Egerton House Hotel
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Egerton House Hotel is an AA
five star double-townhouse hotel located at 17-19 Egerton Terrace off Brompton Road
in the Knightsbridge
area of London
. It is part of the Red Carnation Hotels group. The hotel consists of two adjoining Victorian
townhouses constructed from red-brick, which were originally built in 1843. It is owned by David Naylor-Leyland.The hotel has 28 en-suite rooms and a number of suites.
and original works by Picasso and Matisse
's annual Gold List of 'best places in the world to stay' in January 2011.
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five star double-townhouse hotel located at 17-19 Egerton Terrace off Brompton Road
Brompton Road
Brompton Road is a street in Knightsbridge, London, in The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea .It starts from Knightsbridge tube station and runs south-west through an extremely wealthy residential area until it reaches Egerton Gardens and the area to the east of South Kensington tube station...
in the Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge
Knightsbridge is a road which gives its name to an exclusive district lying to the west of central London. The road runs along the south side of Hyde Park, west from Hyde Park Corner, spanning the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea...
area of London
London
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. It is part of the Red Carnation Hotels group. The hotel consists of two adjoining Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
townhouses constructed from red-brick, which were originally built in 1843. It is owned by David Naylor-Leyland.The hotel has 28 en-suite rooms and a number of suites.
Art
The hotel contains a number of original lithographs, by French artist Henri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec-Monfa or simply Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colourful and theatrical life of fin de siècle Paris yielded an œuvre of exciting, elegant and provocative images of the modern...
and original works by Picasso and Matisse
Reception
The hotel featured in travel magazine Condé Nast TravellerCondé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller is published by Condé Nast Publications Ltd, from Vogue House in Hanover Square, Mayfair, London. It is a luxury travel magazine aimed at the upmarket, independent traveller....
's annual Gold List of 'best places in the world to stay' in January 2011.