The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts

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]

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
Opened1969
OwnerMillennium & Copthorne
ManagementHilton
Design and construction
ArchitectRichard Seifert
Other information
Number of rooms251
Number of suites57
Website
Official website

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, which is the main entrance. 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][6] It was renovated in 2000 and then renamed the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006.[7]

The hotel was renovated again beginning in November 2017, at an estimated cost of £50 million.[8] 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. The Biltmore Mayfair to open as LXR Hotels & Resorts' first UK property
  3. The Biltmore Mayfair
  4. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol40/pt2/pp166-170#fnn38
  5. The London Encyclopaedia (3rd Edition)
  6. https://www.wander.am/travel/london-6/hotels/millenium-mayfair-200700
  7. "Detectives focus on hotel as site of Litvinenko poisoning". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 9 December 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2006.
  8. Millennium & Copthorne to rebrand Mayfair hotel as The Biltmore
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