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The Carlton Tower Jumeirah reopens in June following renovation
UK: After an 18-month closure to complete a £100 million renovation, The Carlton Tower Jumeirah will open on June 1 2021 in Knightsbridge, London.
The Dilly announces wedding packages
UK: Five-star The Dilly in London’s West End has announced it will accommodate weddings, introducing two curated packages.
The Beaumont appoints chairman and MD
UK: Sir Nicholas Soames has been named as The Beaumont’s chairman and Duncan Palmer as managing director, joining the hotel ahead of its reopening this summer.
London Hotel Group to sell Tooting High Street site
UK: The site is being marketed on a dual basis of hotel or residential development by Colliers at a guide price of £12 million for the freehold.
European hotel valuations drop 15 per cent
EU: According to the European Hotel Valuation Index (HVI) compiled by HVS, European hotel values saw average declines between five and 15 per cent over the past 12 months compared to the previous year.
Ruby Hotels plan fourth UK site
UK: Launching in early 2024, the 169-room hotel will join Ruby’s three other London properties and will be located close to the Tate Modern.
Boutique guesthouse The Lost Poet opening in London
UK: Located at Number 6 Portobello Road in Notting Hill, The Lost Poet is a four-bedroom townhouse designed by the team at Cubic Studios.
London’s Holmes Hotel unveils event space
UK: Holmes Hotel London on Chiltern Street in Marylebone has launched The Residence, a brand-new events venue that marks the completion of a multi-million pound repositioning.
Plans for flexi-stay London residents’ club revealed
UK: The Portfolio Club has tapped RED Construction to transform the Harrington Hall Hotel into a premium flexible stay hotel, due for completion in spring 2022.
London’s Qbic ‘green’ hotel brought to market
UK: The 183-bed Qbic London City, located in East London, has been brought to market on a leasehold basis and is available free and clear of the current Qbic branding.
The Hoteliers’ Charter launches
UK: Designed to raise the profile of the hospitality industry and promote the sector as a career of choice, the Hoteliers’ Charter has launched with signatories committing to 10 areas of best practice.
Ritchie joins CallisonRTKL to head hospitality practice
UK: Architecture practice CallisonRTKL (CRTKL) has appointed Ramsay Ritchie as associate principal and hospitality practice lead.
M by Montcalm rebrands under Autograph Collection
UK: The 288-room hotel in Shoreditch, London from The Montcalm Luxury Hotels has rebranded as Montcalm East, now part of Marriott’s Autograph Collection brand.
London’s Boundary House sold to hoteliers
UK: Boundary House on Jewry Street has been acquired for approximately £31m by Austrian hoteliers, Rudolf and Christian Ploberger from GR Properties UK Limited.
The Berkeley relaunches drive through for key workers
UK: From 9am-5pm every day of lockdown, The Berkeley London will be operating a drive through for front line essential workers serving tea, coffee and hot food.
Great Scotland Yard Hotel to open luxury townhouse
UK: In January 2021, Great Scotland Yard Hotel will launch No.1 The Townhouse, a private residence located next door to the hotel near Covent Garden.
£37m Bloomsbury Portfolio up for sale
UK: A collection of eight freehold properties in London’s Bloomsbury area, with a total of 250 rooms, is on the market for £37 million with offers invited by Colliers International.
The Londoner set for April 2021 opening
UK: Edwardian Hotels London has announced The Londoner, the group’s ambitious project to date in excess of £300 million, will open from April next year.
citizenM announces fifth London hotel
UK: The hotel will be located in the Olympia London exhibition centre - a £1.3 billion mixed development in cooperation with Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International.
Le Méridien Piccadilly to be reimagined as The Dilly
UK: In early 2021, the 283-room hotel currently managed by Marriott International will become the independently owned and operated The Dilly.
The Mayfair Townhouse opening December 3
UK: Part of Iconic Luxury Hotels, The Mayfair Townhouse is the fifth in the UK portfolio and is planning to open its doors on December 3, 2020.
The Broadwick Soho opening end of 2021
UK: The 57-key independent luxury hotel will be the first London hotel designed by Martin Brudnizki, the architect and designer behind private club Annabel’s also located in the city.
£1bn London hotel and serviced apartments complex approved
UK: Queensgate Investments and Rockwell have been given permission to redevelop the Kensington Forum, which will become a £1 billion hotel and serviced apartments complex.
IHM hosts first Urban Living Lite event in London
UK: International Hospitality Media, the publisher of Boutique Hotel News, has hosted the first in a series of limited capacity business networking events.
The Residence introduces signature scents
UK: Working in partnership with Naomi Joy Living, The Residence has introduced two signature scents for the brand.
