The Westin London City is delighted to announce the appointment of Alex Dallocchio as General Manager to mark the debut of Westin Hotels & Resorts in the UK. Dallocchio joins the 222-key property, which is due to open this September, with over 20 years' experience within the international hospitality sector.
Bookings are now live for Pan Pacific London, which will open on 1st September as Pan Pacific Hotels Group's first property in Europe. Taking innovation and understated luxury to new heights, Pan Pacific London fuses together significant architecture, elegant design, boundary-pushing wellbeing and leading destination restaurants and bars, for an elevated experience in Liverpool Street, one of Europe's most noteworthy travel and business destinations and important cultural hubs.
The Hoxton, Shepherd's Bush will come as the fourth Hoxton in its hometown of London, and marks the first time heading west for the East London-born brand. The hotel will be located on Shepherd's Bush Green, in the heart of the eclectic neighbourhood, well placed near White City and Portobello Road, and with great transport links for exploring London. Designed by Ennismore Design Studio, The Hoxton, Shepherd's Bush will have 237 rooms of various sizes including an all new and most affordable 'Hideout' category; a central bar and open lobby with laidback and eclectic vintage seating; a retro pastel restaurant, terrace and courtyard; a retail space; and The Apartment meeting and events space. Local art and design collaborations throughout the hotel celebrate the area's creative neighbours as well as giving them a place to meet and hang out.
London has reopened. In fact, London was perennially open for the 25 years that I lived in the town before the pandemic hit. Hence there was no rush for me to rediscover the Capital even though it is an ever-changing metropolis. But Covid-19 has changed our perspective about wanting to escape to far-flung cities for a few days rather than being content to explore our own hometown. A few days ago, I took my son to see the Brent reservoir known as ‘the Welsh Harp’. It isn’t that far from my home but I got close to it only once, on a bike trip to Wembley.
Jumeirah Group (www.Jumeirah.com), the global luxury hospitality company is proud to announce that its European flagship hotel in the heart of London's fashionable Knightsbridge, The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, will open its doors June 1st 2021.
The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel is delighted to announce the appointment of new Executive Chef, Chris Hill. Within his new role, Hill will oversee operations at Adam Handling Chelsea restaurant and bar, Cadogan's by Adam Handling and the hotel's private and in-room dining.
Nobu Hotel London Portman Squarehas opened its doorsas the UK's lockdown restrictions ease and hospitalityopens up.Located on a prominent corner of Marylebone's Portman Square,the 249-room property features a signature Nobu Restaurant & Bar, year-round outdoor terrace,Nobu Pilates studio and two-bedroom Nobu Penthouse.
JW Marriott Grosvenor House London warmly welcomes the return of highly regarded and innovative Executive Chef, Nigel Boschetti. Nigel returns to the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London as Executive Head Chef from the New York Marriott Marquis, where he is currently Executive Chef for a 1996 room landmark hotel in Times Square with catering capacity of 2800.
STR's preliminary April 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with recent months, albeit at overall low levels.
Bespoke Hotels' Sun Street Hotel is delighted to introduce Caroline King as the newly appointed General Manager ahead of the hotel's opening this Autumn. Caroline is a hospitality, hotel, and Private Members Club professional with experience of working in a range of premier organisations in the UK, Australia and Kuala Lumpur. Caroline has worked in a highly successful senior management role at two equally prestigious but culturally diverse members' clubs. She has proven leadership and operational abilities in developing and launching deluxe and contemporary 5-Star hotels from construction. Caroline is driven by a business philosophy built around people, passion, performance, and profitability and brings her strong strategic ability to the launch of Sun Street Hotel with ample passion.
Taking centre stage in Leicester Square, the world's first super boutique hotel, The Londoner, has announced that it will officially launch to guests in September 2021. Bringing together a masterclass in hospitality creation, including designers Yabu Pushelberg and leading hotel group Edwardian Hotels London, the property is expected to herald in a new era for Leicester Square, and for London.
SuitePad, Europe's leading provider of digital guest communication systems for the hotel industry, has installed guestroom tablets at Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard, London, with tablets having been incorporated into all of the hotel's 202 guestrooms and suites, as well as in the restaurant, lounge and bar.
Pan Pacific London is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio for their destination bar in Devonshire House. Set to launch Autumn 2021 this appointment will further cement Pan Pacific London's commitment to combining world-class design with hospitality to encourage a new generation of guests to make the City of London their home away from home.
As hotels gear up to reopen on May 17, a collection of properties in London has teamed up to offer discounted stays and "value-added packages" to encourage bookings in the capital.
Visiting London ranks high on the wish-list of many people around the world who want to explore the town, and yet many native Londoners rarely venture beyond the river to see the other side of their city. More than 20 million tourists visited London in 2019 but the figures for 2020 tell a different story. Many businesses in the West End of London rely heavily on the tourist trade so it was not an easy year for them. The official guide, Visit London, launched a campaign last summer called 'Because I'm a Londoner' to promote tourism in the Capital. The song 'Maybe it's because I'm a Londoner' was made popular by the music hall duo, Flanagan & Allen, before I was born. However, the line 'I think of her wherever I go' still strikes a chord with me. There is a new hotel due to open in Central London called The Londoner.
It has been over a year since I boarded a Eurostar train from St. Pancras in London to Paris. The journey was ominous as Covid-19 loomed large. What the pandemic would entail was anybody's guess. The estimated number of 20,000 deaths due to Covid-19 in the UK seemed preposterous.
A large number of Marriott employees around the world have answered the call and come forward to run, walk or cycle by way of honouring the memory of Arne Sorenson. Although I am now a former employee of Marriott International, I decided to cycle for 17 miles in memory of my late friend. I chose to ride to his favourite haunt in London - Hyde Park.
STR's preliminary February 2021 data for London hotels shows slightly better performance compared with the previous month, albeit at low levels influenced by continued restrictions in the U.K.
The Ultra-Luxury Brand Unveils the Design Team and 2024 Opening Date for the Highly Anticipated London Hotel.
London's short-term rental industry recorded a month-over-month increase in occupancy but declines in average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR), according to January 2021 data from STR.