Colonnade Hotel (London)
Encyclopedia
The Colonnade Hotel is a 4-star London
hotel with 43 rooms, of which 3 are suites. The hotel is located opposite Warwick Avenue tube station
and Little Venice
.
residences in 1865 before being turned into a boarding school
in 1880. In 1886 it became the Warrington Lodge Medical and Surgery Home for Ladies. The mathematician Alan Turing
was born there in 1912. In 1935 the hospital was converted into The Esplanade Hotel. Sigmund Freud
stayed at the hotel during the summer of 1938 when he was renovating his house in Hampstead
. To honour his stay the hotel renamed the best suite the "Sigmund Freud suite". In 1944 the hotel was bought by the Richards family and its name was changed to the Colonnade Hotel. The hotel changed hands again in 1998 when it was purchased and renovated by current owners The Eton Collection
.
Frequent and famous guests include Christian Slater
, Snow Patrol
, Liam Gallagher
, Ian Botham
, Manic Street Preachers
, Dayle Haddon
, John Adams (composer) and Woody Harrelson
.
The hotel's lift
is reputed to be one of the oldest operating lifts in the UK.
is Warwick Avenue
on the Bakerloo Line
.
Best Loved Hotels of the World - designated a Best Loved Hotel 2004
London
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hotel with 43 rooms, of which 3 are suites. The hotel is located opposite Warwick Avenue tube station
Warwick Avenue tube station
Warwick Avenue tube station is a London Underground station near Little Venice in inner north-west London. The station is on the Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Maida Vale stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
and Little Venice
Maida Vale
Maida Vale is a residential district in West London between St John's Wood and Kilburn. It is part of the City of Westminster. The area is mostly residential, and mainly affluent, consisting of many large late Victorian and Edwardian blocks of mansion flats...
.
History
The hotel started life as two private VictorianVictorian architecture
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residences in 1865 before being turned into a boarding school
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
in 1880. In 1886 it became the Warrington Lodge Medical and Surgery Home for Ladies. The mathematician Alan Turing
Alan Turing
Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS , was an English mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst, and computer scientist. He was highly influential in the development of computer science, providing a formalisation of the concepts of "algorithm" and "computation" with the Turing machine, which played a...
was born there in 1912. In 1935 the hospital was converted into The Esplanade Hotel. Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
stayed at the hotel during the summer of 1938 when he was renovating his house in Hampstead
Hampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
. To honour his stay the hotel renamed the best suite the "Sigmund Freud suite". In 1944 the hotel was bought by the Richards family and its name was changed to the Colonnade Hotel. The hotel changed hands again in 1998 when it was purchased and renovated by current owners The Eton Collection
The Eton Collection
The Eton Collection is a group of 4 luxury boutique and town house hotels, mostly in the four and five star sector. It was founded in 1998 and has hotels in London and Edinburgh...
.
Frequent and famous guests include Christian Slater
Christian Slater
Christian Michael Leonard Slater is an American actor. He made his film debut with a small role in The Postman Always Rings Twice before playing a leading role in the 1985 film The Legend of Billie Jean...
, Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow...
, Liam Gallagher
Liam Gallagher
William John Paul "Liam" Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, the former frontman of the English rock band Oasis and currently of the band Beady Eye. Gallagher's erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style, and abrasive attitude have been the subject of commentary in the press...
, Ian Botham
Ian Botham
Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...
, Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh alternative rock band, formed in 1986. They are James Dean Bradfield, Nicky Wire, Richey Edwards and Sean Moore. The band are part of the Cardiff music scene, and were at their most prominent during the 1990s...
, Dayle Haddon
Dayle Haddon
Dayle Haddon is a Canadian model and actress, presently known for promoting anti-aging products manufactured by L'Oréal. Additionally, she is credited as author of Ageless Beauty: A Woman's Guide to Lifelong Beauty and Well-Being...
, John Adams (composer) and Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson
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.
The hotel's lift
Elevator
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is reputed to be one of the oldest operating lifts in the UK.
Location
The hotel's postcode is W9 1ER. The nearest tube stationLondon Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
is Warwick Avenue
Warwick Avenue tube station
Warwick Avenue tube station is a London Underground station near Little Venice in inner north-west London. The station is on the Bakerloo Line, between Paddington and Maida Vale stations, and is in Travelcard Zone 2....
on the Bakerloo Line
Bakerloo Line
The Bakerloo line is a line of the London Underground, coloured brown on the Tube map. It runs partly on the surface and partly at deep level, from Elephant and Castle in the south-east to Harrow & Wealdstone in the north-west of London. The line serves 25 stations, of which 15 are underground...
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Awards
Conde Nast Johanssens Award for Excellence 2002 - Most Excellent London HotelBest Loved Hotels of the World - designated a Best Loved Hotel 2004