Oetker Collection comes to the UK
Oetker Collection has announced its first UK hotel management, The Lanesborough, London, slated to re-open Spring 2015.
With its central location overlooking Hyde Park Corner, the hotel has been closed since the end of 2013 for a complete renovation. It will embody the signature style that has become synonymous with The Lanesborough over its long history, signed by late interior designer Alberto Pinto.
Frank Marrenbach, CEO Oetker Collection, comments: “The Lanesborough is clearly a landmark within the European hospitality landscape with an exceptional heritage and a strong and unique identity, and it will fit perfectly in our Collection of Masterpiece Hotels. The partnership between Oetker Collection and The Lanesborough provides a great potential for us to bring our signature service to guests who have a passion for living. I am very pleased that The Lanesborough will continue to be run day-to-day by long-serving Managing Director Geoffrey Gelardi, a seasoned hotelier who took up his role in 1990. We are proud to have him on board.”
The Lanesborough comprises 93 rooms and suites as well as a spa and extensive dining options. The Lanesborough offers seven individually designed private dining rooms, the largest accommodating 180 guests for a reception. Guests can enjoy an exquisite and refined dining experience at Apsleys from breakfast to dinner, as well as the Withdrawing Room and the Library bar, housing the ‘Liquid History’, a collection of vintage cognacs. At the rear of the hotel is the Garden Room, the first and most luxurious cigar terrace in Knightsbridge.
Geoffrey Gelardi, Managing Director, The Lanesborough comments: “We are delighted to join the Oetker Collection which embodies the finest of traditional European hospitality. We think our guests will love the new design and style of service when The Lanesborough re-opens in spring, maintaining its continued success since 1991. After 18 months of complete renovation, our aim is to resume our premier position in the London market.”
Frank Marrenbach adds: “London is one of the most exciting cities in the world and certainly a strategic destination for Oetker Collection. The Lanesborough will be a perfect sister hotel with Le Bristol Paris, offering two major urban hotels on each side of the Channel and creating exciting synergies between both hotels and the entire Collection. It is our intent to anchor The Lanesborough as part of London life, a true symbol of a cosmopolitan and vibrant capital.”
