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The Lanesborough
Regency grandeur at Hyde Park Corner
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Image courtesy of © Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Lanesborough
The Lanesborough occupies a Regency building at Hyde Park Corner, built in the 1820s as St George’s Hospital, with interiors in a lavish Regency style. Guests are looked after by butlers, and the hotel has a spa, a restaurant and a cigar terrace. It is part of the Oetker Collection. Hyde Park Corner station is beside it, with Hyde Park and Green Park all around. The building is listed Grade II*.
Why it's on our list
- Regency building
- Butler service
- Hyde Park Corner
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Lanesborough before you go.
How far is it from the sights?
Distances from The Lanesborough are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations
- Hyde Park CornerPiccadilly0.1 mi1 min walk
- KnightsbridgePiccadilly0.3 mi7 min walk
- Green ParkPiccadillyVictoriaJubilee0.5 mi10 min walk
Nearest taxi ranks
- Taxi rank0.2 mi4 min walk
- Taxi rank0.3 mi6 min walk
Black cabs can also be hailed in the street: a lit yellow TAXI sign means the cab is available.
Key sights
- Buckingham Palace0.5 miWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Harrods0.5 miWalk 10 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Leicester Square1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Westminster Abbey1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Trafalgar Square1.1 miWalk 23 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 11 min
- London Eye1.4 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Covent Garden1.5 miWalk 29 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 14 min
- The British Museum1.6 miWalk 32 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 15 min
- The Shard2.9 miCycle 18 minCar or taxi 24 min
- Tower of London3.3 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 28 min
Main rail terminals
- Victoria0.6 miWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Charing Cross1.2 miWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Paddington1.3 miWalk 26 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Waterloo1.7 miWalk 34 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Euston1.9 miWalk 39 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 17 min
- King’s Cross St Pancras2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- St Pancras International (Eurostar)2.3 miCycle 15 minCar or taxi 20 min
- London Bridge2.9 miCycle 19 minCar or taxi 25 min
- Liverpool Street3.2 miCycle 21 minCar or taxi 27 min
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