- The Athenaeum Hotel
Infobox hotel
hotel_name = The Athenaeum
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location = 116Piccadilly
London ,England
W1J 7BJ
coordinates = 51°30′17″N 0°08′51″W
opening_date = 1973
stars = 5
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developer =Rank Organisation
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owner =Ralph Trustees Limited
number_of_restaurants = 1
number_of_rooms = 111
number_of_suites = 12
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parking = Valet parking
website = [http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/ Athenaeumhotel.com]
footnotes =The Athenaeum is a family owned five star hotel overlooking Green Park in
Piccadilly ,London .History
In 1971 the
Rank Organisation purchased the 1930’s Athenaeum Court apartment block, opening it as The Athenaeum Hotel after a two year refurbishment. Through Rank’s direct links to Hollywood the hotel attracted guests includingStephen Spielberg ,Marlon Brando ,Harrison Ford ,Lauren Bacall ,Liza Minelli andWarren Beatty . Rank encouraged its stars (includingElizabeth Taylor ) to take up residence at the hotel whilst working on film projects in England. TheHollywood Reporter observed that there were more movie stars to be seen in London’s Athenaeum than in thePolo Lounge of theBeverly Hills Hotel .For over twenty years Sally Bulloch was the Executive Manager [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1896195/Sally-Bulloch.html] [http://www.sallybulloch.co.uk/index.html] .
In 1992, the Athenaeum was purchased by
Ralph Trustees Limited , a family run business who also own The Grove in Hertfordshire and the Runnymede Hotel & Spa near Windsor.ee also
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Hotels in London External link
* [http://www.athenaeumhotel.com/ The Athenaeum website]
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