Claridges London Hotel

Claridges London hotel is a heaven like hotel. Heaven stay in London. Claridge’s hotel is perfectly placed for the city, London’s shopping districts and leafy Hyde Park. Claridge's have great luxury facilities and services. It's enjoyable and amazing!

Claridge’s hotel is the best place to spoil your self with its luxury. Spoil with your loved one is really the best.Claridge’s afternoon tea is already well known and the best in town. You can spend your afternoon there just to come by taste its afternoon tea, really the best!

Claridges London Hotel is a key part of London’s history.Stars, socialites and the crowned heads of Europe have enjoyed this 5 star hotel for over 100 years. It will be an unforgettable experience to stay at Claridge's.

Afternoon Tea at Claridge's

Claridge’s afternoon tea is the best in town. Afternoon tea at Claridge’s is luxurious and elegant. The best friend to enjoy your time with some snacks.

The Tea Guild which serves afternoon tea at Claridge’s has won some awards like Tea Guild Award of Excellence 2009, 2008, and 2007 and Tea Guild Best Afternoon Tea 2006. What a wonderful achievement.

Afternoon Tea & Snacks

History of Claridge's

Claridge's is a traditional grand hotel. Its extensive and old connections with royalty have led to it being referred to as an "extension to Buckingham Palace". It was founded in 1812 as Mivart's Hotel, located in a conventional London terraced house and grew by expanding into neighbouring houses. In 1854, the founder sold the hotel to a Mr and Mrs Claridge who owned a smaller hotel next door. They combined the two operations, and after trading for a time as "Mivart's at Claridge's", they settled on the current name. The reputation of the hotel was confirmed in 1860 when Empress Eugenie made an extended visit and entertained Queen Victoria at the hotel.

Richard D'Oyly Carte, the theatrical impressario and founder of the rival Savoy Hotel, purchased Claridge's in 1894, as part of The Savoy Group, and shortly afterwards demolished the old buildings and replaced them with the present ones. This was prompted by the need to install modern facilities such as lifts and en suite bathrooms. The new Claridge's, built by George Trollope & Sons, opened in 1898. It is a Grade II listed building. The hotel currently has 203 rooms and suites.

After the First World War, Claridge's flourished due to demand from aristocrats who no longer maintained a London house, and under the leadership of Carte's son, Rupert D'Oyly Carte, a new extension was built in the 1920s. Peter II of Yugoslavia and his wife spent much of the Second World War in exile at Claridge's, and suite 212 was ceded by the United Kingdom to Yugoslavia for a single day (17 June 1945) to allow their heir, Crown Prince Alexander, to be born on Yugoslav soil. In December 1951 West German chancellor Konrad Adenauer secretly met with World Jewish Congress president Nahum Goldmann at Claridge's to begin negotiations on German reparations to Jewish survivors of the Holocaust.

Well-known actors, directors and entertainers who have used Claridge's include Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, regular visitor Alfred Hitchcock, Brad Pitt, Mick Jagger, U2 and Mariah Carey. The hotel lobby and several guestrooms appear in the 2001 Stephen Poliakoff BBC television drama Perfect Strangers.

The main restaurant is currently run by Gordon Ramsay and his head chef Steve Allen who replaced Mark Sargeant. Michelin starred Northern Irish chef Michael Deane also started his career at the restaurant. Claridge's offers afternoon tea and has been endorsed by the Tea Guild. Claridge's has two ground floor bars: a main bar and a cigar bar known as the Fumoir. A wide variety of drinks and cocktails are available here and a good stock of well-stored Cuban cigars is kept in each of the bar's humidors. The Smoking ban in England has caused the fumoir to stop selling cigars but it still serves a wide variety of Scotch, Bourbon, Tequila, and Brandy.

In 2005, The Savoy Group, including Claridges, was sold to Quinlan Private, which sold off the Savoy Hotel and Savoy Theatre and renamed the group Maybourne Hotel Group. In 2007 Claridge's gained worldwide media coverage by introducing a Water Menu containing various bottled waters sourced globally and from the United Kingdom such as Malmberg and Iskilde.

As of 2009, Claridge's continues to be owned and managed by Maybourne Hotel Group, which also includes two other five-star luxury hotels in London, The Berkeley and The Connaught.

