This historic property, built in 1857, lies on Park Lane and is one of only two mansions on one of London’s most prestigious streets. Its many balconies provide stunning views of the awe-inspiring natural beauty of Hyde Park. The living space, including six double bedrooms, a cocktail bar on the first floor, a cinema, a home spa, and a fifteen-metre swimming pool.
The mansion is characte
This historic property, built in 1857, lies on Park Lane and is one of only two mansions on one of London’s most prestigious streets. Its many balconies provide stunning views of the awe-inspiring natural beauty of Hyde Park. The living space, including six double bedrooms, a cocktail bar on the first floor, a cinema, a home spa, and a fifteen-metre swimming pool.
The mansion is characterised by its French elegance, which is evident as soon as you enter; an exquisite Baccarat crystal dominates the grand entrance hall. Lofty thirteen-foot ceilings prevail, through a formal dining room with a marble fireplace and a finely crafted wood-panelled library. A lift, multiple balconies, and approval for a rooftop garden, only add to its grandeur.
The principal bedroom suite occupies the entire second floor and includes a bedroom with a living area and marble fireplace, two walk-in dressing rooms and a lavish bathroom with a hydrotherapy bath and steam shower. The basement houses a spa with an indoor swimming pool lined with Italian marble, treatment rooms and an additional kitchen.
Two spacious guest suites occupy the third floor and the top floor houses a penthouse bedroom suite, defined by its high vaulted ceilings and views of Hyde Park. Also on this floor are two additional bedrooms and a marble shower room. The lower-ground floor houses the family kitchen, breakfast room and cinema along with the staff accommodation and wine cellars.
With a rich history that includes previous ownership by luminaries such as Henry Joseph Duveen, this mansion effortlessly blends perfectly preserved historic features with contemporary interventions.
Park Lane is in Mayfair, which has an array of high-end shops, world-renowned restaurants, and exclusive hotels, such as The Dorchester and The Park Lane Hotel. Excellent transport links ensure seamless connectivity to the rest of London, while the proximity to key cultural landmarks, including Buckingham Palace and the West End theatres, adds to the appeal.
Mayfair, Belgravia and the surrounding borough of Westminster are iconic districts of central London. The areas ar
Mayfair, Belgravia and the surrounding borough of Westminster are iconic districts of central London. The areas are often seen as the cultural centre of the city where the national museums, galleries, theatres, concert halls and heritage buildings are found. The majority of embassies, London’s most famous hotels, Michelin starred restaurants and the internationally renowned shopping of Bond Street are also located here. With a variety of architectural styles; from stately 19th century mansion houses in Mayfair to the elegant ‘piano nobile’ apartments on the leafy garden squares of Belgravia, the borough of Westminster has a feeling of old world prestige. The residential property here is generally considered to be some of the finest in the world. The Mayfair office in London is located in close proximity to the Sotheby’s auction house which maintains a strong relationship. Centrally located just off Bond Street, the office provides bespoke services to a global clientele who want to buy, sell or let in Prime Central London, specifically Mayfair, Belgravia, St James’, Westminster, Knightsbridge, Kensington and South Kensington, Chelsea, Marylebone and Regent’s Park.