I had reason to visit The Langham London today
and really 
it is one fine hotel. I have to say, I don't care where you are staying - if you are in the area, make a point of dropping in to see this exceptional hotel. It's the atmosphere, I think .... or perhaps it's the historic associations that make this place special. When you consider some of the famous names that stayed here: Mark Twain, Dvorak the composer, Oscar Wilde, Haile Selassie, Charles De Gaulle and Winston Churchill from a long list of luminaries.
The Langham also featured in some of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and in the James Bond movie 'Golden Eye'.
It has that tangible sense of the old Victorian Grand hotel with it's calm period splendour and air of fine elegance. This should be no surprise, I suppose. The Langham is the genuine article. It dates from 1865.
Its renowned Palm Court tea rooms is reputed to be the place of origin for the tradition of afternoon tea. And as far as that tradition goes, it still excels. A fact acknowledged indeed by The Tea Guild which awarded the Palm Court the accolade of Top London Afternoon Tea 2010.
I have had tea here, and it was certainly special. But I don't always come for tea. It is hard to describe what draws me. I just like hotels in general, I guess. But this hotel in particular ......... ?
Ah well. I just love the place. I come here quite often, but not often enough. Which is sad.
Really, you will have to see for yourself. Make a point if you are around Regent's Street, and drop in. It's not just the tea that's good. It's the experience.
it is one fine hotel. I have to say, I don't care where you are staying - if you are in the area, make a point of dropping in to see this exceptional hotel. It's the atmosphere, I think .... or perhaps it's the historic associations that make this place special. When you consider some of the famous names that stayed here: Mark Twain, Dvorak the composer, Oscar Wilde, Haile Selassie, Charles De Gaulle and Winston Churchill from a long list of luminaries. The Langham also featured in some of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and in the James Bond movie 'Golden Eye'.
It has that tangible sense of the old Victorian Grand hotel with it's calm period splendour and air of fine elegance. This should be no surprise, I suppose. The Langham is the genuine article. It dates from 1865.
Its renowned Palm Court tea rooms is reputed to be the place of origin for the tradition of afternoon tea. And as far as that tradition goes, it still excels. A fact acknowledged indeed by The Tea Guild which awarded the Palm Court the accolade of Top London Afternoon Tea 2010.
I have had tea here, and it was certainly special. But I don't always come for tea. It is hard to describe what draws me. I just like hotels in general, I guess. But this hotel in particular ......... ?
Ah well. I just love the place. I come here quite often, but not often enough. Which is sad.
Really, you will have to see for yourself. Make a point if you are around Regent's Street, and drop in. It's not just the tea that's good. It's the experience.
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