Having opened in 1837, Brown's is considered one of London's oldest hotels. Straddling Albemarle and Dover Streets, it is thought to have been a popular tea location for Queen Victoria, and it was from the hotel that in 1876 Alexander Graham Bell successfully made the first telephone call in Britain. Writers including Agatha Christie and Rudyard Kipling were known to have stayed frequently, with novels "At Bertram's Hotel" and "The Jungle Book" both having been partially written during stays at Brown's. Theodore Roosevelt enjoyed staying at the hotel and married his partner with a reception there in 1886. Now part of Rocco Forte Hotels, the Hotel maintains its popular tea room and has expanded to occupy 11 townhouses.