The Dorchester
About The Dorchester
The Dorchester Collection's London flagship: a Park Lane landmark since 1931, overlooking Hyde Park, with an Art Deco Ballroom, three-Michelin-star dining, and the famous Promenade.
The Dorchester is the Dorchester Collection's London flagship, a Park Lane landmark since 1931 and one of the city's great Art Deco buildings, overlooking Hyde Park in the heart of Mayfair. For over eighty years it has been home to the best society weddings, in a collection of magnificent rooms, from the gilded Ballroom that holds up to a thousand guests, to the Wedgwood-blue Orchid Room and the Park Suite over Hyde Park. Dining is by the hotel's own kitchens, crowned by the three-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, with the famous afternoon tea in the Promenade, the Dorchester Spa, and 238 rooms and suites including the legendary Oliver Messel Suite.
The Dorchester is the Dorchester Collection's London flagship, a Park Lane landmark since 1931 and one of the city's great Art Deco buildings, standing in the heart of Mayfair overlooking Hyde Park. For over eighty years it has been home to the best society weddings in London, a hotel of legendary glamour and faultless service. Its wedding spaces are among the grandest in the city: the gilded Ballroom, a 1930s Art Deco room beneath a starburst ceiling that seats up to 432 for dinner and holds up to a thousand for a reception; the Wedgwood-blue Orchid Room with its white plasterwork; the Crystal Suite; the Gold and Silver Rooms for intimate gatherings; and the Park Suite, overlooking Hyde Park, where Prince Philip is said to have held his bachelor party. Dining is by the hotel's own celebrated kitchens, crowned by the three-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, with The Grill by Tom Booton, the Cantonese China Tang, and the famous afternoon tea served beneath the gilded columns of the Promenade. Around the wedding lie the Dorchester Spa and the Carol Joy London salon, and 238 rooms and suites, from rooms over Hyde Park to the legendary Oliver Messel Suite with its baroque interiors and private roof terrace. It is, simply, one of the most iconic wedding venues in the world.
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The Dorchester gives a wedding the grandeur of its private rooms, the gilded Art Deco Ballroom, the Wedgwood-blue Orchid Room, the Crystal Suite and the Park Suite over Hyde Park, taken privately for a celebration of up to a thousand. Dining is by the hotel's celebrated kitchens, crowned by three Michelin stars at Alain Ducasse, with 238 rooms and suites for the wedding party.
Venue Spaces
The Ballroom, the Orchid Room, the Crystal Suite, the Park Suite over Hyde Park, and the Gold and Silver Rooms.
One of London's grandest rooms: a 1930s Art Deco masterpiece beneath a gilded starburst ceiling, with mirrored walls and glittering chandeliers, seating up to 432 for a wedding breakfast and holding up to 1,000 for a reception.
A beautiful Wedgwood-blue room with delicate white plasterwork, for civil ceremonies and wedding breakfasts for up to 120 guests and receptions for up to 250.
An elegant suite with its own ante-room, for ceremonies, wedding breakfasts, and receptions for 50 to 120 guests.
A light room overlooking Hyde Park, for ceremonies and wedding breakfasts for 50 to 100 guests; Prince Philip is said to have held his bachelor party here.
A pair of intimate rooms for smaller gatherings, ceremonies, and private wedding dinners for 30 to 70 guests.
The Oliver Messel Penthouse and Pavilion, a baroque suite with a private roof terrace above Park Lane, for intimate ceremonies and receptions for up to 34 dining or 50 standing.
The famous long gallery of columns, gilding, and marble at the heart of the hotel, for drinks receptions and the celebrated Dorchester afternoon tea.
The Dorchester Spa, with treatment rooms, a relaxation room, and the Carol Joy London salon, for the days around the wedding.
Rooms & Accommodation
238 rooms and suites overlooking Hyde Park, including the legendary Oliver Messel Suite with its private roof terrace.
The Dorchester has 238 rooms and suites, many overlooking Hyde Park, dressed in the hotel's warm, glamorous English style. The suites are among the most celebrated in London: the Dorchester Suite with its parquet floors and silk-canopied bed; the Royal Suite; the Belgravia and Mayfair Suites; and, at the summit, the legendary Oliver Messel Suite, a baroque fantasy designed by the great stage designer, with its own private roof terrace above Park Lane. Every suite comes with the Dorchester's renowned butler service. For the couple at the heart of the wedding, a Dorchester suite is a London landmark in its own right.
Dining
Three-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse, The Grill by Tom Booton, China Tang, and the famous afternoon tea in the Promenade.
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Dining at The Dorchester is by the hotel's own celebrated kitchens. At its summit is Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, holding three Michelin stars, the height of French haute cuisine, with the intimate Table Lumiere at its heart. The Grill by Tom Booton offers modern British cooking in a room redesigned in zinc, copper, and hand-blown glass, while China Tang serves Cantonese cuisine in an Art Deco setting. The famous afternoon tea is served beneath the gilded columns of the Promenade, a London institution. Wedding menus are composed with each couple, from £205 per person, with wines and Champagnes from the hotel's cellars.
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The Ballroom, one of London's grandest rooms, seats up to 432 for a wedding breakfast and holds up to 1,000 for a reception. The Orchid Room and the Crystal Suite take up to 120, the Park Suite up to 100, and the Gold and Silver Rooms 30 to 70 for intimate gatherings.
Couples can marry in the gilded Art Deco Ballroom, the Wedgwood-blue Orchid Room, the Crystal Suite, the Park Suite overlooking Hyde Park, and the Gold and Silver Rooms, with the Penthouse and Pavilion for intimate celebrations and the Promenade for drinks and afternoon tea. All the main rooms are licensed for civil ceremonies.
Dining is by the hotel's own celebrated kitchens, crowned by the three-Michelin-star Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester, with The Grill by Tom Booton, the Cantonese China Tang, and the famous afternoon tea in the Promenade. Wedding menus are composed with each couple from £205 per person.
Wedding packages begin from around £30,000 for space hire and dining, with per-person wedding menus from £205 to £315. Floristry, styling, entertainment, and accommodation are quoted separately. Contact the team on +44 20 7317 6530 for a personalised proposal.
The Dorchester is an operating 238-room hotel, so weddings hire its event spaces, the Ballroom, the Orchid Room, the Crystal Suite, the Park Suite, and the Gold and Silver Rooms, rather than the whole hotel. The wedding party can stay together across the rooms and suites.
The Dorchester is on Park Lane in the heart of Mayfair, overlooking Hyde Park, in London's most prestigious postcode. Green Park and Bond Street are a short walk away, and Heathrow Airport is about 45 minutes by car.
The hotel has 238 rooms and suites, many overlooking Hyde Park, including the legendary Oliver Messel Suite with its private roof terrace, all with the Dorchester's renowned butler service.
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