead power shower in bath, single vanity unit. Small bathroom.

Dining:
Apsleys: Contemporary Italian restaurant and cuisine. Many of the seasonal ingredients are imported from Italy. Excellent wine list (some by the glass) and there are even 2 wine tasting rooms. Open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
Library Bar: Offers rare cigars, custom made cocktails and vintage cognacs. The setting has the style of a Regency Library with its leather wing chairs. real fireplace and bookshelves full of leather bound books.
Open: 11.00 till 01.00 (Sunday noon till 22.30)
Withdrawing Room: For small meetings or just a relaxing drink. As with the hotel in general it features a Regency style and is furnished with high sided chairs and sofas around a central fireplace.
Garden Room: Luxury smoking room with a large range of Cuban and Pre-Castro cigars.
Open: 16.00 till 23.00 (Sunday till 22.30).
Afternoon Tea: The hotel has won multiple awards for quality of its tea. Traditional tea (24 to choose from) is served with fresh scones, thick clotted cream and home made fruit preserves. Home made lemon curd is the signature speciality. Served 16.00 till 18.00

Other hotel facilities include free high speed wireless internet access (throughout hotel), 24-Hour Concierge Service, 24-Hour Front Desk, 24 hour fitness centre (personal trainers can be arranged), Conference Suite  and Video conferencing Services. The hotel boats 6 meeting rooms with capacity from 10-120 guests. On arrival each guest is supplied with complimentary personalised stationary and business cards.
Within the Lanesborough is the Spa Studio, where a variety of therapies and beauty treatments are available using La Prairie and Comfort Zone products. Treatments can also be arranged to enjoy with your own room.

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Room Numbers: 95 (43 suites)
Check-in: 14.00 (2 pm)
Check-out: 12.00 noon

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Awards:
Class Bar Awards 2007: Best Classic Bar
Travel and Leisure Magazine: 2006: 43rd in Europe
Tea Council:
Award for excellence 2007, 2009. Top place for Afternoon Tea in London Tea Council Award (2005, 2008).
Condé Nast Readers' Choice Awards: Gold status hotel for service in  of 2006. Gold Status for ambience and design in 2005.
World Travel Awards European Leading European Hotel 2006.
Forbes Traveler Top 400: 2008, 2007
CNBC European Business 2006: UK's Leading Hotel

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Background: The hotel takes its name from Viscount Lanesborough who built his home on this spot in 1719. It was to become the St Georges Hospital and remained so between 1733 and 1980. Between 1825 and 1829 the original structure was demolished and a totally building emerged on the same spot. The hotel was shut down for good in 1980. In 1987 the building was again subject to major renovation, in reality a reconstruction while retaining the original façade and opened as the Lanesborough Hotel for the first time on December 30th 1991 under the Rosewood Hotels ownership. They set the designer the task of creating the look and feel of a Regency country home and the result is a hotel with class and style.
In March 2007 the hotel was the first ever hotel in the UK to offer its guests free unlimited landline phonecalls. In 2009 became the first London hotel to offer complimentary laptop hire.
Michael Jackson Stayed at the hotel on his last visit to the UK in March 2009.