The Connaught
The Connaught is the most private of London's grand hotels. It began as two Georgian houses in 1815, was rebuilt in the 1890s, and changed its German name for an English one in the middle of the First World War.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1897
- Rooms
- About 120 rooms and suites
- Area
- Carlos Place
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What sets The Connaught apart
The staircase
A broad mahogany stair climbs through six floors from the front hall. The American designer Ralph Lauren liked it enough to have a copy built in his shop in New York.
The Connaught Bar
A panelled room in silver leaf, where the martini is mixed at your table from a trolley. It has more than once been named the best bar in the world.
Silence
In front of the hotel stands a water sculpture by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando: a pool round two old plane trees, from which mist rises every quarter of an hour.
Mount Street
The hotel faces one of the best-kept streets in London, of pink terracotta shops and galleries. Berkeley Square is two minutes away and Hyde Park ten.
What it has
- The Connaught Bar
- The Coburg Bar
- Aman Spa
- Swimming pool
- The Connaught Grill
Where The Connaught is
Address
Carlos PlaceLondon W1K 2AL, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Bond Street, on the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines
Museums and sights nearby
- The National Gallery1.5 km
- The British Museum1.9 km
- Westminster Abbey2.0 km
- Victoria and Albert Museum2.2 km
- London Eye2.2 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
From Coburg to Connaught
The hotel opened in 1815 as the Prince of Saxe-Coburg Hotel. The Duke of Westminster's estate had it rebuilt between 1892 and 1897 as the Coburg, and in 1917, when German names were out of favour, it was renamed for Queen Victoria's son, the Duke of Connaught.
General de Gaulle lived here for part of the war. The hotel belongs to the Maybourne group, and a new wing was added when it was restored at the end of the 2000s.
The Connaught: common questions
- Where is The Connaught?
- At Carlos Place, in Mayfair, London. The nearest Tube station is Bond Street, on the Central, Jubilee and Elizabeth lines.
- Which museums and sights are near The Connaught?
- The National Gallery is 1.5 km away, The British Museum is 1.9 km away, Westminster Abbey is 2.0 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Connaught have a swimming pool?
- Yes. It has a swimming pool in the Aman Spa, below the hotel's newer wing.
- When did The Connaught open?
- In 1897. It has about 120 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Connaught
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Tickets and tours near The Connaught
Things to do near The Connaught
The nearest of this site's best things to do in the city. Distances are in a straight line.
- 5Watch the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace1.1 km awayMonument, 1 to 2.5 hours, free to watch
- 4See Van Gogh's Sunflowers at the National Gallery1.5 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
- 14Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms1.7 km awayUnderground, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 16Spend an evening in Covent Garden and the West End1.8 km awayShow, 2 to 5 hours, free to walk, theatre ticket
Where to eat near The Connaught
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Scott's4.6Seafood restaurant, Mayfair100 m away
- The Wolseley4.4Grand café, Piccadilly700 m away
- Wiltons4.7Oyster and game restaurant, St James's800 m away
- Veeraswamy4.3Indian restaurant, Regent Street850 m away
Artists to see near The Connaught
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 1.5 km away
- Jan van Eyck
- Paolo Uccello
- Piero della Francesca
- Giovanni Bellini
- Sandro Botticelli
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Raphael
- Titian
- Hans Holbein the Younger
- Caravaggio
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Anthony van Dyck
- Diego Velázquez
- Rembrandt
- Johannes Vermeer
- Canaletto
- William Hogarth
- George Stubbs
- Thomas Gainsborough
- J. M. W. Turner
- John Constable
- Édouard Manet
- Paul Cézanne
- Claude Monet
- Vincent van Gogh
- Georges Seurat
Victoria and Albert Museum, 2.2 km away
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