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The May Fair London
London, United Kingdom · Radisson Collection · Accessible Luxury
King George V and Queen Mary attended the 1927 opening of The May Fair on Stratton Street near the old Devonshire House site. Dance-band leader Ambrose made the ballroom a West End fixture, later marked by an English Heritage blue plaque, and Eric Parkin played cocktail piano here in the 1940s. After a $150 million renovation finished in 2006, the 404-room house joined Radisson Collection in 2019; the May Fair Theatre still screens downstairs.
- 404 rooms
- Opened 1927
- Neighborhood: Mayfair
About The May Fair London
- An English Heritage blue plaque commemorates dance-band leader Ambrose, who performed regularly at the hotel.
- Eric Parkin was a cocktail pianist here in the 1940s.
- The May Fair Theatre opened in the building in 1963 and remains a private screening room.
- That renovation finished specifically in November 2006; the Radisson Collection move came in June 2019.
History
Opened in 1927 on Stratton Street with King George V and Queen Mary attending the inaugural reception, The May Fair became the social hub of interwar London — its ballroom run by bandleader Bert Ambrose — before the Danziger brothers bought it after the war, built a private cinema in the basement, and made it the base from which they produced more than fifty British films in the 1950s and '60s.
The setting
The May Fair London occupies Stratton Street, tucked between Berkeley Square and Piccadilly in the core of Mayfair — a neighbourhood that evolved from an annual fair held in the grounds of Crewe House into London's most prestigious address by the early 18th century. Buckingham Palace is twelve minutes on foot, and Hyde Park twelve minutes along the Green Park boundary. Albemarle Street, home to the Royal Institution since 1799, lies just east; Bond Street's flagship luxury retail is moments north. The hotel sits within a tight triangle of landmark properties that has defined international luxury hospitality in London for a century.
Restaurants and bars
- The May Fair Bar — Bar · Bar
- May Fair Kitchen, Mayfair — Restaurant
Amenities
- Spa
- Sauna
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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