The London Hilton on Park Lane is a hotel situated on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park in the exclusive Mayfair district of London. It is 101 metres (331Â ft) tall, has 28 storeys and 453 rooms including 56 suites and a Michelin starred restaurant Galvin at Windows on the top floor of the hotel.
The hotel opened as the London Hilton on April 17, 1963. It is a concrete framed building, designed by William B. Tabler, a noted architect who designed numerous Hilton hotels, and is located on the former site of the historic Londonderry House.
On 24 August 1967, the Beatles met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi at the Hilton and subsequently went to Uttar Pradesh with him in order to meditate.
On 5 September 1975, the London Hilton was the target of an IRA bomb which killed two people and injured 63 others.
During the 1990s, the Pools Panel met each Saturday in a meeting room in the hotel.
A fire broke out in the hotel on 1 July 2011. There were no fatalities or injuries, and damage was limited to a few of the lower floors.
On January 15, 2018, the lead singer of the Cranberries, Dolores O'Riordan, died while staying here.
The hotel has won the following awards:
- "Best Business Hotel in the UK 2011" by UK Business Traveller Magazine.
- "Best Hotel in Europe 2010" by German Business Traveller Magazine.
- "England's leading business hotel 2009" by World Travel Awards Europe.
See also
Welcome to London Hilton on Park Lane! - Iconic hotel in London's exclusive Mayfair district. An icon of British hospitality since 1963, London Hilton on Park Lane was the very first Hilton to open in the UK â€" and we've been purveyors...
- London Hilton bombing
- Hotels in London
- Tall buildings in London
- Werewolves of London as referenced in Warren Zevon's seminal song
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