Croydon
Croydon has emerged as a key focus for hotel and mixed-use development in South London, with regeneration projects reshaping its hospitality landscape. Our coverage tracks the area’s growing appeal to investors and operators, highlighting hotel openings, refurbishments, property transactions, and shifts in market demand.
We report on how these developments impact hotel businesses in the area, including opportunities around transport upgrades and changing residential-commercial dynamics. Insights are tailored to help hoteliers and hospitality professionals understand Croydon’s evolving role in the broader London hotel market.
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Sep- 2024 -2 SeptemberHotels
Pandox acquires three London aparthotels for £230m
Hotel property owner Pandox has completed the acquisition of three aparthotels with a total of 503 rooms in central London for £230m. The hotels are branded Residence Inn by Marriott and are located in Kensington, London Bridge and Tower Bridge. All three hotels are operated by Axiom Hospitality under a…
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Jan- 2024 -19 JanuaryLatest News
Today’s news in brief – 19/1/24
Savills is facilitating the sale of the long leasehold and part freehold interests in Selsdon Park Estate, a historic property located at 126 Addington Road, South Croydon. The estate, dating back to the 17th century, includes a recently refurbished hotel and former members club situated on a sprawling 198-acre site.…
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19 JanuaryLatest News
Selsdon Park Estate leasehold hits the market
Property agency Savills is advising on the disposal of the long leasehold interest and part freehold interest in the Selsdon Park Estate, 126 Addington Road, South Croydon. Selsdon Park Estate presents a full-service, recently refurbished, hotel and former members club, sitting within extensive parkland on a 198-acre site. The site…
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Nov- 2023 -22 NovemberHotel Brands
Birch Hotel properties enter administration
Both Birch Hotel properties have entered administration just three years after opening. The Birch Cheshunt in Hertfordshire has been closed with immediate effect while The Birch Selsdon, South Croydon will remain trading under the control of administrators. Moorfields Advisory Limited was appointed as administrator on 17 November after the company…
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May- 2023 -10 MayLatest News
Birch Hotel Group opens new location in Selsdon
Birch Hotel Group has recently opened a new location in Selsdon, a short drive away from East Croydon mainline rail station. This 19th Century mansion, re-modelled by leading interior design and architecture studio A-nrd, is home to 181 bedrooms, two restaurants, three bars, a lido, a state-of-the-art wellness space, a…
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Apr- 2023 -24 AprilHotel Brands
EasyHotel invests £4.5m to reduce carbon footprint
EasyHotel has announced a £4.5m investment for 12 UK locations to further reduce the group’s carbon footprint as part of its strategy to be the “first choice for low-carbon affordable hotels in Europe”. It said the investment will be spent on improving hotel energy efficiency with the installation of heat…
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Aug- 2022 -19 AugustHotels
Travelodge opens new Lewisham site
Travelodge has officially opened a new London hotel on Lewisham High Street, marking the first of four hotels Travelodge is opening in London this year. The other three hotels include the company’s first new-build premium budget-luxe hotels in Docklands and Wimbledon and also its first hotel in Peckham. With the…
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2 AugustHotels
Birch to open second venue in Croydon
The historic Selsdon Park Hotel in Croydon is set to become the second location for Birch, the lifestyle hotel concept. The hotel is set to open in 2023 and is a joint venture between Aprirose, a real estate investment company, and Birch Hospitality after the success of its first site…
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Apr- 2022 -19 AprilHotel Brands
Jurys Inn to rebrand to Leonardo Hotels
Jurys Inn is set to rebrand to Leonardo Hotels as part of an “ambitious” growth strategy for the group. The group currently operates 35 Jurys Inn hotels and 16 hotels under the Leonardo brand, and will aim to combine its “key elements” with the existing Leonardo brand design and reputation…
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Jan- 2022 -25 JanuaryHotels
Croydon Park Hotel sold for £24.9m
Amro Partners has acquired the Croydon Park Hotel in South London for £24.9m, in a joint venture partnership with Flemyn LLP. The Croydon Park Hotel site will be transformed into a new £200m GDV Build to Rent scheme, and the project will deliver approximately 600 units with a roof terrace,…
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