Tea at The Ritz - London, England
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 51° 30.430 W 000° 08.514
30U E 698338 N 5710098
The Ritz London is a 5-star hotel located in Piccadilly in London, England.
Waymark Code: WMHNDV
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/27/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
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Swiss hotelier César Ritz, the dismissed former manager of the Savoy Hotel, opened the hotel on 24 May 1906. The building is neoclassical in the Louis XVI manner, built during the Belle Époque to resemble a stylish Parisian block of flats, over arcades that consciously evoked the Rue de Rivoli. Its architects were Charles Mewès, who had previously designed Ritz's Hôtel Ritz Paris, and Arthur Davis, with engineering collaboration by the Swedish engineer Sven Bylander. It was the first substantial steel-frame structure in London.

The hotel was owned for some time by the Bracewell-Smith family who also had significant stakes in the nearby Park Lane Hotel.

David and Frederick Barclay purchased the hotel for £80 million from Trafalgar House, in October 1995, through their company Ellerman Investments. They spent eight years and £40 million restoring it to its former grandeur. In 2002, The Ritz became the first hotel to receive the Royal Warrant from his Royal Highness The Prince of Wales for banqueting and catering services.

Source and more information: (visit link)
Name of Source Book: 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List

Page Location in Source Book: 26

Type of Waymark: Site

Location of Coordinates: Photographed site

Cost of Admission (Parks, Museums, etc.): 0.00 (listed in local currency)

List Available Hours, Dates, Season:
depends on the type of services provided by the hotel, most reservations are necessary


Official Tourism Website: [Web Link]

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