Savoy Hotel, Savoy Court, Strand, Central London, England, United Kingdom

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The Savoy Hotel located on the Strand, in the City of Westminster in central London. the hotel 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. It was also the first luxury hotel in Britain, introducing electric lights throughout the hotel, electric lifts, bathrooms inside most of the lavishly furnished rooms, constant hot and cold running water and many other innovations. Carte hired manager César Ritz and French chef Auguste Escoffier, who established an unprecedented standard of quality in hotel service, entertainment and elegant dining, attracting royalty and other wealthy guests and diners. Winston Churchill frequently took his cabinet to lunch at the hotel.

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Location: Savoy Hotel, Savoy Court, Strand, Central London, England, United Kingdom
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