The Goring - about us
London’s last family-owned luxury hotel
The Goring stands out from the crowd as London’s last family-owned luxury hotel, with over a hundred years of passion for hospitality and commitment to service. Our staff are trained to the highest standards of hospitality – always retaining a timely touch of fun. At The Goring, we love to indulge our guests and make them feel at home, and after 108 years, we still continue to surprise and delight even the most frequent of guests.
Great service is not about awards, but it is always a delight when The Goring’s staff are honoured for their hard work, commitment and generosity. The hotel continues to be recognised and awarded in the UK and internationally; recent accolades have included:
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE - FIVE STAR RATED HOTEL
Forbes Travel Guide 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
THE TOP TEN LONDON HOTELS (Ranked 3rd)
Travel + Leisure 2021
MICHELIN STAR - THE DINING ROOM
Michelin Guide 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016
CITY HOTEL OF THE YEAR
The Caterer Hoteliers' Hotels 2018 Awards
SECOND PLACE IN TOP 10 LONDON CITY HOTELS
Travel + Leisure 2018 World’s Best Awards
THE BEST HOTELS IN LONDON FOR HISTORY BUFFS
Fodor's Best Award from Fodor’s Travel - 2018
HOTEL OF THE YEAR LONDON 2017 - 2018
AA Hospitality Awards 2017
TRAVELERS CHOICE HOTELS - TOP UK HOTELS (Ranked 5th)
Trip Advisor 2016
READERS' CHOICE AWARDS - TOP 10 UK HOLIDAY HOTELS (Ranked 7th)
Condé Nast Traveller 2015
READERS' CHOICE AWARDS - TOP CITY HOTELS WORLDWIDE (Ranked 3rd)
Andrew Harper 2015
THE WORLD'S BEST HOTEL SERVICE - TOP HOTEL (Ranked 1st)
Travel + Leisure 2015
THE WORLD'S BEST HOTELS - TOP 100 (Ranked 45th)
Travel + Leisure 2015
THE WORLD'S BEST SMALL CITY HOTELS EUROPE (Ranked 6th)
Travel + Leisure 2015
TOP GENERAL MANAGER OF A HOTEL WORLDWIDE - DAVID MORGAN-HEWITT
Luxury Travel Advisor's Awards of Excellence 2015
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Trip Advisor 2015
FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE STAR RATED HOTEL
Forbes Travel 2015
TOP 50 BEST RESTAURANTS IN LONDON
Bookatable Awards 2015
TRAVELLER'S CHOICE - TOP 25 UK HOTELS
Trip Advisor 2015
THREE AA ROSETTES – THE DINING ROOM
AA Restaurant Guide 2015
THE WORLD'S BEST HOTELS - TOP 500
Travel + Leisure 2014
READERS' CHOICE AWARDS - TOP 10 UK HOLIDAY HOTELS
Condé Nast Traveller 2014
CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
Trip Advisor 2014
TOP LONDON AFTERNOON TEA AWARD
UK Tea Council Tea Guild Awards 2013
HOTEL RESTAURANT TEAM OF THE YEAR
Hotel Cateys 2012
INDEPENDENT HOTELIER OF THE YEAR - JEREMY GORING
Independent Hotel Show 2012
