Capital Hotel
| Capital Hotel | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | 22-24 Basil Road, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′0.36″N 0°9′42.12″W / 51.5001000°N 0.1617000°WCoordinates: 51°30′0.36″N 0°9′42.12″W / 51.5001000°N 0.1617000°W |
| Opening | April 1971 |
| Owner | David Levin |
Capital Hotel is a small luxury 5-star hotel in London, England. It is located at 22-24 Basil Street extremely close to Brompton Road, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and the centre of Knightsbridge, and is known to have been visited by Her Majesty The Queen.[1]
The Capital hotel was established by a Scottish proprietor David Levin in April 1971 who still owns and operates it today.[2]
Interior
The Capital Hotel is a small privately owned luxury townhouse hotel and all of the rooms are individually designed with original works of art in an elegant fashion. It features the work of designers such as Nina Campbell and David Linley.[3]
The hotel has only 8 suites, designed using materials from the Ralph Lauren collection. The mattresses are handmade and the sheets made of the finest Egyptian cotton.[3]
Restaurant
In 1973 the hotel's restaurant, The Capital Restaurant, was one of the first three hotel restaurants in London to achieve a Michelin Star. It later gained a Michelin Star under chef Gary Rhodes,[4] and by 2005 had a second star under Eric Chavot.[5] It lost its stars after the departure of Chaviot in 2009.[6]
Wines served in the restaurant include those from the proprietor's eponymous winery in the Loire Valley in France.[3]
References
- ↑ "The Queen's celebrations". The Handbook. 24 May 2012.
- ↑ capitalhotel.co.uk
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Capital Hotel". Miles Faster. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ↑ Sven-Erik Bergh, ed. (1993). Bergh's International Annual Digest of Gastronomy '93/94: All About Cookery and Wine. Bergh Publishing Group. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-930267-37-7.
- ↑ "F-word is France for loser Ramsay". The Evening Standard. 6 December 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ↑ Kühn, Kerstin (15 January 2010). "Michelin stars released by the new Michelin Guide". Retrieved 8 May 2011.