Goring Hotel
51°29′50.96″N 0°8′44.16″W / 51.4974889°N 0.1456000°W / 51.4974889; -0.1456000
The Goring Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel at 15 Beeston Place in the Victoria area of London, England. It is located just east of Belgravia, and to the southwest of Buckingham Palace. The hotel's restaurant, The Dining Room, holds one Michelin Star.[3]
History
The Goring Hotel was opened by Otto Richard Goring on 2 March 1910 and professed to be the first hotel in the world in which every room had a private bathroom and central heating.[4][5] In 1914, The Goring became the command centre for the Chief of Allied Forces,[6] and contact with President Woodrow Wilson during World War I was made from this hotel.[7] In November 1917 it became the U.S. Army Headquarters in London, as it was adjacent to the American Naval and Military authorities.[8] The hotel was released back to its owners on 8 September 1919.[9]
In 1919, Lady Randolph Churchill, the mother of Winston Churchill, moved into The Goring Hotel.[6] During World War II, the Fox Film crew stayed at the hotel on their way to film footage of the D-Day invasion.[7]
The hotel is the only remaining hotel in London that is still owned and run by the family that built it.[4] The Queen Mother was a regular at The Goring.[10] The Goring has held a royal warrant of appointment from Queen Elizabeth II since 2013, and it is the only hotel to have been granted this honour.[11]
In 2011, Catherine Middleton and her family were based at the hotel for the days around her wedding to Prince William.[2] The Duchess stayed in the Royal Suite the night before she got married. She returned to the hotel while eight months pregnant to mark renovations that had taken place, which included a newly decorated front hall.[12]
References
- ^ "Who's who at The Goring" (PDF). The Goring Hotel. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Kate Middleton to stay at London's Goring Hotel before royal wedding". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media. 15 April 2011.
- ^ "Michelin Guide 2020". Michelin Guide UK.
- ^ a b Boynton, Graham (27 February 2010). "The Goring: 100th anniversary for the Queen Mother's favourite hotel". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
- ^ History of The Goring The Goring
- ^ a b "The Goring". Iconic Club. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ a b "The Goring – London". Historic Hotels of the World. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "U.S Army Headquarters in London". Army and Navy Gazette. England. 10 November 1917. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Goring Hotel given up". Globe. England. 19 September 1919. Retrieved 28 January 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Duncan, Fiona (9 December 2016). "Why The Goring remains a favourite of the Queen and the Royal family". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "THE GORING – Catering & Hospitality". royalwarrant.org. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ "A night in the Duchess of Cambridge's favourite suite at London's Goring Hotel". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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