Savoy Hotel is a hotel in London, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “historic luxury hotel in London, England, UK”. It opened in 1889. It is operated by Fairmont Hotels & Resorts. It has 267 rooms. It stands about 0.6 km from the centre of London.[3]
Overview
The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August 1889. It was the first in the Savoy group of hotels and restaurants owned by Carte's family for over a century.
From “Savoy Hotel” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The hotel opened in 1889. It was designed by Thomas Edward Collcutt. It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 0.6 km from the centre of London. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is London City Airport (LCY), about 13 km from the centre of London.[4]
It is one of 147 hotels in and around London recorded in Wikidata, 80 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Innpedia also lists 78 chain-operated properties there. Of the 35 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Tabard, opened in 1307. See Hotels in London.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Hotel Cecil (London) — 0.1 km, opened 1896
- Strand Palace Hotel — 0.1 km, opened 1909
- Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Covent Garden — 0.1 km
- One Aldwych — 0.2 km, opened 1998
- The Resident Covent Garden — 0.2 km
- ME London — 0.3 km
- The Henrietta Hotel — 0.3 km
- The Waldorf Hilton, London — 0.3 km, opened 1908
- Charing Cross Station Hotel — 0.4 km
- NoMad London — 0.4 km
- Travelodge London Covent Garden — 0.7 km
- NYX Hotel London Holborn — 1.1 km
- The Dilly — 1.1 km
- London St. Paul's — 1.3 km
- Travelodge London Central Waterloo — 1.4 km
- master St. Paul's — 1.4 km
See also
- Hotels in London
- Hotels in the United Kingdom
- Fairmont Hotels & Resorts
- List of heritage-listed hotels in the United Kingdom
- List of hotels opened in the 1880s
References
- ^ Savoy Hotel (Q746639). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Savoy Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-28.
- ^ London (Q84). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in London. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.
External links
- Savoy Hotel — official website
- Savoy Hotel on Wikipedia
- Savoy Hotel on Wikidata
- Savoy Hotel on Wikimedia Commons — photographs