The Biltmore Mayfair is a 5-star

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located at 44

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in the

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area of

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, England.The Biltmore Mayfair to open as LXR Hotels & Resorts' first UK property
/ref> It underwent significant renovations starting in late 2017 and reopened on 9 September 2019.

History

The building was designed by architect

Richard Seifert Richard Seifert (born Reubin Seifert; 25 November 1910 – 26 October 2001) was a Swiss-British architect, best known for designing London's NatWest Tower (now officially named Tower 42), once the tallest building in the United Kingdom, ...

and constructed from 1967 to 1969 by Grand Metropolitan Hotels as the Britannia Hotel. It has a classical red-brick facade facing Grosvenor Square, and a modern concrete, brick and glass facade facing Adam's Row. The hotel was renamed the Britannia Inter-Continental London in 1981, after Grand Metropolitan acquired Inter-Continental Hotels. The hotel was bought by

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on 7 October 1996 and renamed the Millennium Britannia Hotel. It was renovated in 2000 and renamed the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair. The hotel's Pine Bar was the site of the

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in 2006. The hotel was renovated again beginning in November 2017, at an estimated cost of £50 million. It closed in July 2018 to complete the renovations and reopened on 9 September 2019 as The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts managed by the LXR luxury division of Hilton. The hotel left Hilton on 1 May 2024 and now operates as part of The Biltmore Hotels brand of Millennium & Copthorne.

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* Residential buildings completed in the 18th century Hotels in London Buildings and structures in Mayfair Hotels established in 1969 Hotel buildings completed in 1969 {{UK-hotel-struct-stub