Kimpton Fitzroy London

London, United Kingdom. Located on Russell Square in the heart of Bloomsbury.

Kimpton Fitzroy LondonLondon, United Kingdom

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Address: Kimpton Fitzroy London
1-8 Russell Square
Bloomsbury, London WC1B 5BE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 20 7123 5000
Official website: www.kimptonfitzroylondon.com
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334 rooms and suites, including the Fitzroy Suite.
Fitz’s restaurant, said to be almost a twin of the Titanic’s dining room, plus Fitz’s Bar, the Lobby Café and afternoon tea.
Victorian terracotta façade, marble staircase and the bronze dragon “Lucky George”; event and wedding spaces.
Located on Russell Square in the heart of Bloomsbury.

8 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1898
Architect Charles Fitzroy Doll builds the hotel, modelling its terracotta exterior on the Château de Madrid in Paris.
1900
The Hotel Russell opens on Russell Square, with an ornate marble staircase and a sunken garden.
Early years
Doll’s dining room is said to be near-identical to the one he designed for the Titanic; a twin of the hotel’s bronze dragon sailed on the liner.
1939 – 1945
Unusually, the hotel escapes requisition by the War Office during the Second World War.
1941
An air raid damages the rooftop dome, which is never rebuilt.
1981
The hotel features in the BBC miniseries Kessler; it is also referenced in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cats.
April 2018
After a major renovation, the hotel reopens as The Principal London.
October 2018
Following a change of ownership in July, it is renamed Kimpton Fitzroy London, operated by IHG and owned by Covivio Hotels.