Big names for a big hotel
At the other end of the Mall from Buckingham Palace, Admiralty Arch, which was commissioned by King Edward VII in memory of Queen Victoria and has been home to the Admiralty and other government departments in its time, occupies one of the most prime spots in all of London. Naturally that means it’s being turned into a high end hotel. In the works for several years now, it seems we’ve only got one more to wait until the 100-bedroom Admiralty Arch Waldorf Astoria, which is being developed by Hilton in partnership with the Reuben Brothers, opens its doors in 2026.
As well as a ballroom and spa, the Admiralty Arch Waldrof Astoria hotel will have one all-day restaurant and terrace, a more formal 50-cover restaurant with a chef’s table, and an underground bar that nods to some of the building’s historic residents like Winston Churchill and Ian Fleming.
Clare Smyth, who runs the three-star Core in Notting Hill, will be operating one of the restaurants, marking the first time she has a second UK location to her name. NYC-based Daniel Boulud, most famous for having run Bar Boulud at the Mandarin Oriental for a decade and whose collection of restaurants includes four Michelin stars, will be running the other.
That’s all the info we’ve got on the chef partners for the Waldorf Astoria Admiralty Arch so far, so we don’t know which chef will get which space yet. This will be one of the biggest openings of next year so we’ll be keeping a close eye on it.
Key Information
Opening date | 2026
Address | The Mall, London SW1A 2WH
For more information | hilton.com
