| Corinthia London | |
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| Hotel chain | Corinthia Hotels |
| General information | |
| Location | London, England |
| Address | Whitehall Place |
| Opening | 1885, restored 2011 |
| Management | Corinthia Hotels |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 283 |
| Number of suites | 58 |
| Number of restaurants | 2 |
| Website | |
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The Corinthia London Hotel, at the corner of Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall Place in central London, is a hotel and former British Government building, located on a triangular site between Trafalgar Square and the Thames Embankment.
Originally opened in 1885 as the Metropole Hotel, its location close to the Palace of Westminster and government offices in Whitehall meant it was commandeered in both world wars. After the Second World War, it was purchased by the Ministry of Defence and used as government offices until it was declared surplus to requirements and sold by Crown Estates in 2007. It was then restored as a hotel and renamed the Corinthia Hotel, a combination of hotel and residential building.