 When asked to summarise hotels in London in the early 1920s , Barbara Cartland remarked that " The Ritz stood for stuffiness and standards , the Carlton was for businessman , the Savoy was rather fast , some other ones were frankly scandalous , and the Berkeley , where you could dance all night for ten shillings , was for the young " . In 1921 , Bonvin , the manager of the Ritz , died , and was replaced with J.S. Walters . Walter was a " tireless salesman " in promoting the hotel , especially in mainland Europe , and flaunted the hotel in the Tatler at a time when it was unpopular to do so . Louis Mountbatten , 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma frequented the Ritz from his time as a Sub @-@ Lieutenant onwards , and when his friend Charlie Chaplin arrived in London in September 1921 after a nine @-@ year absence , great crowds gathered at Waterloo station and Chaplin had to be ushered to the hotel by some 40 policemen . He stayed in the first @-@ floor Regal Suite and was photographed throwing carnations to his fans from the Arlington Street balcony . 
