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:''This article is about the Savoy Hotel in London. For other uses, see Savoy (disambiguation).''
The 'Savoy Hotel' is a five-star hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in central London that opened in 1889.
Opened in 1889, it was built in the art deco style by Richard D'Oyly Carte, the owner of the adjacent Savoy Theatre, with architect Thomas Edward Collcutt, who also designed the Wigmore Hall. It was and remains one of London's most prestigious and opulent hotels, with 263 rooms[1]. Its name derives from the Savoy Palace which once occupied the site. Its first manager was César Ritz, who later became the founder of The Ritz Hotel. The hotel was built on a plot of land next to the Savoy Theatre, originally purchased to build an electrical generator for the theatre which was the first public building in the world to be lit by electricity.
In 2005, the Savoy was purchased by the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada from Maybourne Hotel Group, formerly known as The Savoy Group.
In May 2007, the new owners announced that the hotel in its entirety would close for around 16 months to undergo a refit, the value of which will be in excess of $200m (£100m). Bookings will cease to be taken in December 2007, with a projected reopening date some time in 2009.[2]
The Savoy Restaurant (sometimes referred to as the Savoy Grill) has long been famous for its inventive chefs. Its kitchen saw the invention of Peach Melba, created in honour of Dame Nellie Melba by the legendary French chef Auguste Escoffier. Melba toast is also attributed to the hotel's kitchen; it is said that Dame Nellie ordered toast and was served with several pieces that were unusually thin and crisp and almost burnt, thus creating a new dish.
Elegant dining at the Savoy includes formal afternoon tea, an excellent Sunday brunch including free-flow champagne, and special events, such as New Year's Eve dinner.
One curiosity of the Savoy is the fact that its forecourt (Savoy Court) is the only street in the United Kingdom where vehicles are required to drive on the right[3]. This is said to date from the days when a cab driver would reach his arm out of the driver's door window to open the passenger's door (which opened backwards and had the handle at the front), without having to get out of the cab himself[4]. (See Hackney carriage)
Claude Monet and James Whistler both stayed at the hotel and painted views from their rooms of the River Thames. Bob Dylan stayed in the hotel in 1965, and filmed the video clip Subterranean Homesick Blues in an adjacent alley. Nobel prize winning economist Amartya Sen prefers the hotel when staying in London.
★ In Married with Children Season 6, the Bundys stayed at the Savoy during their stay to England.
★ In America's Next Top Model, the contestants stayed in Savoy Hotel while they were in England.
Kaspar is an alabaster cat. He resides at the hotel, and is used as an extra guest when thirteen dine. He is given a full place setting, but no food. Superstition still resides amongst diners it seems!
Savoy Pier is located near the river entrance to the hotel, but is not affiliated to the hotel. It is a stop on the Thames Clipper commuter service, connecting the Savoy with the City of London, Canary Wharf and Greenwich via a river boat service.
In 1930 the Savoy Hotel published a cocktail book,'' 'The Savoy Cocktail Book' '' with the recipes compiled by Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel, London and 'decorations' by Gilbert Rumbold. The book was then subsequently republished several times; 1952, 1965, 1985, 1996 and most recently in 1999 with some new text and a number of new cocktails added by Peter Dorelli.[5]
1. http://www.fairmont.com/savoy URL accessed 13 June 2007
2. http://www.abtn.co.uk/Savoy_to_close_for_refurbishments URL accessed 13 June 2007
3. http://www.driving.co.uk/4a2.html
4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1501,00.html Why does traffic entering and leaving the Savoy Hotel in London drive on the right?
