About The Club Accommodation The Club was founded, in 1819, 'for gentlemen who There are 16 bedrooms in the Clubhouse. All rooms have had travelled out of the British Isles to a distance of at telephone, TV and free wifi access. There are single, least five hundred miles from London in a direct line'. double & twin rooms. Membership was extended to foreign visitors and diplomats posted to London. Early morning tea or coffee and one daily newspaper (of choice) are included in the room charge. Breakfast is The original concept of The Travellers Club by Lord charged at £15.00 for Full English Breakfast and £7.80 Castlereagh and others dates from the return of peace in for Continental. Europe following the Napoleonic Wars. They envisaged A selection of spirits and minerals can be obtained from a club where gentlemen who travelled abroad might the Night Porter after midnight (extension 128) during meet and offer hospitality to distinguished foreign your stay. Butler service is available during the week for visitors. Arrangements for the establishment of The pressing trousers, ironing shirts and polishing your shoes. Travellers Club were finalised at a meeting in the spring Laundry service is also available during the week. of 1819, attended by distinguished diplomats, travellers and two future Prime Ministers (the Earl of Aberdeen Bedrooms are available from 2.00pm and vacated by and Viscount Palmerston). The head of Ulysses was 12.00pm the following day. Lady Members from adopted as the Club device. reciprocating clubs may reserve bedrooms with private bath. It was first housed at 12 Waterloo Place but soon outgrew the space, moving to 49 Pall Mall. In 1826 Club Hours The Clubhouse is open to members from 7.00am to money was raised to lease part of the grounds of 1.00am Monday to Friday, excepting Bank Holidays Carlton House and Charles Barry, who later designed and from 7.00am to 7.00pm Saturday to Sunday. It is the Reform Club next door and the Houses of closed for ten days at the Christmas/New Year period Parliament, was appointed as architect. and for four days at Easter. Summer closure is usually the last three weeks in August, when accommodation only is Contact Information normally available on weekdays. 06 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EP Tel: (0044) 20 7930 8688 Payment of Account Email: [email protected] Account to be settled on departure. Web: http://www.thetravellersclub.org.uk/ Username: reciprocal Password: pallmall
Location Central London, St James’s Park. Dining Facilities Restrictions on reciprocal club members visits? Breakfast served from 7.45am until 9.30am Account to be settled on departure. Lunch served from 12.30pm until 2.15pm Dinner served from 7.00pm until 8.45pm Male/Female Male membership but women are welcome to stay in the Coffee room open for breakfast, lunch, dinner Club accommodation. Smoking room open for bar service, light refreshments & afternoon tea 11:00am - midnight. Computer/Internet Cocktail bar open for bar service 12:00pm - 2:30pm Wifi available. and 5:00pm to 8:30pm. Afternoon tea available in the Smoking Room or Outer Smoking/Non smoking Morning Room 4:00pm - 6:00pm. The Travellers Club operates a NON SMOKING policy Bar and Afternoon Tea services is also available at the throughout the entire Club House. Smoking is permitted in Weekends from 11am to 7pm. the garden only.
Disabled Facilities Children The Club holds a stair climbing chair for access from Pall Under 14 not permitted. Mall to the ground floor of the Club; alternatively arrangements can be made for those in wheel chairs to Dress Standard be lifted up the front steps. Those members or guests who The Travellers Club has a formal dress code: jacket & tie, may wish to enter by either method are asked, if for gentlemen, and a similar standard for ladies. The possible, to telephone the Club reception desk 10 to 15 dress code operates throughout the Clubhouse, unless a minutes beforehand so that the necessary arrangements guest is on their way directly in or out of the Club or can be made. A disabled lavatory is situated between taking breakfast immediately prior to departure. the first and second floors of the Club and is reached by the lift. The lift continues up to the second floor where the Coffee Room and Library are situated.