With the Queen of England’s Diamond Jubilee set to make London the place to be this summer, Park Lane’s posh Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel, has created a special package for those wishing to celebrate the momentous occasion. Grosvenor House, built in the 1920s on the site of the former London residence of the Dukes of Westminster (whose family name is Grosvenor) has long had royal connections and patrons. In fact, when the Queen, then Princess Elizabeth, was a child in the 1930s she took skating lessons at the hotel’s ice rink.
The Diamond Jubilee Package, priced at priced at £1,952 (about $3,100) reflecting the year Elizabeth became queen, includes an overnight stay in a luxurious Premium Park View Suite, a specially created Diamond Jubilee afternoon tea in the Park Room for two, a sumptuous breakfast the following morning, and a pair of tickets to the Queen Elizabeth II by Cecil Beaton: A Diamond Jubilee Celebration exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Suitably luxurious transportation can also be arranged.
The package is available until 22 April 2012. Those wishing to stay at the hotel during the actual celebrations can take advantage of an alternate Diamond Jubilee Package featuring deluxe bedroom accommodation for the weekend of the Jubilee, a two night stay including breakfast and Diamond Jubilee Afternoon Tea for two from £329 (about $525) per night.
For booking enquiries, visit LondonGrosvenorhouse.co.uk or for response via email, contact Noelia.Trevisan@MarriottHotels.com.
