History of the Connaught

Much has been written over the years about the Connaught and its splendidly noteworthy history.  Since the Duke of Westminster redeveloped London’s most exclusive postcode, Mayfair, the patrician air has been filled with elegance, style, grandeur, charm and wit. The Connaught, formerly known as the The Coburg Hotel, after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg, was built in 1897 and bears many of the glorious trademarks of its coveted and charismatic location. Its attraction was instantaneous, drawing in the cultural and social elite, along with fame and celebrity.

In 1917 The Coburg Hotel was renamed The Connaught after Queen Victoria’s third son, Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught. There have only been six general managers since 1897, a truly unique accomplishment. This has allowed the hotel, along with generations of loyal devotees, to hold on to its unmatched, idiosyncratic, and intimate brand of five star luxury. To stay at the Connaught was, and is, to live the real life of London’s inimitable Mayfair.