‘ME London’ confirmed to arrive in time for 2012 Olympics

A large new boutique hotel from Sol Melia has been confirmed for London in time for the Summer of 2012. The international hotel group has purchased a new Norman Foster creation in the Holborn district…

Blakes Hotel rescued in £20m deal

The future of London’s Blakes Hotel has been secured after investors stepped in to save the troubled hotel. The boutique hotel, in South Kensington, has been bought out of administration for £20million by two Israeli investors…

38 storey boutique hotel in Docklands approved by council

A 38 storey boutique hotel in the shadows of Canary Wharf took a step closer to reality last week after Tower Hamlets council gave it the green light. The council’s Strategic Development Committee backed the…

Greenwich Boutique Hotel inquiry continues

The Greenwich Market redevelopment public inquiry continued yesterday with the testimony of the developer’s witness. Dr Jonathan Edis was called to the stand by developer and landowner, Greenwich Hospital Trust. Dr Edis told the inquiry…

Greenwich Market public inquiry begins

The fate of a new boutique hotel proposed in Greenwich took a step closer to being resolved this week as a public inquiry got under way. The independent planning inspector’s inquiry into the controversial redevelopment…