It was a gorgeous JW Marriott called Grosvenor House, in Grosvenor Square overlooking Hyde Park.
Very posh.
Very English.
I was in love!
It is actually a famous historic site and the story of the Grosvenor House and Grosvenor place is pretty interesting.
The hotel as it stands today was built in 1920 on the site where Grosvenor House, a former residence of the Dukes of Westminster, used to stand. At the time, Grosvenor House was the largest Townhouse in London's exclusive Park Lane.
According to Wikipedia "The Great Room at the Grosvenor House is the venue of many prominent awards evenings, charity balls and the like and is often seen on British television. It is one of the largest ballrooms in Europe, with a maximum capacity of 2,000 seated (200 10-person tables) or 1,100 theatre style. Although now not used as such, the Great Room was originally built as an ice-rink and much of the machinery lies dormant under the current flooring."
Here is a sketch of the original buildings.
Pretty cool!
As soon as you walk into the lobby you see this luxurious opulence mixed with coziness. Gorgeous. And the place is FILLED, literally filled with the sweet smell of fresh flowers!! The color of the day was hot pink and the primary flower was a lily. The centerpieces were amazing. There was a huge one on a table in the center of the lobby, and multiple smaller arrangements scattered everywhere.
Everytime time we walked into the hotel CJ would tell me "Take a deep breath... that's right!"
We got upgraded to a fabulous suite and I just had to take all kinds of pictures of it. It felt like a beautiful, cozy, English apartment. I could live in that place... Here are some photos.
We even had some antique books to read...
I love CJ's platinum status!
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