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 Grosvenor House has a heritage on the grandest scale. Originally the London residence of Richard, the first Earl of Grosvenor in 1732, this estate featured the first Grosvenor Gallery to house the Earls magnificent collection of paintings as well as hosting famous glittering parties attended by aristocratic and royal families. |
 But it was in 1927 that work on today's Grosvenor house begun, when Park Lane was still a small country lane at the edge of Hyde Park. With an outstanding design by the great British architect, Sir Edwin Lutyen, the hotel began to take shape. Innovations and luxuries well ahead of their time were incorporated and the new Grosvenor house became the first hotel in London to have ice cold drinking water in the bathrooms. |
 It featured a gymnasium, squash courts, swimming pool (most unusual for the time), and also a grand ice skating rink housed in the Great Room, society's favourite venue for eight decades. A painting of the Halloween Fancy Dress Carnival, attended by the Prince of Wales in 1930, still hangs proudly in the lobby today.
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 From May 2005 the Grosvenor House will begin a restoration programme on all guest rooms public areas, restaurants, the health club and conference & banqueting suites. This work will be carried out in various stages to minimise any disruptions during your stay. Once the work has been completed in summer 2006, this restoration will enhance the elegance and splendour which has always been associated with the hotel. |
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