| Hotel Name: | Royal Garden Hotel |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Pushpin Map: | Central London |
| Coordinates: | 51.5027°N -0.188°W |
| Number Of Restaurants: | 2 |
| Number Of Rooms: | 395 |
| Number Of Suites: | 17 |
| Floors: | 10 |
| Parking: | 160 Spaces |
| Website: | www.royalgardenhotel.co.uk |
Royal Garden Hotel is a 5-star hotel in London, England,[1] located in the borough of Kensington.
The hotel was preceded by the former Royal Palace Hotel, a Victorian-era hotel completed in 1893 designed by British architect, Basil Champneys.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4] The hotel re-opened in 1965 as the Royal Garden Hotel, operated by the Oddeninos hotel company.[5]
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.[6]
In May 2011, the hotel completed the final stage of an extensive £45 million refurbishment.[7]
The hotel closed in 2020, with plans and reopened in 2022 following the refurbishment of rooms and a restaurant.[8]