A family owned Edwardian house behind Buckingham Palace, with a garden of its own
The Goring opened in 1910, the last hotel to be built in London during the reign of Edward VII, and it has stayed in the same family ever since; the fourth generation runs it today. That continuity is what you notice on arrival: doormen in bowler hats, footmen in scarlet, a lobby that was never handed over to a brand's design manual. The 69 rooms and suites have been refreshed over the past decade without losing the Gainsborough silk walls or the feeling of a well kept private house in Belgravia.
The Dining Room holds a Michelin star, yet it remains a hotel dining room rather than a chef's stage. Beef Wellington is carved at the table, the rum baba is flamed in front of you, and the champagne cocktail trolley makes its rounds before dinner. Behind the hotel lies a private garden, an unusual thing this close to Victoria and the reason the garden rooms are worth asking for.
Children are taken seriously here, with family rooms, cots and baby baskets on request and babysitters booked through the concierge. Victoria station is three minutes on foot, so the Gatwick Express delivers you almost to the door. The house is best known for hosting the Middleton family the night before the 2011 royal wedding, but regulars value quieter details: afternoon tea on the Veranda and a bar that still keeps a proper cellar.
Opened in 1910 as the last hotel built in Edward VII's reign and still run by the founding family.
The Dining Room holds one Michelin star for traditional British cooking, with meat carved at the table from the trolley.
Family rooms and suites, cots and baby baskets on request and professional babysitting arranged by the hotel.
Victoria station is a three minute walk, Buckingham Palace five to ten minutes, St James's Park just beyond.
Airport transfers are arranged through the hotel team and included both ways for guests of the Royal Suite.
The Garden Suites and garden facing rooms look over the private lawn rather than Beeston Place. Quieter, greener, and in May the flowers are at their best.
The Dining Room at lunch is the calmer way to see the trolleys in action, and it is easier to secure a window table.
Two way airport transfers and parking are included with the Royal Suite, the rooms where the Middletons stayed in 2011. Its balcony looks out across the gardens.
From Gatwick take the Gatwick Express to Victoria, about 30 minutes, then walk three minutes. From Heathrow a car takes 45 to 60 minutes; the hotel arranges transfers on request.
Travellers who want classic London service without a corporate brand, including families and anyone who plans a serious dinner in the house.
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