 It has however had a colourful past with many famous guests and interesting events and is still by far the finest and most famous hotel in the town.It is located right in the centre of the town on the Parade not far from the town's other attractions and only a ten-minute walk away from Leamington Spa railway station.The first steps towards building the hotel came in 1809 with the purchase of the triangular plot of land to build on, which cost £1,000, quite a sum in those days.