Brown's

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Tue Nov 30 1999

Brown’s was opened in 1837 by James Brown, butler to Romantic poet, hedonist and freedom-fighter Lord Byron. The first British telephone call was made from here in 1876, five years after Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie took refuge in one of the considerable suites after fleeing the Third Republic. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and Rudyard Kipling were also guests.

The bedrooms are all large and extremely comfortable, furnished with original art, collections of books and, in the suites, fireplaces; the elegant, classic British hotel restaurant, the Albemarle, gives a nod to modernity with a series of contemporary British artworks, including pieces by the likes of Tracey Emin, but the public spaces of the hotel thrum with history. Non-residents can visit: try the £37 afternoon tea in the English Tea Room or sip a cocktail in the classily masculine Donovan Bar.

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Address:
Brown's Albemarle Street
London
W1S 4BP

Venue phone:
020 7493 6020
Venue website:
www.roccofortecollection.com
Transport:
Tube: Green Park tube
Price:
Rates £393-£705 double
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1. Brown's
  - Albemarle Street
    London
    W1S 4BP
  - 020 7493 6020
  - www.roccofortecollection.com
  - 51.509114,-0.142335

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