By CBSNews.com CBSNews.com April 17, 2011 / 7:04 AM EDT / CBS News . Exterior view of The Goring Hotel on Feb.21, 2011, in London.

This week, an army of British craftsmen, painters, artists, designers and guilders will descend upon The Goring as it closes its doors for the final flourish of its top-to-toe designer renovation.

The Goring Hotel is the closest hotel to Buckingham Palace. Built by Jeremy Goring's great-grandfather Otto in 1910, The Goring has been lovingly run by the Goring family since its inception.

Arriving at The Goring Hotel on a quiet street in the luxe neighborhood of Belgravia, there's a sense of understated classic British luxury. Nothing is flashy.

The hotel will also welcome Teddy the Shetland – who has 157,000 Instagram followers, some 12,000 more than Stein – to be its “pony in residence” from August 16-31, and is launching a ...

The Goring hotel in London celebrates its 105th birthday by unveiling the final stage of a seven-year refurbishment. By Natalia Rachlin Photography by the Goring. February 28, 2015.

When the founder, OR Goring, opened the hotel on March 2 1910, he charged a princely seven shillings and sixpence for a room. OR ran the hotel through the First World War before handing it over to ...

Ready for royalty: the entrance to the Goring Hotel in Belgravia, central London Credit: Photo: ALAMY What makes a hotel fit for a Queen? Let us travel to the Goring, just a stone’s throw from ...

The would-be Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, stayed here the night before her wedding to Prince William. The hospitality services are by appointment to Her Majesty, the Queen. So, if you ...

At number 15 Beeston Place, on a quiet, leafy and unassuming side street away from London's prying eyes. Impressively, The Goring remains the only hotel in London to hold a royal warrant and ...