InterContinental London Park Lane
Hotel chainInterContinental Hotels & Resorts
General information
Classification5*
Location1 Hamilton Place, Park Lane, Knightsbridge, London, England
Coordinates51°30′13.7″N 0°9′1.8″W / 51.503806°N 0.150500°W / 51.503806; -0.150500
Opening23 September 1975
OwnerQatar Investment Authority
Technical details
Floor count8
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frederick Gibberd
Other information
Number of rooms378
Number of suites71
Number of restaurants2
Public transit accessHyde Park Corner tube station
Website
parklane.intercontinental.com

InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury five-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 center of Knightsbridge and Piccadilly.

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 £75 million refurbishment in 2007.[2] In 2013, InterContinental Hotels Group sold the hotel for £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 £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

InterContinental London Park Lane has 449 rooms, including 71 expansive suites. It has a dedicated conference floor, including a ballroom.

InterContinental London Park Lane has three restaurants. The main dining restaurant has been run by chef Theo Randall since 2006.[4] Other food and drink services in the building include the Wellington Lounge[5] and the Arch Bar.

Awards

The hotel was named England’s Leading Conference Hotel by the World Travel Awards in 2016,[6] and the UK's Best Business Hotel by Business Traveller in 2020.

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Hotel London".
  2. ↑ "IHG's Park Lane hotel up for sale". Independent. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Qataris buy InterContinental London Park Lane for £400m". 28 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Theo Randall at the InterContinental". Time Out. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Afternoon Tea at InterContinental London Park Lane | Book | UK Guide". afternoontea.co.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "InterContinental London Park Lane nominee profile on WorldTravelAwards.com". World Travel Awards. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
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