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45 Park Lane
London, United Kingdom · Dorchester Collection · Grand Luxury
The only hotel in London designed, at least in part, by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus, who contributed the facade of this 1963 building when it was an office block known, in its louche Sixties afterlife, as the Playboy Club; today, with 45 suites by Thierry Despont and every room facing Hyde Park, it is the most design-pedigreed address in the Dorchester Collection.
- 45 rooms
- Opened 2011
- Neighborhood: Mayfair
- Rooms from 538 sq ft (50 m²)
- Architect: Walter Gropius
- Interiors: Thierry Despont
About 45 Park Lane
- 45 Park Lane opened as a Dorchester Collection hotel in September 2011, after the group acquired the early-1960s building in 2010, which was originally designed by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school.
- Architect Thierry Despont later reworked the building, giving it distinctive horizontal aluminium fins, positioning it as a small design-forward Mayfair house.
- The Dorchester, the flagship of the same collection opened in 1931, stands a short walk north, and 45 Park Lane holds MICHELIN Two Keys for 2025.
- Entry-level rooms start at 538 sq ft (50 m²).
History
45 Park Lane opened as a Dorchester Collection hotel in September 2011 after Dorchester Collection acquired the early-1960s building in 2010 and converted it from its prior use into a hotel. The building was originally designed by Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus school, and later reworked by Thierry Despont, who gave it its distinctive horizontal aluminium fins. The property is positioned as a small, design-forward Mayfair house with Hyde Park views and a strong food-and-art identity. It is notable for its intimate scale and for bringing a contemporary luxury hotel into one of London’s most established addresses.
Buckingham Palace is fifteen minutes on foot, and the Dorchester — the flagship of the same collection, opened in 1931 — stands a short walk north, affirming this stretch of W1K as one of the most pedigreed hotel addresses in London.
The setting
45 Park Lane sits on Park Lane in Mayfair, directly facing Hyde Park, four minutes on foot from the Serpentine. Originally called Tyburn Lane, the thoroughfare was renamed and lined with aristocratic mansions in the 18th century before evolving into London's premier hotel corridor; by the early 20th century those mansions had given way to the world-class properties that still define the boulevard. Buckingham Palace is fifteen minutes on foot, and the Dorchester — the flagship of the same collection, opened in 1931 — stands a short walk north, affirming this stretch of W1K as one of the most pedigreed hotel addresses in London.
Restaurants and bars
- Bar 45 — Bar · Cocktail bar
- CUT at 45 Park Lane — Restaurant · Fine dining
- Sushi Kanesaka — Restaurant · Japanese · One MICHELIN Star
Amenities
- Spa
- Indoor pool
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Yoga
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- MICHELIN Two Keys (2026)
- AA Five Red Stars (2025)
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
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