Our latest round-up of new hotels in London takes in any properties which have opened between April 2021 (when Covid restrictions began to ease) and early 2024.
We have visited a considerable number of the new hotels in the last couple of years, and you will find link to all our reviews below.
To read our previous round-up of new London hotels, which takes in openings in 2020 and early 2021, see:
And for our round-up of forthcoming properties in the UK capital, see:
Adagio London Stratford
The sixth London property under Accor’s joint venture with the Pierre and Vacances Center Parcs group opened in April 2021.
The four-star aparthotel is set in the former London Olympics Athletes Village, now called East Village and home to more than 2,000 apartments, numerous independent food and drink outlets and hotels.
Adagio London Stratford offers 100 two-person studios and 36 flats designed to accommodate up to four people, all with fully equipped kitchens, with other facilities including The Circle co-working, living and cooking space, as well as a gym, onsite shop and a ‘Library of Things’, from which guests can borrow items to furnish their apartments.
For our Tried and Tested review of Adagio London Stratford (published in July 2021), see:
Hub by Premier Inn London Soho
This 110-room property opened on Berwick Street in April 2021, as part of a wider development offering 12 luxury private apartments, four family-sized apartments, a residents’ roof garden and a new retail area with shops, F&B businesses and a Co-op supermarket.
The hotel features a double-storey entrance atrium and a guest lounge on the lower ground level, with guestrooms looking onto Berwick Street and Hopkins Street to the west.
NYX Hotel London Holborn
Fattal Hotels debuted its NYX Hotel brand in the UK in May 2021, with a property in London’s Holborn district.
NYX Hotel London Holborn was a rebranding of the Grange Holborn Hotel, with the property occupying a ten-storey building on the corner of Southampton Street and Theobalds Road.
A work of street art by Dan Kitchener, described as “part mural, part graffiti”, runs down the entire length of the building, and interiors have been designed by Garuda Design, with rooms and suites located down “moodily lit corridors” and featuring “eye-catching artwork”, large, padded leather headboards, teak sideboards, fully stocked mini Smeg fridges, Nespresso coffee machines, and bespoke ‘Dream’ beds.
Facilities include the all-day and late-night NYX bar and restaurant, a basement spa with 13-metre Greco-Roman indoor swimming pool, a steam room, sauna and fitness centre.
The Dilly, London
Formerly known as Le Meridien Piccadilly, this 283-room property reopened as an independent hotel in May 2021.
The Dilly, London features basement bar Downstairs at the Dilly, as well as ground floor bar and restaurant Madhu’s at the Dilly, which serves Punjabi cuisine with a Kenyan twist.
On the lower-ground floors there is a large health club with two squash courts, several rooms of fitness equipment, a swimming pool, dance studio and the Spa at the Dilly.
For our Tried and Tested review of The Dilly, London (published in September 2021), see:
*****UPDATE: The Dilly has been acquired Israeli hospitality company Fattal Group. The owner of the Leonardo Hotels brand says it will invest £90 million in an extensive refurbishment of the property, with the aim of creating “a leading luxury hotel”.*****
Nomad London
Housed within the grade II listed former Bow Street Magistrates’ Court and Police Station on Bow Street close to Covent Garden Underground Station, the 91-room Nomad London opened in May 2021.
The hotel features food and beverage outlets including all day dining Nomad Restaurant – housed within an atrium “reminiscent of an Edwardian Greenhouse” – as well as Side Hustle offering a shared plates menu, and “East London style craft cocktail bar” Common Decency.
Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison
Luxury serviced apartment brand Cheval Collection opened its ninth London property in June 2021, located in the capital’s Kensington district.
Cheval Lexham Gardens features 30 fully equipped one- and two-bedroom apartments spread across six floors, with design inspired by the “quintessentially British history of the South Kensington property”, and facilities including a landscaped atrium garden and fitness centre with Precor equipment.