5. http://realabsinthe.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-list-of-absinthe-cocktails_30.html 104 Details of 104 cocktails with absinthe from The Savoy Cocktail Book Retrieved 2 July 2007
★ Dorelli, Peter/Craddock, Harry, ''The Savoy Cocktail Book'', 1999, ISBN 1-86205-296-4
★ Jackson, Stanley, ''The Savoy — The Romance of a Great Hotel'', New York, 1964. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 63-8604
★ Hotels in London
★ The Savoy Hotel website
★ The Savoy Group website
Savoy Hotel, Strand entrance, 1911
The 'Savoy Hotel' is a five-star hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in central London that opened in 1889.
| Contents |
| History |
| Present Day |
| Restaurant |
| Savoy Court |
| Guests |
| Kaspar |
| Savoy Pier |
| The Savoy cocktail book |
| References |
| See also |
| External links |
History
The Savoy Hotel, London
Opened in 1889, it was built in the art deco style by Richard D'Oyly Carte, the owner of the adjacent Savoy Theatre, with architect Thomas Edward Collcutt, who also designed the Wigmore Hall. It was and remains one of London's most prestigious and opulent hotels, with 263 rooms[1]. Its name derives from the Savoy Palace which once occupied the site. Its first manager was César Ritz, who later became the founder of The Ritz Hotel. The hotel was built on a plot of land next to the Savoy Theatre, originally purchased to build an electrical generator for the theatre which was the first public building in the world to be lit by electricity.
Present Day
In 2005, the Savoy was purchased by the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts of Canada from Maybourne Hotel Group, formerly known as The Savoy Group.
In May 2007, the new owners announced that the hotel in its entirety would close for around 16 months to undergo a refit, the value of which will be in excess of $200m (£100m). Bookings will cease to be taken in December 2007, with a projected reopening date some time in 2009.[2]
Restaurant
New Year's Eve dinner at the Savoy, 1907
Elegant dining at the Savoy includes formal afternoon tea, an excellent Sunday brunch including free-flow champagne, and special events, such as New Year's Eve dinner.
Savoy Court
One curiosity of the Savoy is the fact that its forecourt (Savoy Court) is the only street in the United Kingdom where vehicles are required to drive on the right[3]. This is said to date from the days when a cab driver would reach his arm out of the driver's door window to open the passenger's door (which opened backwards and had the handle at the front), without having to get out of the cab himself[4]. (See Hackney carriage)
Guests
Claude Monet and James Whistler both stayed at the hotel and painted views from their rooms of the River Thames. Bob Dylan stayed in the hotel in 1965, and filmed the video clip Subterranean Homesick Blues in an adjacent alley. Nobel prize winning economist Amartya Sen prefers the hotel when staying in London.
★ In Married with Children Season 6, the Bundys stayed at the Savoy during their stay to England.
★ In America's Next Top Model, the contestants stayed in Savoy Hotel while they were in England.
Kaspar
Kaspar is an alabaster cat. He resides at the hotel, and is used as an extra guest when thirteen dine. He is given a full place setting, but no food. Superstition still resides amongst diners it seems!
Savoy Pier
Savoy Pier is located near the river entrance to the hotel, but is not affiliated to the hotel. It is a stop on the Thames Clipper commuter service, connecting the Savoy with the City of London, Canary Wharf and Greenwich via a river boat service.
The Savoy cocktail book
Cover of the 1999 ed. of the Savoy cocktail book
In 1930 the Savoy Hotel published a cocktail book,'' 'The Savoy Cocktail Book' '' with the recipes compiled by Harry Craddock of the Savoy Hotel, London and 'decorations' by Gilbert Rumbold. The book was then subsequently republished several times; 1952, 1965, 1985, 1996 and most recently in 1999 with some new text and a number of new cocktails added by Peter Dorelli.[5]
References
1. http://www.fairmont.com/savoy URL accessed 13 June 2007
2. http://www.abtn.co.uk/Savoy_to_close_for_refurbishments URL accessed 13 June 2007
3. http://www.driving.co.uk/4a2.html
4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-1501,00.html Why does traffic entering and leaving the Savoy Hotel in London drive on the right?
5. http://realabsinthe.blogspot.com/2007/05/long-list-of-absinthe-cocktails_30.html 104 Details of 104 cocktails with absinthe from The Savoy Cocktail Book Retrieved 2 July 2007
★ Dorelli, Peter/Craddock, Harry, ''The Savoy Cocktail Book'', 1999, ISBN 1-86205-296-4
★ Jackson, Stanley, ''The Savoy — The Romance of a Great Hotel'', New York, 1964. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 63-8604
See also
★ Hotels in London
External links
★ The Savoy Hotel website
★ The Savoy Group website
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