The Grand Tradition
Throughout history, great hotels have never merely offered accommodation. They have served as the rooms in which civilisation has conducted itself.
A Hotel is a Room in the Life of Civilisation.
The great hotels of the world have never been warehouses of beds. They have been the stages on which the important scenes of life were set: the drawing rooms where families received their guests; the ballrooms where society was introduced to itself; the libraries where the consequential conversations of an age were held in confidence; the salons where art and music were commissioned and first heard; and the dining rooms where the affairs of state, of letters, and of inheritance were settled over a meal.
Connoisseur Grand Hotels continues that tradition. We do not build. We inherit. We maintain. And we keep the rooms ready for the next chapter of history to be written within them.
What the Great Hotels Have Been.
Where alliances were formed over tea, and the private affairs of nations were first spoken of in quiet voices.
Where generations were introduced to society, and where marriages reconciled old houses.
Where treaties were initialled between courses, and where manuscripts were left in trust for a century.
Where symphonies were commissioned, canvases were first shown, and ideas were argued until dawn.
Where the laureate dined privately the evening before the ceremony, and where state banquets were held at four hours' notice.
Connoisseur Grand Hotels
continues that tradition.
Our five Houses are not intended to be visited. They are intended to be used — by families, institutions, and individuals who understand that the right room, at the right moment, is the precondition of every important event.
Weddings. Coronation celebrations. State banquets. Charity balls. Nobel celebrations. Royal visits. Great families. Great art. Great music. Great conversation. These are not our services. These are our purpose.
