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Royal Garden Hotel

Hotel in Kensington, London

Field	Value
hotel_name	Royal Garden Hotel
logo	Royal Garden Hotel logo.svg
image	Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington London.jpg
caption	Hotel exterior
location	London, UK
pushpin_map	Central London
coordinates
number_of_rooms	396
number_of_suites	17
floors	10
parking	147 Spaces
website	www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk

Royal Garden Hotel is a 5-star luxury hotel in London, England, located in the borough of Kensington. Located on Kensington High Street, the hotel houses 396 guest rooms and suites, a renowned Chinese restaurant Min Jiang, a modern British restaurant Origin Kensington with 2 AA rosette accolades, Piano Kensington, a cocktail bar with live piano performances, as well as 11 meetings and event spaces.

History

The Royal Palace Hotel

The hotel was preceded by the former Royal Palace Hotel, a Victorian-era hotel completed in 1893 designed by British architect, Basil Champneys. As part of the war effort in the 1900s, The Royal Palace was taken over and used as the headquarters for the Woman's Royal Voluntary Service.

Demolition and rebuilding

In the 1961, as part of a Labour Government grant, the Queen Anne-style building was demolished and completely rebuilt in a Brutalist-style under the guide of architect, Colonel Richard Seifert. The hotel re-opened in 1965 as the Royal Garden Hotel, operated by the Oddeninos hotel company.

Sporting events

Royal Garden Hotel has been associated with several sporting events. In 1966, it was the venue for the draw for the FIFA World Cup and subsequently hosted the celebration following England's World Cup victory. In 1991, it served as the base for the Japanese sumo delegation during the first overseas sumo tournament, staged at the Royal Albert Hall. In 2025, the hotel hosted the sumo wrestlers again when the overseas Grand Sumo Tournament returned to London for the second time.

Later history

In 1994, the hotel was bought by the Singaporean entrepreneur, Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat, and undertook a £30 million refurbishment. It reopened in April 1996 under the management of Khoo's Goodwood Group, joining the group's two Singapore hotels, the Goodwood Park Hotel and the York Hotel.

In May 2011, the hotel completed the final stage of an extensive £45 million refurbishment.

The hotel closed temporarily in 2020 and reopened in 2022 with refurbished guestrooms and restaurant.

References

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(December 11, 2020). "Royal Garden hotel to close until 2022 with over 250 redundancies". The Caterer.

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