Boris Messmer has been named Managing Director of The Chancery Rosewood, London and takes up the post on 1 February 2027. (source, 12 November 2026) Michael Bonsor holds the post until then.
The hotel holds a leading score in La Liste, MICHELIN Keys and a Travel + Leisure award.
Career
- General Manager, The Florentin, Frankfurt from 2024 (source)
- General Manager, The Maybourne Riviera, Côte d'Azur, France from 2021 (source, 15 July 2021)
- Hotel Manager, The Connaught, London (source)
- Hotel Manager, The Berkeley, London joined 2018 (source)
- Director of Rooms, Claridge's, London (source, November 2026)
- Front of House Manager, Claridge's, London from 2015 (source)
From the book
Hoteliers who have led hotels in the United Kingdom and are quoted in The Luxury of Attention include Philip Barnes.
Context
What the role involves, and what the best in it say about the work, is set out in the general manager's role. The people who run each of the world's leading hotels are listed in who runs the world's best hotels.
Checked 14 November 2026. Corrections are welcome at press@theluxuryofattention.com.