Savoy Hotel
The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel in London , England . It is located on the River Thames , in the street The beach in the City of Westminster .
The hotel
The Savoy Hotel was built by Richard D'Oyly Carte , the owner of the Savoy Theater next door, and opened on August 6, 1889. With 263 rooms, it is one of the most prestigious and opulent hotels in London. It also has seven restaurants. The name of the hotel comes from the Savoy Palace , which once stood on this site. The first manager was César Ritz , who later founded the Ritz Hotel . The hotel was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt , who also designed the Wigmore Hall .
The Savoy has long been famous for its inventive chefs. In his kitchen, the peach Melba was invented, which was named after the famous singer Nellie Melba . The creator of this dish was the French chef Auguste Escoffier . The Melba toast should also have been created in the kitchen of Savoy.
The Savoy Court , the square in front of the hotel, is the only road in the UK , which is driven on the right side of the road. Taxis like to take advantage of this to turn around comfortably.
The hotel was acquired in January 2005 by the Arab investor Prince al-Walid ibn Talal Al Saud and has since been operated by the Toronto - based hotel group Fairmont Hotels and Resorts . After three years of renovation, the hotel reopened on October 10, 2010.
Restaurants & Bars
The hotel has two well-known restaurants: the Grill Room (known as Savoy Grill by Gordon Ramsay ) on the north side of the building. Kaspar's Savoy Restaurant (formerly known as River Restaurant) is on the south side and overlooks the Thames .
The American Bar at the Savoy Hotel was one of the first establishments to introduce American-style cocktails in Europe. The term American bar was used in London for the sale of American cocktails from the late 19th century. In 2018 'The American Bar' won the title 'The World's Best Bar'. The Beaufort Bar is a new Art Deco bar that was renovated in 2010.
Famous guests
Edward VII , Charlie Chaplin , Marilyn Monroe , Louis Armstrong , Frank Sinatra , John Wayne , Elizabeth Taylor , Richard Burton , Maria Callas , Coco Chanel , Christian Dior , Sophia Loren , Julie Andrews , Lena Horne , Marlon Brandon , Jane Fonda , Barbara Streisand , Jimi Hendrix , The Beatles , Elton John , U2 , Led Zeppelin , The Who , George Clooney , Whoopi Goldberg , Stephen Fry , Harry Truman and many other famous guests stayed at the Savoy Hotel. Claude Monet and James Whistler lived in the Savoy Hotel and painted the view of the Thames from their hotel rooms. Bob Dylan was living in the Savoy in 1965 and filmed " Subterranean Homesick Blues " in an alley next to the hotel.
Movies
- Renovation XXL: 5 stars reopen (original title: The Savoy 2), documentation, n-tv, 50 min
- People and Hotels - Savoy, London , by Rita Knobel-Ulrich , WDR 2002 ( Memento from December 21, 2002 in the Internet Archive )
- A terribly nice family - in one of the episodes "The Journey to England" the family stays in the "Savoy". The lobby and various exterior shots are shown.
- Gambit The Master Plan In this film with Alan Rickman, Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz, PJ Puznowski (Cameron Diaz) and Lionel Shabandar (Alan Rickman) spend a night together. You can see the hotel from the outside, the entrance, a hallway and 3 rooms.
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- ↑ Carsten Volkery: Reopening of Savoy. Comeback of a London legend. In: Spiegel Online , October 9, 2010, accessed October 12, 2010.
- ↑ Savoy Grill. Retrieved April 11, 2019 (UK English).
- ↑ Karla Alindahao: The World's Best Bar: The American Bar at London's Savoy Hotel Wins Top Spot at the 12th Annual Spirited Awards. Accessed April 11, 2019 .
- ^ Tate Britain: Thames Views. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
- ↑ Telegraph: Claude Monet stayed in room next door to the Monet Suite at the Savoy, claim scientists. Retrieved January 9, 2019 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 35 ″ N , 0 ° 7 ′ 12 ″ W.