The Biltmore Mayfair is a 5-star luxury hotel located at 44 Grosvenor Square in the Mayfair area of London, England.[2] It underwent significant renovations starting in late 2017 and reopened on 9 September 2019.[3]
History
The building was designed by architect Richard Seifert and constructed from 1967 to 1969 by Grand Metropolitan Hotels as the Britannia Hotel.[4] It has a classical red-brick facade facing Grosvenor Square, and a modern concrete, brick and glass facade facing Adam's Row. The hotel was renamed the Britannia Inter-Continental London in 1981, after Grand Metropolitan acquired Inter-Continental Hotels.
The hotel was bought by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels on 7 October 1996 and renamed the Millennium Britannia Hotel.[5] It was renovated in 2000 and renamed the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.[6]
The hotel was renovated again beginning in November 2017, at an estimated cost of £50 million.[7] It closed in July 2018 to complete the renovations and reopened on 9 September 2019 as The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts[2] managed by the LXR luxury division of Hilton. The hotel left Hilton on 1 May 2024 and now operates as part of The Biltmore Hotels brand of Millennium & Copthorne.[8]
References
- ^ https://uk.webfg.com/news/news-and-announcements/millennium-copthorne-to-rebrand-mayfair-hotel-as-the-biltmore--3677120.html Millennium & Copthorne rebrand Mayfair hotel as The Biltmore
- ^ a b The Biltmore Mayfair to open as LXR Hotels & Resorts' first UK property
- ^ The Biltmore Mayfair
- ^ "Grosvenor Square: The Rebuilding of the Square from 1926 | British History Online".
- ^ The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)
- ^ "Detectives focus on hotel as site of Litvinenko poisoning". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
- ^ Millennium & Copthorne to rebrand Mayfair hotel as The Biltmore
- ^ "The Biltmore Mayfair operates independently as of 1st May". 11 April 2024.
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