Former Royal Residence in London to Open as Luxury Hotel and Club

Cambridge House, an 18th century grand Palladian mansion in the heart of Mayfair, has had many lives. Among the more glamorous ones, it was used as a royal residence by one of King George III’s sons, as a social hub for parties by Henry Temple when he was prime minister in the mid-1800s and, most recently, as the naval and military club (known informally as the “In and Out” club because of the signs outside), with the late Prince Philip being its president.

Next year, it will open as a 102-room hotel by the rarified (yet fast-growing) Auberge Resorts Collection, which hopes to channel the opulence of the Georgian era in its design. Because of Cambridge House’s status as a Grade I listed property—the same level of historic significance given to places like Blenheim and Buckingham palaces—Auberge will preserve features like 19-foot-high ceilings, original fireplaces and ornate plasterwork. The hotel will also benefit from the building’s perennially impressive views: Suites will be decorated in a range of color schemes that borrow from the original Georgian aesthetic, and they’ll overlook the king’s current residence, with windows facing the greenery of the parks. All told, it will be the first UK property from Auberge Resorts Collection. The “In” and “Out” signs will remain.