For our Tried and Tested review of Lexham Gardens by Cheval Maison (published in September 2021), see:
Hyatt Place London City East
Hyatt opened the first central London hotel under its select service Hyatt Place brand in June 2021.
Hyatt Place London City East is housed within a redeveloped 1980s office on Whitechapel Road, just over half a mile walk from Liverpool Street rail and Underground station.
Features include 280 rooms with “separate spaces to sleep, work and play”, some of which have private terraces, as well as Pocketsquare Skyline Bar and Terrace with views of London, Zoom restaurant, and The Market “serving freshly prepared meals anytime, day or night”.
There are also two events spaces for up to 20 guests, a fitness centre, and free wifi throughout.
Hub by Premier Inn London Shoreditch
The 246-room Hub by Premier Inn London Shoreditch opened in July 2021, marking the second Hub property in the Shoreditch area and the fourteenth across the UK.
The hotel occupies a former Victorian stable block on Quaker Street, with the gabled facades of the original building retained during the conversion.
Mondrian Shoreditch London
The former Curtain hotel and members’ club in London’s Shoreditch reopened as the Mondrian Shoreditch London in July 2021, following “a major overhaul and complete redesign by London interior design studio Goddard Littlefair”.
The rebranding marked the return of Mondrian to the London hotel scene, following the debranding of the Sea Containers hotel on the South Bank in 2019.
Owned by The Reuben Brothers and operated by Accor and partner Sbe, the 120-room hotel features a rooftop pool, co-working space, and private venue and bar The Screening Room, as well as Bibos tapas restaurant – the first UK eatery by Spanish Michelin-starred chef Dani Garcia.
Travelodge London Manor House
Travelodge London Manor House opened in July 2021, located on Seven Sisters Road opposite Finsbury Park and a couple of minutes walks from Manor House station.
The hotel features both the group’s Travelodge Plus offering, with enhanced “budget chic rooms” with king-size Travelodge Dreamer beds, blackout curtains, USB ports, bespoke pixel wall art and a new ‘Tranquility Zen’ colour scheme, as well as the brand’s Super Rooms category, with amenities including Lavazza coffee machines and Hansgrohe Raindance showers.
For our Tried and Tested review of Travelodge London Manor House (published in July 2023), see:
Radisson Red London Greenwich The O2
Radisson debuted its lifestyle Radisson Red brand in southeast London in August 2021, joining UK properties in Glasgow and at Heathrow airport.
Radisson Red London Greenwich The O2 is located near the Royal Museums Greenwich, and less than a mile from the O2 Arena.
The 70-room hotel features an all-day restaurant serving a selection of pizzas and burgers, salads and sharing platters, as well as glass-clad rooftop bar which offers views across Greenwich, Canary Wharf and The O2.
Beaverbrook Town House
Country house hotel Beaverbrook unveiled its first outpost in London in August 2021, housed within two Georgian townhouses on Sloane Street.
A partnership with property manager, investor and developer Cadogan – which owns 93 acres of Chelsea and Kensington – has seen the 14-suite Beaverbrook Town House open opposite Cadogan Place Gardens.
The suites are styled and named after “celebrated and well-loved London theatres”, and the property also features a 60-cover contemporary Japanese restaurant and bar, the interiors of which are inspired by 19th century artist Kokusai.
Pan Pacific London
Pan Pacific Hotels Group unveiled its long-awaited London property in September 2021, with the opening of a 237-room hotel close to Liverpool Street station.
The 42-floor Pan Pacific London is housed within the One Bishopsgate Plaza development, and features interiors designed by Yabu Pushelberg.
Facilities include The Orchid Lounge offering afternoon tea by Cherish Finden, Ginger Lily bar, all day dining Straits Kitchen, destination cocktail bar Silverleaf at The Devonshire House, a patisserie with grab-and-go option, and two private dining rooms seating up to 14 guests.
