Royal Garden Hotel is a 5-star

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, England, located in the borough of Kensington.

History

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The hotel was preceded by the former Royal Palace Hotel, a Victorian-era hotel completed in 1893 designed by British architect,

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. 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

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. The hotel re-opened in 1965 as the Royal Garden Hotel, operated by the Oddeninos hotel company.

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

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and the

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. In May 2011, the hotel completed the final stage of an extensive £45 million refurbishment. The hotel closed in 2020, with plans to reopen in 2022 following the refurbishment of rooms and a restaurant.

References

External links

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