The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts
The Biltmore Mayfair is a 5-star luxury hotel located at 44 Grosvenor Square in the Mayfair area of London, England.[1] The hotel was formerly known as the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair.[2] It underwent significant renovations starting in late 2017 and reopened on 9 September 2019.[3]
The Biltmore Mayfair | |
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Hotel chain | LXR Hotels & Resorts |
General information | |
Location | 44 Grosvenor Square Mayfair, London, England |
Coordinates | 51°30′38″N 0°9′3″W |
Opened | 1969 |
Owner | Millennium & Copthorne |
Management | Hilton |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Richard Seifert |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 251 |
Number of suites | 57 |
Website | |
Official website |
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, which is the main entrance. 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][6] It was renovated in 2000 and then renamed the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.[7]
The hotel was renovated again beginning in November 2017, at an estimated cost of £50 million.[8] It closed in July 2018 to complete the renovations and reopened on 9 September 2019 as The Biltmore Mayfair.[1] It is managed by Hilton as part of its LXR Hotels & Resorts luxury division.
References
- The Biltmore Mayfair to open as LXR Hotels & Resorts' first UK property
- "Millennium Hotel London Mayfair". VisitLondon.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
- The Biltmore Mayfair
- http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp166-170#fnn38
- The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)
- https://www.wander.am/travel/london-6/hotels/millenium-mayfair-200700
- "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