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The May Fair Hotel

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BERT AMBROSE The May Fair Hotel Stratton Street Mayfair London W1J 8LT
BERT AMBROSE The May Fair Hotel Stratton Street Mayfair London W1J 8LT

The May Fair Hotel is a luxury hotel on Stratton Street in Mayfair, London, near the site of Devonshire House in Piccadilly. It opened in 1927 with King George V and Queen Mary in attendance. The hotel is now owned by Edwardian Hotels, and Inderneel Singh, son of the chairman and CEO Jasminder Singh, is the managing director.The 404-room hotel completed a $150 million renovation in November 2006. The building also houses the May Fair Theatre, which opened in 1963.In 2005, a blue plaque was unveiled to commemorate dance band leader Ambrose, who performed regularly at the hotel. In June 2019, the hotel joined the Radisson Collection brand.

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The May Fair Hotel
Stratton Street, City of Westminster Mayfair

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Stratton Street
W1J 8LT City of Westminster, Mayfair
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