Flemings Mayfair

Flemings Mayfair is a boutique hotel located in Mayfair, London. Converted from Georgian townhouses dating back to 1731, it opened in 1851, making it one of London's oldest established hotels.

Flemings Mayfair
Location within Central London
General information
Location7-12 Half Moon Street, Mayfair, London
Coordinates51°30′33″N 0°8′33″W
Opened1851
OwnerGulhati Family
ManagementFlemings Mayfair Hotel
Technical details
Floor count4
Other information
Number of rooms129
Number of suites20
Number of restaurants1
ParkingValet parking
Website
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History

Flemings Mayfair London was founded by Robert Fleming in 1851. A stained glass window in the hotel celebrates this date, portraying the Great Exhibition of 1851 at Crystal Palace.

Robert Fleming was born in 1820. His father, William Fleming, was a victualler. Robert worked for the Marquis & Marchioness of Angelsey, serving them at their house at 1 Old Burlington Street in Mayfair.

In 1851, Robert Fleming owned and ran a lodging house at number 10 Half Moon Street (believed to have originated in 1730). Robert Fleming started running what he called a 'private hotel' in 1855, at 9 & 10 Half Moon Street [1]

From 1855 to 1857, George Hudson, MP for Sunderland, owned apartments in the hotel. Hudson, famed as the 'Railway King', was a fraudster who had his downfall when he was discovered to have falsified railway company share prices. He stayed at Flemings when it was not possible for him to be arrested due to his appointment as MP [2]

Restaurants and other facilities

Ormer Mayfair by Shaun Rankin opened in September 2016 and is located at Flemings Mayfair. The restaurant was featured on BBC Masterchef in 2017.[3]

Ormer Mayfair also ranked 14th in the Harden's top 100 restaurants in the UK for 2017.[4]

References
  1. Post Office London Directory (Small Edition), 1852
  2. The Railway King: A Biography of George Hudson by Robert Beaumont, 2002, Headline Review
  3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08p125y
  4. https://www.hardens.com/uk-london/15-12-2017/hardens-reveals-the-uks-top-100-restaurants/

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