{"id":10252934,"date":"2023-01-10T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=10252934"},"modified":"2023-02-25T20:35:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T20:35:30","slug":"review-st-pancras-renaissance-hotel-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/review-st-pancras-renaissance-hotel-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London"},"content":{"rendered":"

With its impressive spires and fairytale fa\u00e7ade, St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London<\/a> is distinctive and unique. We were invited earlier in the year to experience some of its magic for ourselves.<\/p>\n

{Press Trip}<\/p>\n

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A brief history<\/h3>\n

The hotel started life as the Midland Grand Hotel, built next to the brand new St Pancras Station. Opening its doors in 1873, it boasted breathtaking painted ceilings, granite pillars, carved stonework and a terrace which overlooked New Road. Dripping with lavish luxury, it featured toilets that flushed \u2013 unheard-of in the 1870s, a bell-calling system, and was the first hotel in the world to offer an alternative to the stairs. A pair of \u2018hydraulic ascending chambers\u2019 transported guests and their luggage between floors.<\/p>\n

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However its rivals started to offer better amenities, and the Midland Grand closed its doors in 1935. It withstood World War bombings, plans of destruction and went through various incarnations, but was saved by Sir John Betjeman, who secured its Grade 1 listing in 1967. 2002 saw is fortunes begin to turn, when redevelopment started and luxury entered the Midland Grand again, renamed St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London. Rich reds, fiery golds and striking patterns now once again fill the hotel, and we couldn\u2019t wait to experience all that St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London had to offer.<\/p>\n

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First impressions<\/h3>\n

The lobby makes a great first impression. It\u2019s huge, hosting afternoon teas and business meetings, which creates such a buzz as you enter. Our bags were taken and we marvelled at the high ceilings and beautiful architecture a while, before making our way up to our suite.<\/p>\n

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