The Lanesborough
For a hundred and fifty years this was St George's Hospital. Its white classical front, by William Wilkins, looks across Hyde Park Corner to the Wellington Arch and the wall of the palace garden.
- Class
- Five-star hotel
- Opened
- 1991
- Rooms
- About 90 rooms and suites
- Area
- Hyde Park Corner
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What sets The Lanesborough apart
The building
Wilkins designed it in 1827, a few years before he built the National Gallery, and it is listed at the second-highest grade. The hospital moved to south London in 1980.
Butlers
Every room and suite has the service of a butler, day and night, who unpacks, presses and brings tea.
Regency rooms
The hotel was decorated in the style of the 1820s, with gilding, painted ceilings and plaster friezes. A restoration finished in 2015 renewed all of it by hand.
Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park begins at the door. Apsley House, the Duke of Wellington's home with its collection of paintings, is across the road.
What it has
- Butler service
- The Lanesborough Grill
- The Library Bar
- Club and spa
- Garden Room for cigars
Where The Lanesborough is
Address
Hyde Park CornerLondon SW1X 7TA, United Kingdom
Nearest Tube
Hyde Park Corner, on the Piccadilly line, at the door
Museums and sights nearby
- Victoria and Albert Museum1.5 km
- Westminster Abbey1.8 km
- The National Gallery1.8 km
- London Eye2.3 km
- The British Museum2.6 km
Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
St George's Hospital
The hospital was founded in 1733 in Lanesborough House, the country home of a viscount, when this was the edge of London. The house was pulled down and Wilkins's building put up in its place from 1827.
After the hospital left, the building stood empty for a decade. It opened as a hotel in 1991 and is managed by the Oetker group.
The Lanesborough: common questions
- Where is The Lanesborough?
- At Hyde Park Corner, in Knightsbridge, London. The nearest Tube station is Hyde Park Corner, on the Piccadilly line, at the door.
- Which museums and sights are near The Lanesborough?
- Victoria and Albert Museum is 1.5 km away, Westminster Abbey is 1.8 km away, The National Gallery is 1.8 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the hotel.
- Does The Lanesborough have a swimming pool?
- No. The Lanesborough has no swimming pool, though it has a spa.
- When did The Lanesborough open?
- In 1991. It has about 90 rooms and suites.
What visitors say about The Lanesborough
Rating from Google
Tickets and tours near The Lanesborough
Things to do near The Lanesborough
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 Palace750 m awayMonument, 1 to 2.5 hours, free to watch
- 10Lose an afternoon in the V&A1.5 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
- 14Go underground at the Churchill War Rooms1.6 km awayUnderground, 1.5 to 2 hours, ticket
- 12Meet the blue whale at the Natural History Museum1.8 km awayMuseum, 2 to 3 hours, free
Where to eat near The Lanesborough
The nearest of the famous tables this site lists in London. Distances are in a straight line.
- Scott's4.6Seafood restaurant, Mayfair800 m away
- The Wolseley4.4Grand café, Piccadilly1.0 km away
- Wiltons4.7Oyster and game restaurant, St James's1.1 km away
- Bentley's Oyster Bar and Grill4.5Oyster bar, Piccadilly1.3 km away
Artists to see near The Lanesborough
The museums nearest to here, and the most famous artists on show in each.
Victoria and Albert Museum, 1.5 km away
The National Gallery, 1.8 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
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