The Berkeley Hotel, London 1924 Clifton House and the SS American Star

and the SS American Star

to illustrate London high society at play

The hotel was sold in 1951 and went through several owners until billionaire Howard Hughes bought the property in 1967 and renamed it the Frontier

Well-known artists were employed to decorate the covers of menus that were changed daily

Unlike its competitors

The Berkeley Hotel, London 1924 Clifton House and the SS American StarThis vintage menu from the Berkeley Hotel in London depicts a medieval banquet with a lady being waited upon hand and foot as birds fly overhead amid garlands of grape vines. We like the modern touch in the right hand corner, showing a chef in whites tending to meat that is being cooked on a rotisserie. The Berkeley Hotel was, and still is, one of Londons luxury hotels. Bought in 1900 by theatrical impresario Richard DOyly Carte, the hotel guest who