London Accommodation Historical London Hotels The BerkeleyThe Berkeley
Perhaps less well known than the others, The Berkeley Hotel was acquired by the Savoy Group in 1901. Originally the hotel stood on the corner of Piccadilly and Berkeley Street, but moved to a purpose built site in Knightsbridge in 1972. Although this was at the expense of being located in a grand, architecturally significant building, it was compensated by the ability to offer services which older buildings are unable to.
The hotel has a rooftop pool, still unique in the capital to this day, though this is as much attributable to low demand caused by the weather, than the engineering challenges. It offers panoramic views over Hyde Park and the surrounding streets of upscale Knightsbridge.
The hotel is famous for its Blue Bar (also covered on this site), a popular haunt for Madonna and similar A-listers. It also has two world class restaurants - 'Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley' and Gordon Ramsay's 'Boxwood Cafe'. The first offering full a-la-carte and the latter being a local take on the New York cafe scene. Today the hotel is part of the Maybourne Hotel Group.
The Berkeley, Wilton Place, Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RL.
Hyde Park Corner or Knightsbridge Tube.
Call: 020 7235 6000
