What is Claridge's?
{{Infobox hotel | hotel_name = Claridge's | image = Claridges Hotel - geograph.org.uk - 1064579.jpg | caption = Claridge's in 2002 | location = [[Mayfair]], London, England, United Kingdom | pushpin_map = United Kingdom Central London | pushpin_mapsize = 260 | coordinates = {{coord|51|30|45|N|0|08|51.36|W|display=inline,title}} | opened_date = 1812 | closing_date = | developer = | architect = Edward James Fererl | operator = | owner = [[Maybourne Hotel Group]] | number_of_restaurants = | number_of_rooms = 197 | number_of_suites = 11 | floor_area = | floors = | parking = | website = [https://www.claridges.co.uk/ www.claridges.co.uk] | footnotes = }} '''Claridge's''' is a 5-star [[hotel]] in [[Mayfair]], [[London]]. It was founded in 1812 as Mivart's Hotel, demolished and rebuilt in 1898 by its new owner [[Richard D'Oyly Carte]]. This was done to install modern facilities such as [[elevator|lifts]] and ''en suite'' [[bathroom]]s. It became part of D'Oyly Carte's Savoy Group of hotels.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/hotels/claridges-an-opulent-hotel-where-every-polished-corner-tells-a-story-8395674.html | title=Claridges: An opulent hotel where every polished corner tells a story | publisher=The Independent | work=independent.co.uk | date=9 December 2012 | access-date=10 December 2012}}</ref> Claridge's is now owned by the [[Maybourne Hotel Group]], which also owns the [[The Berkeley Hotel|Berkeley]] and the [[The Connaught Hotel|Connaught]], two other luxury hotels in London. Claridges has 203 rooms and suites, is hugely expensive. Rooms start at USD $904 per night, [[suite]]s start at USD $1,791 per night, [[penthouse]]s start at USD $7,000 per night. However, hotel booking websites do show lower prices at some times of the year. To a visitor the best aspect is the interior design in [[art deco]] style. There is a huge