There is also a dedicated wellbeing floor with an 18.5-metre infinity pool, treatment rooms, relaxation pods, fitness centre, saunas, steam rooms and a “mindfulness studio”, as well as ten meeting venues including the Pacific Ballroom which can accommodate up to 400 guests.
For our Tried and Tested review of the Pan Pacific London (published in December 2021), see:
The Londoner
The Londoner finally opened its doors in September 2021, proclaiming itself to be “the world’s first super boutique hotel”.
The 350-room property had originally been due to open in the summer of 2020, but this was pushed back several times due to the onset of Covid-19.
The hotel is located on the southwest corner of Leicester Square, forming part of the redeveloped Odeon West End site, and offers a total of six restaurants and bars, including the rooftop Japanese izakaya lounge 8 at The Londoner, and ground floor signature restaurant Whitcomb’s featuring contemporary French cooking with influences from surrounding Mediterranean cuisines.
Other venues include Joshua’s Tavern, inspired by 18th-century portrait artist and Leicester Square local Sir Joshua Reynolds, and The Stage lobby restaurant and bar centred around champagne.
The Retreat spa and wellness centre is situated four floors below ground level, and features a pool, juice bar, sauna, steam room and hydro-pool.
Canopy by Hilton London City
The 340-room Canopy by Hilton London City finally opened within the Minories development close to Aldgate Underground station in October 2021.
Business Traveller first reported on the property back in March 2016, and it had originally been scheduled to open in 2018, but several delays pushed back the unveiling by some three years.
The property features Penny Squares restaurant, which “weaves a story of the East End with Jewish and Middle Eastern flavours bringing people together over sharing plates from blazing clay ovens, evocative cocktails and a well-traveled wine list”.
Freedom Cafe offers coffee, lunches and workspace by day, and “cocktails, small plates, music and electric atmosphere by night”, while the “exclusive rooftop wonderland” Florattica has been inspired by “17th century Huguenot silk weavers who made this area their home”.
Cove Landmark Pinnacle, Canary Wharf
Hospitality group Edyn opened the first London property under its new Cove brand in November 2021.
Housed within Canary Wharf’s Landmark Pinnacle skyscraper, the 162-key serviced apartment offers 72 studio and 90 one-bedroom apartments, 54 of which will include winter terraces.
Guests receive unlimited access to the building’s residential gym and members’ lounge, golf simulator and winter garden.
For our Tried and Tested review of the Cove Landmark Pinnacle, Canary Wharf (published in May 2022), see:
Westin London City
Marriott debuted its Westin brand in the UK capital in November 2021, with the opening of the Westin London City.
The hotel is located on the site of the redeveloped Queensbridge House on the North Bank of the River Thames, opposite the Tate Modern and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre.
Food and beverage outlets include all-day dining venue Mosaic, a champagne bar in partnership with Taittinger, and Hithe + Seek wine bar with panoramic views over the River Thames.
Other features include an indoor swimming pool, fitness centre, spa, business centre and 830sqm of events space including four meeting rooms and a Junior Ballroom.
For our Tried and Tested review of the Westin London City (published in February 2022), see:
The Gantry London - Curio Collection by Hilton
Located opposite Stratford International station, The Gantry London opened in November 2021 within an 18-storey building which “sports a delicate yet distinctive exterior frame formed by slim vertical fins reminiscent of railway lines”, and which “draws inspiration from New York’s famous Flatiron building, with its narrow triangular footprint”.
Facilities include 291 rooms featuring “copper and dark metal furnishings with natural wooden and velvety textures”, as well as first floor dining venue Union Social with cocktail bar and open kitchen.
The hotel also hosts a rooftop bar and restaurant on the property’s 18th floor.
Courtyard London City Airport
Marriott opened a new-build Courtyard hotel within walking distance of London City airport in November 2021.
Located on Connaught Road (the A112) around a five-minute walk from the airport terminal, the Courtyard London City Airport is the first new hotel in the Docklands area since 2014.
