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The Guardsman
London, United Kingdom · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The top floor at 1 Vandon Street is the Astor Residence, named for Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat in the Commons. Shiva Hotels opened The Guardsman here in 2020 inside the old Vandon House, a 1930s hotel a few steps from Buckingham Gate, with 53 rooms and six residences. St James's Park station is about a hundred metres away, and the palace is the short walk beyond that.
- 53 rooms
- Opened 2020
- Neighborhood: Westminster
About The Guardsman
- Solar panels sit on the roof, and the hotel makes up the rest of its power with renewable energy. The dining room was built to feel like a small members' club.
- Vandon House was a modest two-star hotel when Shiva bought it around 2010. The rebuild kept the Westminster address and gave the residences their own entrance.
History
The Guardsman opened in 2020 at 1 Vandon Street, in the former Vandon House Hotel, a building from around the 1930s that Shiva Hotels had held since about 2010. Fifty-three rooms and six residences. The top-floor Astor Residence is named for Nancy Astor. Shiva is the owner, not the name on the door.
The setting
1 Vandon Street, Westminster, SW1H 0AH, off Buckingham Gate. St James's Park Underground is about 100 metres away. Buckingham Palace and the park are the walk west.
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