13 Facts About Savoy Court

The Savoy Court was the first luxury hotel in Britain, introducing electric lights throughout the building, electric lifts, bathrooms in most of the lavishly furnished rooms, constant hot and cold running water and many other innovations.

House of Savoy Court was the ruling family of Savoy Court, descended from Humbert I, Count of Sabaudia, who became count in 1032.

Savoy Court's friend, the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, was a shareholder and sat on the board of directors.

At first the Savoy Court did well, but within six months of opening, the hotel was losing money.

Later, the Savoy Court Group sold the company, which became Savoir Beds in 1997.

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Until the 1930s, the Savoy Court group had not thought it necessary to advertise, but Carte and Reeves-Smith changed their approach.

When Carte died in 1948, his daughter Bridget did not wish to become chairman, accepting instead the vice-chairman position, and the Savoy Court board elected Wontner, the first person to combine the roles of chairman and managing director since the Savoy Court's founder, Richard D'Oyly Carte.

The interior of the Savoy Court was decked in hundreds of yards of dove-grey material and heraldic banners in scarlet, blue and yellow.

Under Wontner's leadership, the Savoy Court appointed its first British head chef, Silvino Trompetto, who was maitre-chef from 1965 to 1980.

The Savoy Court featured prominently in guest Oscar Wilde's trial for gross indecency.

Kaspar's story begins with the legend of an 1898 dinner at the Savoy Court given for 14 guests by Woolf Joel, a South African diamond tycoon.

The Savoy Court has a Sunday brunch, which includes free-flow champagne, and special events, such as New Year's Eve dinner.

American Bar at the Savoy Court Hotel was one of the earliest establishments to introduce American-style cocktails to Europe.