The Lanesborough is a 5-star hotel on

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, central London, England. The hotel is operated by the Oetker Collection. It is in neoclassical style and is listed

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. Opposite are Hyde Park and

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, the London home of the Dukes of Wellington. The hotel is next to

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History

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was opened in the original Lanesborough House, the home in London of the Viscounts Lanesborough, in 1733. By the 1800s, the hospital was falling into disrepair. Lanesborough House was demolished to make way for a new 350-bed facility. Building began in 1827 under architect William Wilkins. The new hospital was operational by 1844, serving continuously as a hospital until transferred to

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, south London, in the 1970s, leaving the Hyde Park Corner premises vacant in 1980. The

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took up an option to buy the building for £6,000 (its value in the nineteenth century).

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refurbished and re-opened the building as a hotel in 1991. Furniture was supplied by Arthur Brett and Sons. Ten years later, the management contract passed to Starwood's St Regis operation, as its first and only hotel in England. Since November 2014, the Oetker Collection has managed the building. The Lanesborough was closed for renovation in December 2013 and re-opened in 2015. In 2015, it was reputedly the most expensive hotel in London.

Culinary awards

In 2009, The Lanesborough announced the launch of ‘Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant’. Chef Heinz Beck was the winner of three Michelin stars for his cuisine at La Pergola in Rome, Italy. ‘Apsleys – a Heinz Beck Restaurant’ began service on 7 September 2009, and was awarded its first Michelin star on 20 January 2010. This is the current fastest time for a new London restaurant to get one, in less than 5 months. The dining room was subsequently rebranded as Céleste for the 2015 opening, and was again awarded a Michelin star in 2016, only to lose it in 2022.

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St George's Healthcare NHS Trust St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, formerly called St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, is based in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth, and serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large numbe ...

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