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What's all the fuss about, why is the Goring so famous?

Well apart from being pretty spoiling, it is near to Buckingham Palace and is the only family run luxury five-star hotel in London.

Ideal for London sightseers then. Has the hotel been open long?

For more than 100 years, since March 1910, and it was opened by Otto Richard Goring.

Is there a particular reason that it stood out from the rest?

The Goring was the first hotel in the world that had an ensuite bathroom in every one of its rooms, which back then was considered quite extravagant and only for the rich. The rooms cost the equivalent of 37 pence per night.

And apart from the bathrooms?

In 1921, Otto installed a large fan that provided each room with air conditioning. More importantly, The Goring is renowned for its traditional English cuisine; from afternoon tea, sunday roasts and puddings to an indulgent pre-meal glass of champagne in the lounge.

Champagne on ice you say? I am starting to see the attraction. How many rooms are there?

There are 71 individually designed bedrooms adorned with sumptuous fabrics, and a third of them look out at a private garden.

Give me some gossip! Apart from Kate Middleton and her family, which other famous people have stayed?

Well Winston Churchill's mother, Lady Randolph, moved in to the hotel in 1919 and enjoyed regular visits from her son Winston. And the hotel is a favorite with our queen, who enjoys dining in the restaurant. And to keep with the royal theme, the cake for Prince Charles christening in 1948 was supplied by the Goring pastry chefs.

I hear there is some sort of event coming up?

In June, a beach bar will be ready, where cocktails will be made and a touch of the Caribbean will be brought to London. A driftwood bar top and a sip of a special rum punch should set the scene for summer!

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