*From : wikipedia

Suites and Rooms at Claridge's

There’s a luxury suites and luxury rooms in Claridge’s. Glamour and comfort combine to the amazing luxury one. The 203 bedrooms and suites at Claridge’s are all individually designed and supremely comfortable. There are many different rooms to suit any mood or occasion.

This luxury hotel is also equipped with all the latest mod cons: WiFi Internet access, satellite TV, CD/DVD player and Infra red keyboard for Internet access via the TV.

Royal suite living room

Royal suite dining room

Bath room

Bed

All in Claridge’s suites and rooms are luxuries and rich with the glamour style. Claridge’s suites and rooms designers its self are the biggest in London. All pleasures are in Claridge’s.

Meetings and Events

This London luxury hotel is perfect for any prestigious events. Starting from personnel party, kick-off meeting, awards ceremony, wedding, etc. Anything is possible at the Claridge’s.

As a venue for events ranging from parties, to banquets, to conferences, to private dining in London, Claridge’s is unsurpassed in terms of elegance and prestige. Have a good service at Claridge’s.

La Prairie

This one, is a spa-ette in Claridge’s. La Prairie’s Art of Beauty Five-Star Treatments are a series of advanced treatments designed to meet the needs and requests of a most discerning, international clientele. Highly effective massage is combined with the targeted benefits of Shiatsu, Reflexology and lymphatic drainage, to both pamper the individual and provide immediate and visible results. Take a look at Claridge’s beauty treatments for more information on this luxurious range.

Fitness and Beauty

Talking every conceivable service, this luxury hotel really does have everything that a guest may need. From an in-room massage to a beauty salon and a personal trainer, Claridge’s certainly has health and fitness covered. Tucked away on the 6th floor, far above the London bustle, Claridge’s airy gym and luxurious treatment rooms are a hidden treasure.

Claridge’s Mayfair Beauty and Fitness is a peaceful space to clear your mind and re-energise your body. It’s light, spacious and welcoming, with stunning views across London’s rooftops and impeccable, discreet, friendly service.

Beauty fitness

State-of-the-art Claridge's Beauty and Fitness features a range of luxurious beautytreatments and an impressive gymnasium

There's also a La Prairie spa-ette and a ton of extra services on request.

Health Care

Concierge and Butler

“We take care of your every need throughout your stay with a service that is unmistakably Claridge’s”, that’s kinda the slogan to describe the concierge and butler in Claridge’s.

Concierge and butler in Claridge’s were very professional and friendly. Your stay with Claridge’s will be smooth and relaxed as Claridge’s team will take care of everything you need inside and outside the hotel. For something livelier, the concierge can arrange for a bicycle hire, horse riding or sightseeing trips. If you would like to explore the city by car, this luxury hotel offers a chauffeur service in Bentleys, BMWs and Mercedes.

Claridge's Restaurants and Bars

Claridge's, which is considered to be the most glamorous hotel in all of London, has been the destination of choice by many of America's Hollywood royalty.

The hotel recently redecorated its Fumoir bar, which features new Lalique chandeliers, bar fittings, glassware and votives, in addition to a cocktail menu featuring authentic 1930's. The new Lalique enhancements make this aubergine-leather clad, candlelit bar the chicest and most luxurious venue in town. Claridge's restaurant, was frequently visited by Her Majesty the Late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. One particular table in the restaurant was referred to as the Greek Cantina because Aristotle Onassis regularly chose to sit there. Today, the restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's, features modern European dishes in a lavishly redesigned space by New York architect Thierry Despont.

Gordon Ramsay

Fumoir

Claridge's Bar

A truly unforgettable experience awaits you at Claridge’s

Gordon Ramsay at Claridges

Amaze at the art and intensity of the kitchen at The Chef’s Table. Up to 7 guests can enjoy a menu created with pro-Chef and wines chosen with sommelier.

A gloriously modern European menu awaits at Gordon Ramsay. Carefully balanced dishes that change with the seasons, reflecting the natural beauty of the interior.

Menus for the Chef's Table are created individually for each event, dependant on the freshest market produce and the preferences of guests. Menus like Canapés, Gazpacho with buffalo mozzarella, avocado purée and Virgin Mary sorbet, Coffee, infusions and chocolates are sample menus and from time to time certain dishes or ingredients are restricted due to market availabilities.

Gordon Ramsay at Claridge’s brings glamour with ease. The amazing Art Deco surroundings are soft and sublime, punctuated with elegant service.