Bulgari Hotel and Residences
The Bulgari Hotels is a luxury hotel chain with 9 hotels in Milan, Bali, London, Dubai, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Rome and Paris. When it opened its third hotel Bulgari London in 2012, it was the most expensive hotel in London, and the penthouse apartment sold for $157 million.
History
The hotel was built by Sir Robert McAlpine from 2010 to 2012, in place of the former Normandie Hotel. It was dedicated in May 2012. It was designed by Antonio Citterio, Patricia Viel & Partners. It was built with Portland stones. There are ten floors up and six underground floors.There are 85 rooms and suites. All the rooms are designed in the same manner. The main thematic design is silver. The ballroom, which has a silver chandelier, can be rented for wedding receptions. It is "eco-friendly"; for example, the rainwater is recycled for the toilets. There is also a garden on the roof, or "green roof", with bat boxes.
In 2013, it signed a two-year contract with the Royal Albert Hall to be referred to visitors as its preferred luxury hotel.
In 2017, Bulgari London Hotel Private Screening Room was named as one of the top private screening rooms in London by .