An actor and broadcaster who is a keen Twitterer has become the first guest to check-in to a newly restored Savoy Hotel in London's Strand.
Staff and management lined up to applaud Stephen Fry as he went inside to his suite overlooking the River Thames.
The Savoy was closed for almost three years from December 2007 while it underwent a major facelift.
The changes included £220m worth of structural upgrades and behind-the-scenes work, as well as plush interiors in the Edwardian and Art Deco styles of the 121-year-old hotel.
Bosses at the Savoy have been canny in recruiting Stephen Fry as the "blogger-in-residence" for one night.
He has numerous followers on the social networking site - his first tweet from inside read: "Aware that I am of course outrageously lucky to be new Savoy's first guest.
"Was clapped in by staff like new heir to Downton Abbey *blush*."
Established in 1889, The Savoy was the brainchild of the Gilbert and Sullivan impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte and went on to attract royalty, writers and Hollywood stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe.
