The Hotel Café Royal is a five-star hotel at 68 Regent Street in Piccadilly, London. Before its conversion in 2008–2012 it was a restaurant and meeting place known as the Café Royal.[1]
The establishment was originally conceived and set up in 1865 by Daniel Nicholas Thévenon, who was a French wine merchant. He had to flee France due to bankruptcy, arriving in Britain in 1863 with his wife, Célestine, and just five pounds in cash. He changed his name to Daniel Nicols and under his management - and later that of his wife - the Café Royal flourished and was considered at one point to have the greatest wine cellar in the world.
Prominent personalities continued to host important events through the early 21st century at the establishment. Kanye West played 20 new songs in 2014 when he DJ'ed at a private party with Frank Ocean at the Café Royal.[5] At a private after-party for the British Fashion Awards, hosted by Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell at Café Royal, guests in attendance included Harry Styles, Cara Delevingne and Rihanna.[6]
Restoration and conversionEdit
The Café Royal closed in December 2008.[7] The fittings and furniture were later sold at auction.[8][9] The building is a grade II listed building, which will protect its architecturally significant features and fixtures.
David Chipperfield Architects, with Donald Insall Associates, restored and transformed the building into a hotel with 160 rooms and historic suites, an array of dining rooms and bars, a private members club, meeting rooms, ballroom and a wellbeing spa and gym with 18-metre pool.[10] The Oscar Wilde Lounge provides a traditional afternoon tea service.[11] Alrov Properties, a subsidiary of the Israeli Alrov Group, opened the hotel in December 2012 as the second 5 star luxury hotel of The Set. Sister hotels include the Conservatorium in Amsterdam and the Hotel Lutetia in Paris.[12][13]
ReferencesEdit
^"Hotel Café Royal London review". CN Traveller. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
^Guy Deghy and Keith Waterhouse (1955). "Café Royal – Ninety Years of Bohemia". Hutchinson & Co.
^Howard, Michael (February 2010). "A Seeker's Journey", in The Cauldron #135.
^Belford, Barbara (2000). Oscar Wilde: A Certain Genius. New York: Random House. p. 251. ISBN0-679-45734-8.
^"Report: Kanye West Plays 20 New Songs in London Club". BET.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^Cooper, Jennifer (2 December 2014). "Harry Styles Reunites & Flirts With Kendall Jenner in London". E! Online. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
^Browning, Jonathan (18 December 2008). "London's Cafe Royal Closes: Farewell to Scandal, Wilde, Murder". Bloomberg. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
^"Cafe Royal memorabilia goes under hammer". The Daily Telegraph. 20 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
^Bates, Stephen (23 December 2008). "Cafe Royal party is over as 143 years of high society goes under the hammer". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
^"Café Royal A Very Fashionable Launch". The Handbook. 11 December 2012.
^"Afternoon Tea At Oscar Wilde's Favorite Bar". Forbes. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^Esquinno, Axel (10 December 2012). "Café Royal makes a dramatic comeback". caterer.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013.
^"Cafe Royal sale". The Daily Telegraph. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
External linksEdit
Official website
A brief history and an account of the recent analysis of the decoration.
August 27, 2023
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