Resident Hotels to open Farringdon property – Business Traveller
| |

Resident Hotels to open Farringdon property – Business Traveller

Resident Hotels is set to open its fifth London property, located on Long Lane in the city’s Farringdon district. Planning permission has been granted for The Resident Farringdon, which will be situated close to the Elizabeth Line entrance to Farringdon station. The 128-room hotel will feature a pocket garden, library lounge, and third party operated…

Mondrian Shoreditch to reflag under Virgin Hotels brand – Business Traveller
| | |

Mondrian Shoreditch to reflag under Virgin Hotels brand – Business Traveller

It will be the second rebranding exercise for the Reuben Brothers-owned property located at 45 Curtain Road – the hotel previously operated as The Curtain hotel and members club before joining Ennismore’s Mondrian brand in 2021. It will also mean the second time a Mondrian property has come and gone in the UK capital, following…

London’s Imperial Hotel to undergo “once-in-a-generation” refurb – Business Traveller
| |

London’s Imperial Hotel to undergo “once-in-a-generation” refurb – Business Traveller

Imperial London Hotels has announced plans for a full refurbishment of its namesake property overlooking Russell Square. The 357-room Imperial Hotel is one of eight London properties in the group’s portfolio, all of which are located in the Bloomsbury area of the capital. The others are the Bedford Hotel, Tavistock Hotel, President Hotel, Morton Hotel,…

Dalata set to open Maldron hotels in Manchester, Liverpool, Brighton and London – Business Traveller
| | | | | |

Dalata set to open Maldron hotels in Manchester, Liverpool, Brighton and London – Business Traveller

Dalata Hotel Group is gearing up to open four UK properties under its Maldron brand this summer. First up this week will be the 188-room Maldron Hotel Manchester Cathedral Quarter, the brand’s second hotel in the city and located on Chapel Street close to the Arndale shopping centre. The Manchester property will be followed by…

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair to open next week – Business Traveller
| |

Mandarin Oriental Mayfair to open next week – Business Traveller

Mandarin Oriental will open its much anticipated second London hotel on 3 June. The 50-room Mandarin Oriental Mayfair was first announced in December 2017, and is located within a new-build property on Hanover Square, where the new Elisabeth Line entrance to Bond Street station is also located. The hotel features the first UK restaurant by…

Spark by Hilton to make European debut in London’s Romford – Business Traveller
| | | |

Spark by Hilton to make European debut in London’s Romford – Business Traveller

The property is located next to Romford Station, and had been being used as accommodation for asylum seekers, but as this statement by Andrew Rosindell, Member of Parliament for Romford confirms, that agreement ended earlier this year. Spark by Hilton London Romford will feature 125 rooms, a 24-hour retail market, daily breakfast buffet “comprising premium…

Travelodge opens hotel at London’s Oval Cricket Ground – Business Traveller
| |

Travelodge opens hotel at London’s Oval Cricket Ground – Business Traveller

The opening marks the group’s 600th property, and its 81st hotel in London. Travelodge currently has a further six properties under construction, including London hotels in Bermondsey, Beckenham and Chiswick. The Bermondsey hotel is taking bookings from 15 July, while reservations have not yet opened for the Beckenham and Chiswick properties. Earlier this month Travelodge…

The Biltmore Mayfair is leaving Hilton’s LXR brand – Business Traveller
| | |

The Biltmore Mayfair is leaving Hilton’s LXR brand – Business Traveller

The Biltmore Mayfair on London’s Grosvenor Square has announced plans to debrand from Hilton’s LXR collection, and will operate independently from 1 May. The 307-room hotel previously operated as the Millennium Hotel London Mayfair until 2019 when it reopened as the Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts following an 18-month, £60 million renovation project. It…

Greece’s ERGON House to open London hotel and restaurant – Business Traveller
| |

Greece’s ERGON House to open London hotel and restaurant – Business Traveller

Food and hospitality firm ERGON has announced plans to debut its ERGON House brand in London, its first hotel location outside of Greece. The group is set to unveil a boutique hotel within a listed building on the corner of King Street and Garrick Street in the capital’s Covent Garden district next year. The property…

Travelodge to open hotel close to London’s Stratford station – Business Traveller
| |

Travelodge to open hotel close to London’s Stratford station – Business Traveller

Travelodge has announced plans to open a hotel within walking distance of London’s Stratford Station. The 150-room property will be housed within a former office block at Gredley House on Broadway, around five minutes’ walk from the Stratford interchange station with links to National Rail, Underground, Overground, DLR and Elizabeth Line services. Construction will commence…