The Biltmore Mayfair
Former namesMillennium Hotel London Mayfair [1]
Hotel chainLXR Hotels & Resorts
General information
Location44 Grosvenor Square
Mayfair, London, England
Coordinates51°30′38″N 0°9′3″W / 51.51056°N 0.15083°W / 51.51056; -0.15083
Opened1969
OwnerMillennium & Copthorne
ManagementHilton
Design and construction
Architect(s)Richard Seifert
Other information
Number of rooms251
Number of suites57
Website
Official website

The Biltmore Mayfair is a 5-star luxury hotel located at 44 Grosvenor Square in the Mayfair area of London, England.[2] It underwent significant renovations starting in late 2017 and reopened on 9 September 2019.[3]

History

The building was designed by architect Richard Seifert and constructed from 1967 to 1969 by Grand Metropolitan Hotels as the Britannia Hotel.[4] It has a classical red-brick facade facing Grosvenor Square, and a modern concrete, brick and glass facade facing Adam's Row. The hotel was renamed the Britannia Inter-Continental London in 1981, after Grand Metropolitan acquired Inter-Continental Hotels.

The hotel was bought by Millennium & Copthorne Hotels on 7 October 1996 and renamed the Millennium Britannia Hotel.[5] It was renovated in 2000 and renamed the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.[6]

The hotel was renovated again beginning in November 2017, at an estimated cost of £50 million.[7] It closed in July 2018 to complete the renovations and reopened on 9 September 2019 as The Biltmore Mayfair.[2] It is managed by Hilton as part of its LXR Hotels & Resorts luxury division.

References

  1. ↑ https://uk.webfg.com/news/news-and-announcements/millennium-copthorne-to-rebrand-mayfair-hotel-as-the-biltmore--3677120.html Millennium & Copthorne rebrand Mayfair hotel as The Biltmore
  2. 1 2 The Biltmore Mayfair to open as LXR Hotels & Resorts' first UK property
  3. ↑ The Biltmore Mayfair
  4. ↑ "Grosvenor Square: The Rebuilding of the Square from 1926 | British History Online".
  5. ↑ The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)
  6. ↑ "Detectives focus on hotel as site of Litvinenko poisoning". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  7. ↑ Millennium & Copthorne to rebrand Mayfair hotel as The Biltmore


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