The property features a business centre, bar and restaurant, three meeting spaces and a grab and go market concept with Starbucks coffee.
Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, London Paddington
Staycity opened the third London property under its premium Wilde brand in February 2022.
Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, London, Paddington is located off the A40 close to Merchant Square, and offers 249 studios and one-bedroom apartments, featuring kitchenettes with Smeg and Nespresso appliances, as well as Grohe rainfall showers and “Irish-inspired accessories and soft furnishings”.
Facilities include a lobby bar, breakfast station and lounge area, as well as an honesty pantry, fitness centre and laundry room.
For our Tried and Tested review of the Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity, London, Paddington (published in April 2023), see:
Aparthotel review: Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Paddington, London
Premier Inn London Paddington Basin
Premier Inn London Paddington Basin opened in March 2022, as part of a wider development which also houses the Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Paddington (see above).
At 393 rooms the hotel is now the largest non-airport Premier Inn in Greater London, and features the group’s newest Premier Plus rooms, as well as a Bar and Block steakhouse restaurant.
For our Tried and Tested review of the Premier Inn London Paddington Basin (published in July 2023), see:
One Hundred Shoreditch
The former Ace Hotel London on Shoreditch High Street reopened as One Hundred Shoreditch in March 2022, nearly two years after the property last welcomed guests.
The hotel closed in early 2020 shortly after the onset of Covid-19, and later that year it was confirmed that the property would no longer operate under the Ace Hotel brand.
Under its new guise the property offers 258 rooms and suites, as well as the Seed Library cocktail bar by renowned bartender Mr Lyan.
Other facilities include a rooftop bar and terrace, lobby bar and coffee shop, five meeting and events spaces, and The Workshop, a gallery and art space “showcasing global contemporary and urban print and street art”.
Sonder The Henry Hotel, London
Hospitality firm Sonder opened The Henry, a 102-room property close to Hyde Park in April 2022.
A refurbishment of the former Henry VIII hotel, the property is located on Leinster Terrace, a short walk from Bayswater and Queensway underground stations and a 15-minute walk from Paddington.
For our Tried and Tested review of Sonder The Henry Hotel, London (published in June 2022), see:
Chateau Denmark
Boutique hotel Chateau Denmark opened its doors in April 2022, housed “across 16 characterful buildings in and around Denmark Street”.
The 55-key property features design by London-based Taylor Howes, imagining a time where “punk rock and vintage gothic meet modern psychedelia with a timeless grandeur”.
Accommodation options range from Session Rooms where guests can expect “gold-trimmed, graffitied signature beds”, to signature apartments include the 51 sqm ‘I Am Anarchy’ – a duplex mews house featuring “Johnny Rotten’s storied caricatures of his fellow bandmates, the Sex Pistols”,
The top floor of the building house the first London outlet for restaurant group Tattu, while additional venues will open later in 2022, including a lounge bar and basement club, a recording studio, and live events spaces ranging in capacity from 360 to 2,000 guests.
For our Tried and Tested review of Chateau Denmark (published in February 2023), see:
Inhabit Queen’s Garden
Inhabit Hotels opened its second London hotel in April 2022, housed within a series of mid-19th century townhouses on a tree-lined square near Lancaster Gate.
The property comprises 158 rooms, a meat-free restaurant and bar, lounge areas for socialising and working, a quiet library and a subterranean wellness area with treatment rooms, a fitness suite and yoga studio.
Interiors by Holland Harvey Architects and Caitlin Henderson Design fuse “contemporary Scandi inspiration and Eastern philosophical awareness with quintessentially British design”, and rooms feature a ‘phone lock-box’ in the bedside tables, designed to encourage screen-free time.
Hyatt Regency London Stratford and Hyatt House London Stratford
Not strictly speaking new hotels, but the Holiday Inn Stratford City and Staybridge Suites Stratford City were reflagged under two of Hyatt’s brands in April 2022.
