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AMANO Hotel coming to London
Berlin-based AMANO Group will be opening its first hotel outside Germany this Spring – in London. Hotel AMANO Covent Garden will be a new boutique lifestyle hotel in Covent Garden’s Drury Lane.
AMANO promises to bring the ‘cool and vibrant energy of Berlin to the heart of London’. Located on Covent Garden’s Drury Lane, the new boutique lifestyle hotel is the first of multiple AMANO hotels set to open in London.
Formerly a 1980s office building known as Drury House, AMANO Covent Garden will have 141 bedrooms across a range of budgets: cosy, comfy and roomy. AMANO Covent Garden will also include a basement bar, restaurant, sky bar and rooftop terrace with city views.
A Spring 2022 opening is anticipated for AMANO Covent Garden.
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Experimental Group planning new London hotel
The French-based Experimental Group, which operates the Henrietta hotel in London's Covent Garden, has revealed plans to open four to five new hotels in London and the countryside. The group already has six hotels across Europe in Paris, Verbier, Menorca, Venice as well as in London.
Experimental Group’s expansion plans also include New York City and America’s West Coast.
Henrietta Hotel is located in Henrietta Street Henrietta Hotel just off Covent Garden Market and close to The Strand. It has 40 bedrooms, an Italian restaurant and a bar.
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New Hotel plans in Liverpool
A Grade listed building in Liverpool is set to be brought back to life in the form of a 43-bedroom hotel.
Plans have been approved for another new hotel in Liverpool. The hotel is due to be built at St John's House, a Grade II-listed building which currently comprises vacant office and restaurant space.
The plans would see the basement and part of the ground floor converted to a reception, bar and restaurant with 43 bedrooms planned on the upper floors.
St John’s House is located in Queen Square in the heart of Liverpool, a short walk from Liverpool Lime Street station.
We will monitor its progress.
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Hyde Hotel coming to London
Accor Hotels are bringing their ‘Hyde Hotel’ branding to London. Hyde Hotels are Accor’s global lifestyle brand.
The group plan to open its first European property in Old Bailey in central London. It will be named Hyde Paradox Hotel London City
Hyde Paradox Hotel London City will be based in a converted seven-storey 19th century building, a building originally known as the 'Spiers & Pond Hotel'. It was built as a hotel and converted to office use in the early 1900s. The latest re-conversion will return the building to the hotel that it once was.
Hyde Paradox Hotel London City will include 110 bedrooms and suites, two restaurants, meeting spaces and a ‘speakeasy’ bar - The Hyde brand originated as an LA nightclub in 2005 and currently has hotels in Hollywood Beach, Midtown Miami.
Hyde Paradox Hotel London City is scheduled to open in 2023.
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Virgin opening two hotels in Scotland
Virgin Hotels Group is planning to open in Glasgow as well as in Edinburgh in Spring 2022. They will be the first Virgin Hotels to open outside the USA.
Edinburgh will be the home to the first Virgin Hotel in the UK. The new lifestyle hotel is slated to open in Spring 2022.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will have 222 bedrooms and suites plus multiple dining and drinking outlets, including the brand’s flagship space – Commons Club. The hotel will be a mix of old and new to ‘reflect the city’s eclectic and energetic style’.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will be located in the landmark India Buildings in Edinburgh’s Old Town near The Royal Mile.
Virgin Hotel Glasgow is also a city centre hotel.
Virgin Hotel Glasgow will feature 242 bedrooms and suites plus Chambers and Grand Chamber Suites. It will include meeting and events spaces, multiple dining and drinking outlets, a modern social club and communal work spaces. Virgin Hotel Glasgow will also include a Commons Club.
Virgin Hotel Glasgow is scheduled to open in Spring 2022. It will be located at 236-246 Clyde Street overlooking the River Clyde in Glasgow.
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Luxury hotel planned at Selfridges
Central Group, the new owners of Selfridges are planning to open a luxury hotel and serviced apartments following major revamp of its Oxford Street store in central London.
The old Selfridges Hotel closed in 2008 and the building has been empty ever since.
The redesign of the Oxford Street site, which the retailer has occupied for more than 100 years, will also include an upgraded food hall.
The new initiative comes as the retail market in the UK faces difficulty due to Covid-19 measures, with many department stores experiencing a harsh environment and closures.
We will monitor developments.