UK: Hostel brand a&o has bought the previous DoubleTree by Hilton, Docklands Riverside, its first location in London.
The Seventeenth-century constructing is positioned immediately reverse Canary Wharf on the banks of the Thames in Southwark.
From November this yr, the property will develop into a&o London Docklands Riverside and can be operated as a resort.
A deliberate funding of £21 million will assist a gradual renovation throughout its 500 rooms and a pair of,100 beds. The resort will stay open throughout the course of.
The constructing additionally has its personal pier, and a&o will present free entry for company to an electrical river cab service to and from Canary Wharf.
a&o Hostels founder and CEO, Oliver Winter mentioned: “London is solely a metropolis you need to expertise. It represents a deep historical past, a fierce vitality and an unimaginable internationalism hardly ever discovered elsewhere. The opening of our first location here’s a actual assertion for a&o, as a number one vacation spot for travellers, households, faculty teams and teams of mates. It was on the prime of our record as we glance to offer worth pushed lodging to youth travellers, teams, households and solo company in an in any other case costly metropolis.
“This acquisition is the results of an intensive and purposeful choice course of. It alerts {that a}&o is current on the highest degree – in the very best cities in Europe, with sturdy companions and a transparent deal with sustainable development,” he added.
a&o London Docklands Riverside joins two different UK properties in Edinburgh and Brighton. It brings the overall European portfolio to 44 properties in 30 cities.
Highlights:
• a&o Hostels has acquired its first London website – the previous DoubleTree by Hilton Docklands Riverside.
• The property will reopen in November as a&o London Docklands Riverside, operated as a resort.
• It’s going to function 500 rooms and a pair of,100 beds, with £21 million invested in phased renovations.
• Visitors may have free entry to an electrical river cab service from the resort’s personal pier to Canary Wharf.
• The positioning joins present UK places in Edinburgh and Brighton.