The 225-room Hyatt Regency London Stratford and 127-room Hyatt House London Stratford form part of a mixed-use building within the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre close to Stratford station, with retail outlets on the ground floor, the reception of the Hyatt Regency on the third floor, and that of the Hyatt Houseon the 12th floor.
Facilities of the dual-hotel development include Elondi restaurant, offering a “locally sourced and seasonal East London inspired menu”, as well as a fitness centre and 295sqm of meeting and events space.
Hotel AMANO Covent Garden
German-based The AMANO Group opened its first international outpost in London in May 2022, with a property located in Covent Garden.
The hotel is located within a former 1980s office building, known as Drury House, on the corner of Russell Street and Drury Lane, and offers 141 rooms, a rooftop bar and terrace on the 7th floor, and a basement bar.
Ground floor Penelope’s restaurant offers a fusion of Israeli and Spanish cuisine from the group’s culinary director Ronen Dovrat Bloch.
For our Tried and Tested review of Hotel AMANO Covent Garden (published in July 2023), see:
Yotel London Shoreditch
The 161-room Yotel London Shoreditch opened in June 2022, following a refurbishment and rebranding of the East London Hotel on Cambridge Heath Road.
Features include self-service stations, enabling guests to check-in “in under a minute”, as well as a bar, restaurant and co-working space which is accessible via the high street and hotel lobby.
Yotel London Shoreditch is located close to Bethnal Green tube station, and within walking distance of London Fields, Broadway Market and Columbia Road.
Lost Property St Paul's London - Curio Collection by Hilton
Hilton’s latest London hotel under its Curio Collection brand opened in July 2022, housed behind the Grade II listed Creed Court building on the corner of Ludgate Hill and Creed Lane.
The 145-room property features a ground-floor restaurant and bar, as well as a barista café, and six floors of rooms, some with views across to St Paul’s Cathedral, which is located around 100 metres from the hotel.
For our Tried and Tested review of Lost Property St Paul’s London (published in August 2022), see:
Hotel review: Lost Property St Paul’s London – Curio Collection by Hilton
Citizen M London Victoria Station
The fourth London property under Dutch hotel brand Citizen M opened in July 2022, located on Vauxhall Bridge Road, a few minutes’ walk from Victoria train station.
Interiors were designed by Amsterdam-based Concrete, with furniture from Vitra, and rooms have king-sized beds, rain showers and large TVs. The hotel also features the all day dining Canteen M.
For our Tried and Tested review of Citizen M London Victoria Station (published in September 2022), see:
Tribe London Canary Wharf
Accor opened the first UK property under its midscale lifestyle brand Tribe in August 2022.
Tribe London Canary Wharf is located on Water Street, around five minutes’ walk from Canary Wharf Underground station, and features 320 rooms across three categories – 14sqm Tribe Comfort rooms with city views, 14sqm Tribe Comfort Atrium rooms overlooking the hotel’s atrium, and 21sqm Tribe Comfort XL corner rooms overlooking Wood Wharf.
Facilities include all day dining restaurant Feels Like June for “Europe-meets-West Coast” cuisine such as breakfast burritos and mezze platters, as well as a bar and 24-hour Grab and Go counter for barista coffee and ready-to-eat meals.
Travelodge London Docklands Central
The 350-room Travelodge London Docklands Central opened in August 2022 close to East India DLR station, and features a number of sustainable elements, including solar panels, air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points.
The property is also one of the first to offer the group’s new “budget-luxe” concept which was unveiled earlier this year, with features including a reception design with leather bench seating and wooden style flooring, and bedrooms redesigned with a new signature navy blue colour for the R&R (Resting and Relaxation) section of the room, and “a serene colour palette for the functional and energising side of the room where you need to work and get ready”.
