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Royal Garden Hotel
London, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
Colonel Richard Seifert's Brutalist tower opened in 1965 on Kensington High Street where Basil Champneys's 1893 Royal Palace Hotel had stood, and within a year it hosted both the 1966 FIFA World Cup draw and England's victory celebration. Singaporean owner Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat bought it in 1994 for his Goodwood Group after a 30 million pound refit; a later 45 million pound project finished in 2011. Rooftop Cantonese dining at Min Jiang looks over Kensington Gardens from the 396-room hotel.
- 396 rooms
- Opened 1965
- Neighborhood: Kensington
- Architect: Colonel Richard Seifert
About Royal Garden Hotel
- The Victorian Royal Palace Hotel, designed by Basil Champneys and completed in 1893, was demolished in 1961 to clear the site for Seifert's rebuild.
- In 1991 the hotel housed Japan's sumo delegation for the first overseas tournament at the Royal Albert Hall, and sumo wrestlers returned for the 2025 London tournament.
- Oddeninos operated the new Royal Garden Hotel at its 1965 opening before the Goodwood Group takeover in the 1990s.
- Origin Kensington holds two AA Rosettes for modern British cooking beside Piano Kensington's live-piano cocktail bar.
- The hotel closed in 2020 and reopened in 2022 after pandemic-era works on guestrooms and restaurants.
History
The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington stands on the site of the former Royal Palace Hotel, which was completed in 1893 to designs by Basil Champneys and demolished in 1961. In its place, a Brutalist-style hotel designed by Colonel Richard Seifert was built, and the Royal Garden Hotel opened in 1965 under the Oddeninos company.
In 1994 the hotel was bought by Tan Sri Khoo Teck Puat; after a 30 million pound refurbishment it reopened in April 1996 under the Goodwood Group. A further 45 million pound refurbishment followed in 2011, and the 396-room hotel closed in 2020 before reopening in 2022. Its Min Jiang restaurant is a noted rooftop Chinese dining destination.
Restaurants and bars
- Origin Kensington — Restaurant
- Piano Kensington — Restaurant
- Min Jiang — Restaurant
Experiences
- Things to do in London — Guide to top experiences and hidden gems in the local area.
Amenities
- Spa
- Fitness center
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