InterContinental London Park Lane

InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury 5-star hotel in London, England operated by the InterContinental Hotels Group. It is located at 1 Hamilton Place on Hyde Park Corner with Park Lane, close to the shopping centre of Knightsbridge and Piccadilly.

InterContinental London Park Lane
Location within Central London
General information
Location1 Hamilton Place, Hyde Park Corner, Park Lane, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°30′13.64″N 0°9′1.76″W
Opening23 September 1975
OwnerQatar Investment Authority
Technical details
Floor count8
Design and construction
ArchitectFrederick Gibberd
Other information
Number of rooms387
Number of suites60
Number of restaurants2
Website
http://London.InterContinental.com

History

The hotel is built on the site of a series of townhouses that included 145 Piccadilly, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth II. The townhouses were destroyed in World War II. The hotel was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd. It was officially opened by Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington on 23 September 1975 as the Inter-Continental London.[1]

The hotel underwent a GB£75 million refurbishment in 2007.[2] In 2013, InterContinental Hotels Group sold the hotel for GB£301.5 million to Constellation Hotels, a division of the Qatar Investment Authority, which simultaneously bought the freehold to the land under the hotel for GB£100 million from the Crown Estate. The hotel continues to be managed by InterContinental under a thirty-year contract, with three additional ten-year extension options.[3]

Facilities

The restaurant has been run by ex-The River Café chef Theo Randall since 2006.[4]

References
  1. https://parklane.intercontinental.com/en/history-145-piccadilly/
  2. "IHG's Park Lane hotel up for sale". Independent. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/qataris-buy-intercontinental-london-park-lane-ps400m-8553211.html
  4. "Theo Randall at the InterContinental". Time Out. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

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