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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.
Chrysos Hotel purchased by Touriste Collection
UK: Christie & Co has completed the sale of Chrysos Hotel in Paddington, London, to French hotel group Touriste Collection in excess of the guide price.
Here To Help London launches to assist key workers during COVID-19
UK: The initiative has been established by Tony Matharu, chairman of Integrity International Group, with a number of partners to help London’s key NHS workers and the wider community during the crisis.
PPHE funds £180m development of art’otel London Hoxton
UK: PPHE Hotel Group has entered into a syndicated facility agreement, arranged by Bank Hapoalim B.M., to fund the hotel’s development on Old Street.
Pan Pacific London appoints executive assistant manager
UK: Pan Pacific London, the brand’s first in the capital, has announced the appointment of Steven Drewery as executive assistant manager.
The London Ritz sold to Qatari Investor
UK: The famous Ritz London in has been sold to an anonymous Qatari investor for an undisclosed sum.
The Bermondsey Square donates to Hospitality Action fund
UK: The Bermondsey Square Hotel in London, also known as b2, is donating £10 from every direct booking on the b2Cares Rate to charity Hospitality Action.
Hotel beds offered to rough sleepers in London
UK: Over the weekend, around 300 rooms were made available to vulnerable people already known to homelessness charities.
PM announces closure of pubs and restaurants
UK: In the latest of a regular daily briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced further measures to tackle coronavirus by ordering the closure of cafes, pubs, and restaurants from Friday 20 March.
DUKES LONDON temporarily closes
UK: The luxury boutique hotel, located close to Buckingham Palace, is to close on Friday 20 March at 12pm for a duration of one month.
Devonshire Club ceases trading
UK: The London-based private members club has issued a statement confirming the closure of its premises, effective from 17 March 2020.
URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020: stay-live-work rescheduled
UK: International Hospitality Media (IHM) is rescheduling the inaugural URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020: stay-live-work, from this July until November 25 - 26 2020.
UK hospitality footfall dives over the weekend
UK: According to analysis by Wireless Social, yesterday showed a 44 per cent drop in footfall compared to the same day last year, with last week totalling a 28 per cent fall.
Perkins and Will appoints director of hospitality
UK: The London architecture and design studio Perkins and Will has welcomed Neil Andrew as its director of hospitality.
Devonshire Club seeks to appoint administrator
UK: The London-based private members’ club, located close to Liverpool Street station, has filed notice of its intention to appoint an administrator.
Integrity named as top UK hospitality company for undergraduates
UK: Integrity International Group (IIG) has been recognised at the National Undergraduates Awards for the top medium-sized hospitality company for the 2020-21 Undergraduate Scheme.
London records greatest number of hotel transactions in 2019
UK: HVS has released its 2019 Hotel Transactions report, revealing that London generated a quarter of hotel transactions across the European market.
Fast Future London Futures week to launch next month
UK: Fast Future, a global foresight business, is to launch its latest programme March 30th to accelerate leadership learning and action in pursuit of a viable future.
Middle Eight appoints senior team ahead of May opening
UK: Shiva Hotels has announced the senior team for its latest boutique property, set to open on Covent Garden’s Great Queen Street in spring this year.
Michael Voigt appointed general manager of The Goring
UK: Michael Voigt, currently the GM at L'oscar London, is to replace Stuart Geddes as The Goring's latest manager.
The Londoner to open in June with ‘West End Story’ concept
UK: Edwardian Hotels London’s latest project, designed to create “a celebration of London; its history, aesthetic and people,” is set to open this summer.
edyn to open its second Locke aparthotel in London
UK: Located on the Thames at the Millennium Bridge, the 113-room Locke at Broken Wharf is set to open next month.
Forbes Travel Guide reveals new five-star winners
Worldwide: The Forbes Travel Guide has revealed its updated travel guide for 2020.
L’oscar London launches The Baptist
UK: The Baptist is a recent addition to L’oscar’s private event space, and The AOK Events Group has been appointed as its exclusive sales agent.
100 Queens Gate Hotel introduces scent led afternoon tea
UK: The Queen’s Gate Hotel is introducing a new sensory dimension to its afternoon tea offerings.
Nadler Hotels rebrands as The Resident
UK: The boutique hotel group, with four properties in London and one in Liverpool, has rebranded as The Resident with a focus on “a more hosted experience”.
London police station to be converted to hotel
UK: Wood Street Police station in the City of London is set for conversion into a luxury hotel.
RateGain wins Best Technology Innovator of The Year
UK: The tech company received the award at the HSMAI Region Europe, Revenue Optimisation Conference, held at the Savoy Hotel in London last week.
The Londoner announces GM among other executive positions
UK: Edwardian Hotels London has announced Simon Wong as general manager of The Londoner, along with three other executive positions.
Shiva Hotels to open property in Covent Garden
UK: The 180 room hotel, Middle Eight, is set to open in May in the former Kingsway Hall Hotel on Great Queen Street.
EE Smith Contracts to provide interior fit-out of The Londoner
UK: The Leicester-based firm has been awarded a multi-million-pound contract to work on the world’s first ‘super boutique’ hotel in London.
London hotel planned with possible underground Harrods connection
UK: Famous British luxury retailer Harrods may be moving into the hospitality sector, with a secret tunnel at its core.
Greenwich Magistrates’ Court to become boutique hotel
UK: London Hotel Group (LHG) has been granted planning permission to convert the former Magistrates’ Court and two adjacent school buildings into a 293-bed property.
London’s first nhow hotel officially opens
UK: Located on Shoreditch’s City Road, the 190-key hotel marks NH Hotel Group’s arrival into the UK.
Pop-up cheese hotel to open in London
UK: The world’s first cheese hotel, run by Café Rouge, is opening in Camden on 29 January 2020 for one week only.
Mindful boutique hotel debuts in London
UK: Hotel brand Inhabit has opened London’s first mindfulness boutique hotel in Paddington.
The Red Lion pub to open 10 boutique rooms
UK: A pub in Leytonstone, The Red Lion, has announced the arrival of 10 boutique hotel rooms above its bar.
The Guardsman: London’s latest private members’ club hotel
UK: Located at Buckingham Gate in London, the 53-key boutique hotel is slated to open in the first quarter of 2020.
The Culpeper team opens Brick Lane property
UK: A 15-bedroom boutique hotel on London's Brick Lane in London has been opened by the team behind the nearby Culpeper.