Sun Street Hotel
Sun Street Hotel (named after the street on which it is situated) opened in October 2022, as part of the mixed used One Crown Place development on the borders of Shoreditch and the City of London.
The hotel is housed within a restored Georgian terrace building, and features 41 rooms with king-size beds, Oxford pillows, Illy coffee machines and Penhaligon toiletries.
F&B venues include a 40-cover restaurant offering modern British cuisine, as well as the Courtyard for alfresco drinks and dining, a sun deck reserved for residents and members, and the Orangery for breakfast, morning coffee and pre-dinner drinks.
For our Tried and Tested review of Sun Street Hotel (published in December 2022), see:
Art’otel London Battersea Power Station
It’s been a long time coming, but PPHE Hotel Group has debuted its Art’otel brand in London.
Business Traveller first reported on the 164-room property back in 2015, and it had originally been scheduled to open in 2019, but the long-awaited hotel was finally unveiled in December 2022.
The property features interiors by Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayon, who has drawn inspiration from both the building’s history and “future at the centre of a new cultural district and neighbourhood”.
Facilities include a signature restaurant, as well as a rooftop swimming pool and bar.
An official opening is set for February 2023, but reservations are now open for stays.
The Hoxton, Shepherd's Bush
The Hoxton opened its fourth hotel in London in December 2022, located in Shepherd’s Bush.
The 237-room hotel is situated on the north end of Shepherd’s Bush Green, close to Shepherd’s Bush Market, Bush Hall and music venue Shepherd’s Bush Empire.
The Hoxton, Shepherd’s Bush features a large open lobby with vintage seating, a central wraparound bar and terrace offering cocktails and coffees, a standalone retail shop, and Thai-Americana all-day restaurant Chet’s.
For our Tried and Tested review of The Hoxton, Shepherd’s Bush (published in March 2023), see:
The Wesley Camden Town
Hospitality group The Wesley opened its second London property in December 2022, with the unveiling of a 38-room hotel within the Camden Methodist Church building.
The Wesley Camden Town is located on Plender Street close to Mornington Crescent and Camden Town Underground stations.
The Caterer reports that a £9 million investment has seen the chapel – which dates back to 1824 – converted into a four-floor hotel, while retaining a worship and community space for the church on the lower ground floor.
Premier Inn Clerkenwell
Whitbread opened the latest London property under its hub by Premier Inn brand in April 2023.
The 180-room hub by Premier Inn Clerkenwell is located on the site of a former car park on Farringdon Road, as part of a wider mixed-use development offering retail and office space.
Hampton by Hilton London City
Hilton opened the latest London property under its budget Hampton brand in May 2023.
The 278-room Hampton by Hilton London City is located on Osborn Street, close to Aldgate East Underground station.
Brand standards include free wifi and hot breakfast, and the hotel also features an open-concept communal lounge with seating and a bar area, as well as a fitness centre with Peleton bike.
Hyatt Regency London Blackfriars
The former Crowne Plaza London The City reopen under Hyatt’s Regency brand in June 2023, following “an extensive refurbishment programme”.
The property is located on New Bridge Street just north of Blackfriars Bridge and Blackfriars station, which has links to Thameslink and Southeastern rail services, as well as the District and Circle Underground lines.
The Grade II listed building is situated on the site of Bridewell Palace, the former residence of King Henry VIII – although the palace itself has not existed since the 1860s.
Facilities include 204 rooms across ten categories, as well as 430 sqm of events space, and three F&B options – The Chinese Cricket Club for “a contemporary take on Chinese classics”, NYnLON bistro, and 1920s inspired bar The Leaf and Cane.
Ruby Zoe
Ruby Hotels opened its second property in London in July 2023.
Located directly on Notting Hill Gate, the new-build property features 173 rooms spread over six floors, with features including an open washstand and glass rain shower, white walls and panelling made of cherry wood. Artwork above the bed picks up on the colourful houses in Notting Hill.
