The Dorchester
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The Dorchester ist ein Fünf-Sterne-Luxushotel in London an der Ostseite des Hyde Park. Es ist eines der prestigeträchtigsten und teuersten Hotels der Welt.[1]
The Dorchester wurde am 18. April 1931 eröffnet und behielt trotz Modernisierungen den Einrichtungsstil und das Ambiente der 1930er Jahre. Im Laufe seiner Geschichte war das Hotel eng mit den Reichen und Berühmten verbunden.
Geschichte
In den 1930er Jahren wurde es als Treffpunkt vieler Schriftsteller und Künstler wie dem Dichter Cecil Day-Lewis, dem Schriftsteller W. Somerset Maugham und dem Maler Sir Alfred Munnings bekannt. Es wurden prestigeträchtige literarische Treffen abgehalten, wie die „Foyles Literary Luncheons“, eine Mittagsveranstaltung, die das Hotel noch heute ausrichtet. Während des Zweiten Weltkrieges galt das Hotel wegen seiner stabilen Konstruktion als eines der sichersten Gebäude in London.
Am 10. Juli 1947 besuchte die spätere Königin Elisabeth II. das Dorchester am Tag vor ihrer Verlobungsankündigung; seitdem ist das Hotel beliebt bei Filmschauspielern, Models und Rockstars. Elizabeth Taylor und Richard Burton waren während der 1960er und 1970er Jahre oft Gäste.
In den 1950er Jahren hat der Bühnenbildner Oliver Messel das Innere des Hotels mehrfach verändert. Im Januar 1981 wurde das Haus unter Denkmalschutz gestellt.
1985 kaufte der Sultan von Brunei das Hotel. Es wird von der Luxushotelkette Dorchester Collection betrieben, die der staatlichen Brunei Investment Agency gehört.
Seit 2014 gab es immer wieder Boykott-Aufrufe[2] und Proteste[3] gegen das Hotel, weil der Besitzer Sultan von Brunei in seinem Land die Scharia einführte.
Ausstattung
Das Dorchester hat 250 Räume, 49 Suiten und fünf Restaurants: Alain Ducasse (drei Michelinsterne), The Grill, The Spatisserie, The Promenade und China Tang.
Harry Craddock, in den 1930er Jahren ein bekannter Barmann, erfand hier den Cocktail Dorchester of London. Eine beleuchtete Platane steht im Vorgarten des Hotels und wurde 1997 vom London Tree Forum und der Countryside Commission als einer der Great Trees of London ausgezeichnet.[4]
Weblinks
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Bruce Richardson: The Great Tea Rooms of Britain. BENJAMIN PRESS, 1997, ISBN 978-1-889937-09-0 (google.de [abgerufen am 1. Januar 2021]).
- ↑ bighospitality.co.uk: Dorchester Collection vows to protect staff as Brunei boycott continues. Abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2022 (britisches Englisch).
- ↑ Hundreds protest in London over Brunei's anti-gay sharia laws. In: Reuters. 6. April 2019 (reuters.com [abgerufen am 17. Oktober 2022]).
- ↑ The Great Trees of London. Abgerufen am 1. Januar 2021 (englisch).
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The Dorchester is a luxury hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park.
The Dorchester Hotel opened on 18 April 1931. It was created by Sir Malcolm McAlpine and Sir Frances Towle. In 1929, they bought the old Dorchester House, a large 19th century building, and quickly had it demolished. Sir Owen Williams was commissioned to design the new hotel. In the new edifice, the use of reinforced concrete allowed the creation of large internal spaces without support pillars. The construction, which was carried out by Sir Robert McAlpine,[1] was completed in 1931.
In World War II, its modern construction gave the hotel a reputation of being a very safe building. Cabinet Ministers such as Lord Halifax and Duff Cooper stayed there during this time. General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in 1942 after staying at Claridge's and stayed on the first floor (now the Eisenhower Suite). Winston Churchill had a wall built to add privacy to his balcony and it still exists today. Diners at the Dorchester from cultural circles during this period included Cyril Connolly, T. S. Eliot, Harold Nicolson and Edith Sitwell.
In 1988, the hotel closed for two years for a major refit. The hotel was completely updated and the Promenade, Grill Room and the Oliver Messel Suite were meticulously restored, to reopen in 1990.
The Dorchester is managed and owned by the Dorchester Collection; a collection of seven luxury hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Italy. It was organized in 1996 to manage the hotel interests of the Brunei Investment Agency.
High profile celebrities that have stayed at the Dorchester over the years have included[citation needed] : Britney Spears, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Warren Beatty, Yul Brynner, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Mariah Carey, Tom Cruise, Judy Garland, Johnny Depp, Dame Edna Everage, Russell Crowe, Charlton Heston, Nicole Kidman, Joan Collins, James Mason, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Sellers and Kenneth Horne (who died in the hotel). Other famous entertainers who have been guests include: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Cecil Beaton, Noel Coward, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Duke Ellington, Prince (musician) Somerset Maugham, David McMillan and Lady GaGa.
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The Dorchester is a luxury hotel on Park Lane in Mayfair, London, overlooking Hyde Park.
The Dorchester Hotel opened on 18 April 1931. It was created by Sir Malcolm McAlpine and Sir Frances Towle. In 1929, they bought the old Dorchester House, a large 19th century building, and quickly had it demolished. Sir Owen Williams was commissioned to design the new hotel. In the new edifice, the use of reinforced concrete allowed the creation of large internal spaces without support pillars. The construction, which was carried out by Sir Robert McAlpine,[1] was completed in 1931.
In World War II, its modern construction gave the hotel a reputation of being a very safe building. Cabinet Ministers such as Lord Halifax and Duff Cooper stayed there during this time. General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrived in 1942 after staying at Claridge's and stayed on the first floor (now the Eisenhower Suite). Winston Churchill had a wall built to add privacy to his balcony and it still exists today. Diners at the Dorchester from cultural circles during this period included Cyril Connolly, T. S. Eliot, Harold Nicolson and Edith Sitwell.
In 1988, the hotel closed for two years for a major refit. The hotel was completely updated and the Promenade, Grill Room and the Oliver Messel Suite were meticulously restored, to reopen in 1990.
The Dorchester is managed and owned by the Dorchester Collection; a collection of seven luxury hotels in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Italy. It was organized in 1996 to manage the hotel interests of the Brunei Investment Agency.
High profile celebrities that have stayed at the Dorchester over the years have included[citation needed] : Britney Spears, Julie Andrews, Kim Basinger, Warren Beatty, Yul Brynner, Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, Mariah Carey, Tom Cruise, Judy Garland, Johnny Depp, Dame Edna Everage, Russell Crowe, Charlton Heston, Nicole Kidman, Joan Collins, James Mason, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Peter Sellers and Kenneth Horne (who died in the hotel). Other famous entertainers who have been guests include: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Cecil Beaton, Noel Coward, Joan Crawford, Marlene Dietrich, Duke Ellington, Prince (musician) Somerset Maugham, David McMillan and Lady GaGa.
BY WIKIPEDIA! ENJOY THE HOSPITALITY! LOVE LONDON!:)
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