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Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London is a five-star hotel, found in the exclusive Knightsbridge district of London, owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Housed in a significant, Edwardian-style building, the hotel originally opened its doors to the general public as the Hyde Park Hotel in 1902. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group acquired the hotel in 1996 and conducted a total reconstruction of the 198 rooms and suites alongside a re-design of the restaurants and bar. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London re-opened in May 2000. Today, the hotel has received countless awards for its facilities and service, including a Michelin star for its signature restaurant Foliage.

The hotel contains 173 rooms and 25 suites, lots of which overlook Hyde Park. The hotel operates three commended eateries, 2 open year-around, and the popular Mandarin Bar. Further on-site comforts include a prize winning spa, fitness center and both big and small events spaces. The hotel is conveniently located in Knightsbridge and in spitting distance to such cultural landmarks as the Royal Albert Hall and the Apsley House along with the respected department shops Harrods and Harvey Nichols.

The palatial interior decoration, the extravagant use of marbles and gilding were years ahead of the finest London hotels of the time. The hall is entered from Knightsbridge into the swinging doors of carved walnut, was coated with colored marble and had a frescoed ceiling, as well as a marble chimney-piece complete with a marble clock. Steps of white marble flanked with balustrades led straight to the higher ground floor.

This form of decoration continued in principal communal rooms, including a breakfast and dining room overlooking Hyde Park. Found within Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental London was named by Conde Nast Traveler to be the best hotel spa in the UK and one of the top 25 spas globally. The renowned spa features an in-depth list of signature and other treatments together with a sanarium, energy pool, Amethyst Crystal Steam Room, Zen Color Care Relaxation area and a total fitness center.