Public space on the ground floor includes a bar and a retail space with a vinyl store, and design-wise Ruby Zoe has been inspired by Notting Hill’s history and Caribbean heritage, using colours of Portobello Road in the 1970s and the Caribbean islands as inspiration.
1 Hotel Mayfair
1 Hotel Mayfair opened in July 2023 on the corner of Berkeley Street and Piccadilly.
The 181-room property is housed within the former Holiday Inn London Mayfair – which closed in early 2020 – and is billed a “London’s very first mission-driven sustainable luxury hotel”.
Features include the ground-floor Dovetale restaurant by two Michelin-starred chef Tom Sellers, as well as an adjacent cocktail bar, coffee shop, fitness centre and Bamford Wellness Spa.
For our Tried and Tested review of 1 Hotel Mayfair (published in August 2023), see:
Hotel Riu Plaza London Victoria
Spanish brand Riu Hotels and Resorts opened its first UK property in July 2023, within a renovated building on Neathouse Place, close to London’s Victoria station.
The 12-floor property was originally built in the 1960s, but was renovated in the 1990s, and features a circular glass tower known as the “drum” which is now home to the hotel’s lobby.
The four-star Riu Plaza London Victoria offers 435 rooms, as well as a lobby bar, a fitness centre, and a restaurant serving buffet breakfast and a la carte dinner.
Ember Locke
Hospitality group Edyn opened the sixth London property under its design-led Locke aparthotels brand in July 2023.
Ember Locke is located on Cromwell Road within the former NH Kensington hotel, and features 121 apartments across eight floors, as well as a fitness centre, laundry room, co-working space, meeting room and a garden.
Food and beverage venue EVE will follow in September, offering a restaurant, bar and cafe “inspired by the diverse flavours and breaking bread cultures of the eastern and southern Mediterranean regions”.
For our Tried and Tested review of Ember Locke (published in October 2023), see:
Maldron Hotel Finsbury Park, London
Irish hotel group Dalata opened the first London property under its Maldron brand in July 2023.
The group had purchased a “new finished hotel, which has never traded” in Finsbury Park, for £44.3 million, before investing a further £2 million to enhance the property. The hotel features 192 rooms, as well as a ground floor lobby, restaurant and bar.
Blue Orchid Tower Residences
Blue Orchid Hospitality opened its fourth London property in July 2023, located on Byward Street close to the Tower of London.
Tower Residences is housed within a late Victorian building and features 32 and and two-bedroom “independent living apartments”, with fully-equipped kitchens and open plan dining and lounge areas with workstations.
Guests benefit from 24-hour concierge and reception services, as well as a private butler on request, and can also access restaurant, bar, fitness centre, spa, coworking and meeting and events facilities at the group’s nearby Tower Suites property.
One Sloane
London’s Chelsea neighbourhood welcome the new One Sloane hotel in September 2023, located at 1 Sloane Gardens just off Sloane Square.
A collaboration between Parisian hotelier Costes, designer Francois-Joseph Graf and the 300-year-old Cadogan Estate, One Sloane is a conversion of a former retail and residential block, with the six-year project retaining the facade of the 19th century building while adding a sixth floor with its own cupola.
The hotel’s 30 rooms and suites feature cream English panelling on the walls, Japonisme-styled desks, restored pieces of antique furniture, and stained glass windows, while the top floor all-day French dining restaurant has been inspired by The Peacock Room painting by James McNeill Whistler and Thomas Jeckyl.
Raffles London at the OWO
Housed within the former Old War Office at the junction of Horse Guards Parade and Whitehall, Raffles London at the OWO opened in September 2023.
Completed in 1906, the seven-floor building served as the office of political and military leaders including Winston Churchill, David Lloyd George, Lord Kitchener, Herbert Asquith and T.E. Lawrence.
The hotel offers 120 rooms and 85 branded residences, as well as extensive wellness facilities and 11 destination F&B venues including a rooftop restaurant and bar.
