11 Cadogan Gardens

11 Cadogan Gardens
Location within Central London
Hotel chain	Iconic Luxury Hotels
General information
Location	Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°29′49″N 0°9′33″W / 51.49694°N 0.15917°W / 51.49694; -0.15917
Opening	1887
Other information
Number of restaurants	1
Number of bars	1
Facilities	Free Wi-Fi, Air-conditioned, Laundry service, Business centre, Room service, Family friendly, Fitness centre, Smoke-free
Website
https://www.11cadogangardens.com/

11 Cadogan Gardens is currently a five-star hotel located on Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, London, England. The property was initially built by Lord Chelsea in 1887 and originally consisted of four separate Victorian town houses. The hotel is now a part of Iconic Luxury Hotels, which is owned by London & Regional Properties.

The building that is currently 11 Cadogan Gardens was built by Lord Chelsea in the late 19th century. The building was initially made up of four separate Victorian town house that have since been converted into one.

After the initial conversion the hotel became a common destination for travelling Victorian aristocrats and politicians. During this period, the area surrounding 11 Cadogan Gardens was a rather bohemian quarter which attracted a number of notable people of that era, including radicals, artists and poets.

11 Cadogan Gardens opened as a hotel in 2012 , after previously being a members only club, when Cadogan Estate acquired the leasehold. Small Luxury Hotels of the World acquired the management of the hotel when it opened adding it to their portfolio. Along with the new opening as a hotel, Soliman Khaddour was named as the new general manager.

In 2017, it was announced by Cadogan Estate that the management of 11 Cadogan Gardens was to be taken over by London & Regional Properties, the same company that manage Cliveden House, Chewton Glen and The Lygon Arms. The property would also become a part of Iconic Luxury Hotels, a small collection of London & Regional Properties top hotels. Previously, 11 Cadogan Gardens was managed by Luxury Hotel Partners, the management arm of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Lillie Langtry, famous actress and close friend of Edward VII, lived at 21 Pont Street from 1892 to 1897. Long after she had sold the house, Lillie would stay in her old bedroom, by then a part of the hotel. A blue plaque commemorates this.

Shortly after opening, the hotel became infamous for the arrest of Oscar Wilde on 6 April 1895, in room no. 118. He was charged with "committing acts of gross indecency with other male persons" (a euphemism for any sex between males) under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885. Despite pleas by friends to flee the country, Wilde chose to stay and was found guilty and served two years hard labour. The events in the room were immortalised by the poet laureate John Betjeman in his tragic poem The Arrest of Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel.