11 hotels
The great hotels of United Kingdom
11 luxury hotels in United Kingdom are documented in this guide, ordered by international renown. The oldest, Brown's Hotel, opened in 1837; the most recent, The Dorchester, in 1931. Each page gives the history, the key figures and a direct line to the events team.
London, United Kingdom
The Ritz London
César Ritz’s 1906 Louis XVI hotel on Piccadilly, overlooking Green Park and known for tea in the Palm Court.
Since 1906
London, United Kingdom
Savoy Hotel
Richard D’Oyly Carte’s 1889 hotel on the Strand, where César Ritz and Auguste Escoffier made their names.
Since 1889 · 267 rooms
Taplow, United Kingdom
Cliveden House
Charles Barry’s 1851 country house above the Thames, once home of the Astors, now a hotel in a National Trust estate.
London, United Kingdom
The Dorchester
The 1931 Park Lane hotel facing Hyde Park, whose concrete structure made it a wartime refuge.
Since 1931 · 250 rooms
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Balmoral
Edinburgh’s 1902 railway hotel on Princes Street, whose clock tower runs three minutes fast.
Since 1902
Gleneagles, United Kingdom
The Gleneagles Hotel
A 1924 railway hotel on 850 acres of Perthshire that hosted the 2005 G8 summit and the 2014 Ryder Cup on its own course.
Since 1924 · 205 rooms
London, United Kingdom
The Langham, London
Opened in 1865 as Europe's first purpose-built grand hotel, where Conan Doyle and Wilde dined in 1889 and each left with a commission.
Since 1865 · 380 rooms
Greater London, United Kingdom
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
George Gilbert Scott's 1873 Midland Grand Hotel, closed for 76 years and reopened in 2011 with its grand staircase and painted ceilings intact.
Since 1873 · 207 rooms
London, United Kingdom
Brown's Hotel
Opened in 1837 by Lord Byron's former valet and often called London's first hotel; Alexander Graham Bell demonstrated the telephone here in 1876.
Since 1837 · 115 rooms
London, United Kingdom
The Connaught
A Mayfair hotel rebuilt in 1897 whose carved mahogany staircase leads to a dining room with three Michelin stars and the bar twice named the world's best.
Since 1897 · 121 rooms
London, United Kingdom
The Goring
Owned by the Goring family since 1910, granted a Royal Warrant in 2013, and the Middleton family's base on the eve of the 2011 royal wedding.
Since 1910 · 69 rooms