The Ritz London

14 January 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Hotels, London Reading Time:  7 minutes

Afternoon Tea © flickr.com - Sanshiro KUBOTA/cc-by-2.0

Afternoon Tea © flickr.com – Sanshiro KUBOTA/cc-by-2.0

The Ritz London is a 5-star luxury hotel at 150 Piccadilly in London, England. A symbol of high society and luxury, the hotel is one of the world’s most prestigious and best known. The Ritz has become so associated with luxury and elegance that the word “ritzy” has entered the English language to denote something that is ostentatiously stylish, fancy, or fashionable.   read more…

Burlington House on Piccadilly

6 May 2015 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, London, Museums, Exhibitions, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Tony Hisgett/cc-by-2.0

© Tony Hisgett/cc-by-2.0

Burlington House is a building on Piccadilly in London. It was originally a private Palladian mansion, and was expanded in the mid-19th century after being purchased by the British government. The main building is at the northern end of the courtyard and houses the Royal Academy, while five learned societies occupy the two wings on the east and west sides of the courtyard and the Piccadilly wing at the southern end. These societies, collectively known as the Courtyard Societies are:   read more…

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