The Goring
Otto Goring opened his hotel on 2 March 1910 and claimed it was the first in the world with a private bathroom and central heating for every room. His great-grandson runs it today.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1910
- Rooms
- 69 rooms and suites
- Area
- Beeston Place, behind Buckingham Palace
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What sets The Goring apart
The royal neighbour
The hotel has put up the palace's guests for a century. In 2011 Catherine Middleton spent the night before her wedding here, and in 2013 it became the only hotel to hold a royal warrant for hospitality.
The garden
Behind the hotel is a private lawn, one of the largest hotel gardens in London, onto which the bar and the veranda open.
The dining room
A cream and gold room hung with glass chandeliers, where the cooking is British: beef Wellington, lobster omelette, a trolley of cheese.
Behind the palace
Victoria station is five minutes away, and the Royal Mews and the King's Gallery are round the corner in Buckingham Palace Road.
What it has
- Private garden
- The Dining Room
- The Goring Bar
- Afternoon tea
- The Veranda
Where The Goring is
Address
15 Beeston PlaceLondon SW1W 0JW, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Victoria, on the Victoria, District and Circle lines
Museums and sights nearby
- Westminster Abbey1.3 km
- The National Gallery1.7 km
- Victoria and Albert Museum1.9 km
- London Eye1.9 km
- The British Museum2.7 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
Four generations
In the First World War the hotel was taken as a command centre for the Allied forces.
It has stayed in the Goring family through four generations, which is true of no other grand hotel in the city.
The Goring: common questions
- Where is The Goring?
- At 15 Beeston Place, in Belgravia, London. The nearest Tube station is Victoria, on the Victoria, District and Circle lines.
- Which museums and sights are near The Goring?
- Westminster Abbey is 1.3 km away, The National Gallery is 1.7 km away, Victoria and Albert Museum is 1.9 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Goring have a swimming pool?
- No. The Goring has no swimming pool.
- When did The Goring open?
- In 1910. It has 69 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Goring
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Tickets and tours near The Goring
Things to do near The Goring
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 Palace500 m awayMonument, 1 to 2.5 hours, free to watch
- 14Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms1.2 km awayUnderground, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 3Stand where kings are crowned in Westminster Abbey1.3 km awayChurch, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 11Hear Big Ben strike at the Houses of Parliament1.5 km awayMonument, 45 to 150 minutes, free outside, ticket to go in
Where to eat near The Goring
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Regency Cafe4.7Café, Westminster1.0 km away
- The Wolseley4.4Grand café, Piccadilly1.1 km away
- Wiltons4.7Oyster and game restaurant, St James's1.2 km away
- Scott's4.6Seafood restaurant, Mayfair1.4 km away
Artists to see near The Goring
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
The National Gallery, 1.7 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, 1.9 km away
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