The Connaught in Carlos Place, Mayfair, central London, is a five star luxury hotel and was an offshoot of a hotel opened by Alexander Grillon in Albemarle Street, Mayfair, and was originally a pair of Georgian houses in Charles Street, near Grosvenor Square. The Duke of Westminster decided to redevelop and renovate the area, and the street was changed, becoming Carlos Place. In 1892 Scorrier, the owner, applied to rebuild the hotel. Work started two years later and the original houses were demolished.

Coburg Hotel was opened in 1897, named after Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg. The name was changed to The Connaught during the World War in 1917. The name chosen for the hotel was that of Queen Victoria’s 3rd son, Prince Arthur, the first Duke of Connaught. In 1935, Rudolph Richard became the general manager of The Connaught and ran the hotel almost as an English private house, with the highest standards of comfort and service. Savoy Group acquired the hotel later and carried out a. £60million restoration programme in 2007. The hotel reopened in December 2007, with a fraction of the usual number of rooms available because development will continue throughout 2008. The hotel will have its own spa and swimming pool for the first time.