hotels

Trocadero, the tourist-trapping West End sinkhole, could be transformed into a “pod hotel” under plans that will be considered by Westminster Council this week. The building’s late-19th century facade would be preserved, but the interior would be cleaned out, replaced by a warren of “compact …

One of the last remaining scars from the Blitz in central London is to be healed. Ham Yard, behind Piccadilly Circus, was never redeveloped after a sound drubbing from the Luftwaffe in the 1940s. Now, boutique hotel operator Firmdale have announced plans to build a …

The Foundry in Shoreditch is under threat from developers who want to turn it into a ‘4-star Art’otel‘. The hotel development, we are told, would include shops, an art gallery, an art cinema, a spa and a restaurant, all accessible to the public. There would …

By dusty sevens via the Londonist Flickrpool. Bucking the trend of recession misery, belt tightening and doom mongering is jolly hotel chain, Holiday Inn, whose parent company Intercontinental Hotels Group are stumping up a rumoured £10 million in 2012 commercial sponsorship as well as bringing …

A Which? Holiday survey has made the not entirely surprising discovery that some budget chain hotels in London and Manchester are not reaching high enough standards of cleanliness. Ibis and Travelodge had the worst levels of hygiene in the findings, declared as safe by the …

Later this month our benevolent Mayor will announce plans to introduce a “living wage” for all staff employed by the Greater London Authority and any organisations funded by the London Development Authority, says a report in the Guardian. He will also encourage hoteliers to do …

Speaking of property, rumours are circulating that the Fitrovian telecoms stick could be transformed into a boutique hotel. Not the beanpole part, but the bulky base areas. BT have appointed a team of designers to look into the concept, reports the Times, picking up on …

The Hangar Lane Gyratory has been given the dubious honour of being named Britain’s scariest road junction. In fact London claims 3 of the 4 top adrenalin-fuelled traffic experiences in the country, with Marble Arch and the Elephant and Castle coming 3rd and 4th on …

All cars must pay the congestion charge if they enter the congestion zone. That’s £8 a day unless you are driving a taxi, a police car or one of those little buggies that runs on jam. Of course, Londonist sidesteps having to pay the charge …

Greenwich Indoor Market is fab. There’s nothing more enjoyable than a stroll around all the little stalls on a Sunday. Thankfully, plans to knock it down and turn it into flats were scuppered after public out cry (no shock there then). But new plans have …