Aparthotel brand Locke has opened its 15th property and first in Switzerland, with the unveiling of Locke am Platz in Zurich’s Enge quarter.
Interiors have been designed by London-based studio Sella Concept, with apartments “curated as a series of boudoir rooms, using colourful tones, plush materials and vibrant modernist patterns with a nod to riviera aesthetics and the nearby Lake Zurich”.
The Locke brand is predominantly aimed at longer stay guests, but in the case of the Zurich property half of the 80 units are hotel style rooms “primed for short stay guests”.
Facilities include a central bar, raised lounge space with velvet lined curtains, and all day dining Choupette restaurant which combines French brasserie and modern Nordic styles.
The design-led Locke Hotels brand was launched in 2016, named after 17th century English philosopher and physician John Locke.
The first London property opened on Leman Street in London’s Aldgate district, and the brand has since grown to six London hotels, as well as locations in Cambridge, Dublin, Edinburgh, Manchester, Berlin and Munich.
I recently reviewed the new Ember Locke – a conversion of the former NH Kensington hotel, and was particularly impressed by the property’s public spaces.
Business Traveller has also reviewed several other Locke hotels in past couple of years:
- Apartment review: Kingsland Locke, London
- Apartment review: Turing Locke, Cambridge
- Apartment review: Zanzibar Locke, Dublin
Last year the brand announced plans to open its first property in the French capital, having acquired an 18th century mansion in Paris’ 5th arrondissement, close to the Sorbonne University and the Panthéon.