London to move to “high level” Tier Two restrictions from Saturday
UK: The UK Government is placing the City of London under “high level” Tier Two restrictions, effective from midnight on Friday / Saturday morning, affecting around nine million citizens in the capital.
Urban Living Lite launches as festival postponed until July 2021
UK: International Hospitality Media (IHM), the publisher of BHN, has announced it will be postponing the inaugural Urban Living Festival until July next year, and is launching a series of Urban Living Lite online and offline events following a recent announcement from UK prime minister Boris Johnson.
The Stafford London unveils refurbished rooms
UK: The luxury five-star boutique hotel has revealed a new duplex suite as well as a collection of renovated guest rooms.
The Beaumont to add 25 bedrooms
UK: The five star hotel in London’s Mayfair will remain closed until late spring 2021 to work on “long-planned improvements” converting an adjoining building.
UnderTheDoormat and Cadogan announce boutique aparthotel
UK: Landlord Cadogan and short-term rental company UnderTheDoormat have launched a boutique aparthotel at 3 Sloane Gardens in the heart of Chelsea, opening 1 October 2020.
San Francisco hotels reopen for tourists
US: Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco hotels may once again welcome leisure travellers.
The Portfolio Club acquires Wellington block in Covent Garden
UK: The Portfolio Club (TPC), a joint venture between APG and London Central Portfolio, has acquired the Wellington block from Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco) for £76.5 million.
Pandemic claims another big name in London as Ace quits the capital
UK: The Ace Hotel London Shoreditch will not reopen under the same brand following its closure during lockdown.
Urban Living Festival gets green light for 25-26 November 2020
UK: International Hospitality Media [IHM], the leading online publisher and event organiser for the hospitality and real estate sectors, is delighted to confirm that its latest launch – Urban Living Festival: stay • live • work – will go ahead as scheduled on 25-26 November at Tobacco Dock in London.
Cadogan and Beaverbrook to open £25m hotel
UK: Landlord Cadogan has teamed up with Beaverbrook to open the latter’s first London property as part of a £25 million restoration of two Georgian townhouses.
YOTEL announces central London opening
UK: The group’s first central London hotel in Clerkenwell will officially open on 1 August 2020, and marks the the first new hotel to open in the city since lockdown.
NoMad London opening December
UK: The first NoMad hotel in Europe will be located in Covent Garden in the former Bow Street Magistrates Court, and is scheduled to open in December.
Shiva Hotels secures £230 million refinancing for Marylebone project
UK: Shiva Hotels has secured a £230 million development financing package from Cale Street Investments and Crosstree Real Estate Partners to fund the construction of its 199-key luxury lifestyle hotel in Marylebone, London.
Ruby Hotels announces third London location
UK: The 173-bed Ruby Zoe is set to be built in Notting Hill, with a scheduled opening for late 2023.
Pan Pacific postpones London opening to 2021
UK: Originally set to open at the end of this year, Pan Pacific London has pushed back its launch date to early 2021.
Blue Orchid Hotels to convert historic London building into luxury hotel
UK: Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for 55 Broadway to be transformed into a luxury hotel, under the ownership of Blue Orchid Hotels.
Oberoi marks European debut with Mayfair property
UK: The Oberoi Group is to open a luxury serviced residences property on South Audley Street in London’s Mayfair in 2022.
Ritz hotel sold for “half the market price”
UK: London’s iconic Ritz hotel was sold for less than 800 million pounds to a private Qatari investor, following the discovery of secretly recorded conversations of an initial £1.3 billion offer.
The Mandeville London partners with Smarter Giving to support care workers and locals
UK: The Mandeville Hotel in Marylebone has implemented a series of COVID-19 initiatives with the help of Smarter Giving to engage with St Mary’s Hospital and local food banks, as well as local residents.
Rosewood London to offer key worker couple £100,000 wedding
UK: Five-star hotel Rosewood London has partnered with Bridelux to offer one couple, working as key workers, NHS staff or carers during the COVID-19 crisis, a complimentary wedding worth over £100,000.
4C Hotel Group closes £65 million deal for UK’s first Canopy hotel
UK: Leumi UK, the London-based subsidiary of the Israeli international bank, has agreed a four-year loan with the group to fund the development 342-bedroom Canopy London City, scheduled to open in March 2021.
Qbic offers rooms at London property to key workers
UK: City-based hotel brand Qbic is offering rooms at its property located in Whitechapel to front line workers for non-profit rates.
Dexter Moren Associates wins planning to convert Norfolk Plaza Hotel
UK: The Grade II-listed hotel in Paddington will be converted into an 87-key, four-star hotel with a flexible multifunctional lounge concept.
HIX hotel interiors event announces 2020 concepts
UK: Scheduled to take place 19-20th November 2020 in London’s Business Design Centre, the theme for HIX is ‘All Together Now’ with each edition designed to capture the spirit of the times.