Accor said that the five-year renovation programme has seen key features of the building restored, including hand-laid mosaic floors, oak panelling, chandeliers and a marble staircase.
The Peninsula London
First announced in 2015, London’s first Peninsula hotel opened on 12 September, 2023, in the capital’s Belgravia district.
The property is housed on the site of a former 1960s office block overlooking Hyde Park Corner between Grosvenor Crescent and Halkin Street, and features 190 rooms as well as shops, bars, restaurants and a ballroom.
Design features include a colonnade “linking to an internal ‘Palazzo-style’ courtyard”, and the development also features residential apartments with a separate spa, reception and entrance.
Business Traveller recently had a preview of the property in early 2023 which can be read here:
The Botree
The Botree hotel opened in September 2023, situated at the intersection of London’s Marylebone and Mayfair neighbourhoods.
The 199-room hotel is located at 30 Marylebone Lane and includes 29 suites, two restaurants, a live music club, private screening room and fitness centre.
Rooms have been designed by Amsterdam-based firm Concrete and feature colourful natural fabrics and textures created exclusively for the hotel. Each room includes a reception space, separated by sliding panels, which leads to the bedroom and lounge areas.
Cove Huntingdon House
Edyn opened the latest property under its fledgling Cove brand in November 2023.
Cove Huntingdon House is located within an existing building on Kensington’s Cromwell Road, around ten minutes’ walk north of Earl’s Court Station.
Features include three one-bedroom and 11 two-bedroom apartments, with interior design by Berlin-based Amy Brandhorst.
Cove Huntingdon House is located next to another edyn property – Ember Locke – which opened this summer following the conversion of the former NH Kensington hotel (see the link to our review above).
Broadwick Soho
Broadwick Soho opened in November 2023 and is the first London hotel designed by Martin Brudnizki.
It is described as “your eccentric godmother’s Soho townhouse”, with Brudnizki taking inspiration “from the gritty glamour, but also eclectic and diverse history of Soho”.
Situated on the corner of Broadwick Street and Berwick Street, the hotel will offer 57 “residential-feeling” rooms including a penthouse and nine suites, with “many rooms offering private balconies overlooking the bustling streets”.
The hotel’s food and beverage concepts are operated in partnership with Jamie Poulton and chef Ed Baines, founders of Randall and Aubin on nearby Brewer Street. There is a street level Italian restaurant with terrace, and a rooftop cocktail bar with wrap around terrace.
Zedwell Greenwich
Zedwell Hotels opened its third property in the UK capital in November 2023, located in Greenwich close to the River Thames.
The 96-room property is housed within the glass and steel Cavatina Point building on Harmony Place, but despite its above-ground location the hotel follows the brand’s existing Piccadilly and Tottenham Court Road properties in offering a windowless sleep concept.
Each “cocoon” can accommodate up to two guests, and are “intentionally free from TVs and extraneous distractions”, with features including Hypnos beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, rain showers and ambient, circadian rhythm-based lighting.
Premier Inn London Marylebone
Whitbread opened the latest London property under its city centre-focused hub by Premier Inn brand in December 2023.
The 294-room hub by Premier Inn London Marylebone is located on the corner of Old Marylebone Road and Marylebone Road, close to Edgware Road Underground station.
Features include compact rooms around half the size of a standard Premier Inn room, and a ground floor Lounge space. Rooms towards the top of the 13th floor building also enjoy skyline views of the capital.
Hampton by Hilton London Old Street
This 107-room hotel opened in January 2024, joining the recently unveiled Hampton by Hilton London City.
The property is located on Westland Place, around five minutes’ walk from Old Street Underground and rail station, with links to the Northern Line and National Rail services to Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City.
Facilities free wifi and hot breakfast, a fitness centre and conference meeting room. Hilton has also highlighted the new-build hotel’s eco credentials, with the building designed to make use of harvested rainwater.
