Capital Hotel, London

Capital Hotel is a small 5-star hotel in London, England. It is located at 22–24 Basil Street, Knightsbridge, and is known to have been visited by The Queen.[1]

Capital Hotel
Location within Central London
General information
Location22-24 Basil Street, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′0.36″N 0°9′42.12″W
OpeningApril 1971
OwnerDavid Levin

It was established by David Levin in April 1971.[2]

Interior

The Capital Hotel is a townhouse hotel with 49 individually designed rooms. It features the work of designers such as Nina Campbell and David Linley.[3] The Capital is known for its classic English style, and has eight suites and a two floor penthouse.

Restaurant
Gary Rhodes who worked at the hotel restaurant

In 1974 the hotel's restaurant, The Capital Restaurant, was one of the first three hotel restaurants in London to achieve a Michelin Star under chefs Richard Shepherd and Brian Turner.[4] In 2001 it earned a second star under Éric Chavot.[5] Other notable chefs who have worked there include Gary Rhodes and Paul Merrett.[6] The restaurant lost its stars after Chavot's departure in 2009.[7]

By 2013, the hotel's restaurant had been replaced by a new restaurant, Outlaw's at The Capital, the only London restaurant of seafood chef Nathan Outlaw.[8] Outlaw's at The Capital has one Michelin star.

References
  1. "The Queen's celebrations". The Handbook. 24 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013.
  2. capitalhotel.co.uk
  3. "Capital Hotel". Miles Faster. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  4. "Brian Turner", The Caterer, 21 September 2006.
  5. "Indians and Pub Star in Red Guide", Sunday Business, 21 January 2001  – via Questia Online Library (subscription required) .
  6. Fay Maschler, "No place like Jerome's in The Capital", Evening Standard, 10 December 2009.
  7. Kühn, Kerstin (15 January 2010). "Michelin stars released by the new Michelin Guide". Archived from the original on 14 April 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  8. Matthew Norman, "Restaurant review: Outlaw's at the Capital, London", The Daily Telegraph, 20 February 2013.

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