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Hilton London Paddington
London, England, United Kingdom · Hilton Hotels & Resorts · Near Luxury
Isambard Kingdom Brunel conceived London's first grand railway hotel and served as its first managing director: the Great Western Royal Hotel, opened on 9 June 1854 by Prince Albert after just fourteen months of building. Philip Charles Hardwick's French Second Empire facade still closes the head of Brunel's Paddington train shed, so the Hilton London Paddington is less a neighbour of the station than its street front. Brunel once imagined guests sleeping here before boarding Great Western ships to New York; Cunard won the Atlantic mail contract and that dream never sailed.
- 206 rooms
- Opened 1854
- Neighborhood: Paddington
- Architect: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
About Hilton London Paddington
- John Thomas carved the pediment, the same hand as Westminster. The 2nd Duke of Buckingham died here in 1861.
- 146 Praed Street, the station's street front. Hyde Park is a walk. This is the Paddington Hilton, not a Park Lane house.
History
Prince Albert opened the Great Western Royal Hotel on 9 June 1854. Philip Charles Hardwick's Second Empire facade closes Brunel's shed. Sold out of British Rail in 1983, Hilton from 2001.
The setting
On Praed Street at Paddington Station, Brunel's train shed behind Hardwick's facade. This is Hilton London Paddington, not a Park Lane hotel.
Restaurants and bars
- 146 Paddington | Bar & Lounge — Bar · Cocktail bar
- Carriages Restaurant — Restaurant · European
- Time Stops Here @ 146 — Restaurant · Bar & grill
Amenities
- Fitness center
Awards
- Historic Hotels Worldwide member
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