Sheraton Grand London Park Lane Hotel

The Sheraton Grand London Park Lane is a 5 Star hotel on Piccadilly, London.

For the unrelated Park Lane Hotel in New York City, see Park Lane Hotel (Manhattan).

Sheraton Grand London Park Lane
Location within Central London
General information
LocationLondon, England
Coordinates51°30′17.5″N 0°08′50″W
Opening1927[1]
OwnerSir Richard Sutton's Settled Estates
ManagementSheraton
Technical details
Floor count8
Design and construction
ArchitectC. W. Stephens
Adie, Button and Partners
DeveloperSir Bracewell Smith
Other information
Number of rooms302
Website
Official website

The hotel opened in 1927 as The Park Lane Hotel to designs by architects Adie, Button and Partners,[2] in a grand Art Deco style, and was constructed by the developer Sir Bracewell Smith. The original architect had been C. W. Stephens, who designed Harrods, but work had stopped at the outbreak of the First World War, and Stephens died in 1917.[3]. The building is a fine example with a mansard roof and Portland stone facade. The building is Grade II listed and has 303 bedrooms on eight floors with the front overlooking Green Park towards Buckingham Palace.

The hotel was bought by ITT Sheraton in April 1996 for $70 million.[4] ITT Sheraton was itself bought by Starwood Hotels in 1998. Starwood sold their leasehold on the hotel to Sir Richard Sutton's Settled Estates in 2014,[5] but continues to operate the property, under a long-term management contract. Though the hotel was a Sheraton property from 1996 on, it did not actually begin using the Sheraton name for twenty years, until 19 July 2016,[6] when it was renamed Sheraton Grand London Park Lane upon the completion of a major renovation.[7]

The hotel is featured in the films The End of the Affair, The Winds of War and The Golden Compass.

References
  1. "The Park Lane Hotel (1927), London | Historic Hotels of the World-Then&Now". Historichotelsthenandnow.com. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb (2008). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 625. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. "Harrods Store Heritage Asset Guidelines" (PDF). RBKC. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "London's Park Lane Showcases Restored Art Deco Ballroom". Travel Weekly. 6 February 1997. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. "Starwood Hotels Sells Its Interest in The Park Lane Hotel London". Hotelnewsresource.com. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  6. "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  7. "Starwood to rebrand Park Lane hotel under Sheraton Grand portfolio - Business Traveller – The leading magazine for frequent flyers". Businesstraveller.com. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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