Together they had designed the Hotel Ritz in Paris and the Carlton Hotel in London’s Haymarket and in 1904 they began The Ritz in London. César Ritz’s innovations for the hotel were, at that time, quite unique with bathrooms for every guestroom, double glazing, a sophisticated ventilation system, and brass, rather than wooden, beds. The first steel framed building of any significance in London, The Ritz was praised for its brilliant refinement of detail and articulation. With its French chateau style architecture and Louis XVI furnishings, the hotel was, according to César Ritz, “a small house to which I am proud to see my name attached”.