Vauxhall
Vauxhall has rapidly emerged as a key location for hotel development, driven by large-scale regeneration and its strategic position near the Thames. Our coverage includes major openings, proposed schemes, and brand expansions — from riverside luxury hotels to high-density mixed-use projects. We report on how these shape local tourism, investment patterns, and commercial opportunities, providing operational insights for hoteliers tracking London’s evolving hospitality zones.
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May- 2025 -7 MayNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 7/5/25
Mar Hall Golf and Spa Resort in Scotland has reopened after a £20m refurbishment, transforming the five-star hotel into a luxury destination with 74 redesigned rooms and suites. Highlights include a new palm-canopied reception area, a private cinema, gaming and billiards rooms, and expansive spa facilities. The central hub, The…
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7 MayHotels
Whitbread secures first Hub by Premier Inn site south of River Thames
Whitbread has acquired Dorset House, a vacant office block on Stamford Street SE1, from Capital 38, and plans to convert it into a circa 400-bedroom Hub by Premier Inn hotel. The new nine-storey, 90,000 sq ft building will mark Whitbread’s first Hub by Premier Inn hotel to open south of…
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Mar- 2025 -7 MarchNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 7/3/25
Whitbread is set to convert the former Lambeth Council office, Phoenix House, in Vauxhall into a Premier Inn hotel. This move follows the council’s decision to reduce its office spaces from 14 to two to save costs and repurpose buildings for housing and revenue generation. The council will lease the…
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7 MarchLatest News
Whitbread to convert former Lambeth council office into Premier Inn site
Whitbread will convert the former Lambeth Council’s 10-storey office in Vauxhall into a Premier Inn hotel. The move follows Lambeth Council reducing the number of offices it runs from 14 to two in a bid to save money and use the majority of its buildings to create new homes, generate…
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Sep- 2024 -26 SeptemberHotel Brands
Staycity appoints chief development officer as it secures 3 new sites
Staycity Group has announced it has secured three sites in London via a new stand-alone development platform Carnsór and has appointed Andrew Fowler as chief development officer to lead it. Fowler was most recently co-founder and group acquisitions director at Locke and Edyn, the fully integrated extended stay platform, and…
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Jan- 2023 -12 JanuaryHotel Brands
Hyatt opens the Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment
Hyatt Hotels has today (12 January) announced the opening of Hyatt Regency London Albert Embankment, a 142-room hotel that marks the eighth Hyatt-branded property in London. The hotel is located by the river within close proximity to the city’s tourist attractions, as it is a five minute walk from Westminster.…
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Dec- 2022 -21 DecemberHotels
The Phoenix Hotel owners open new Liverpool boutique
Rob Edwards and James Winters of Edwards Winters Developments have opened a new 32-room boutique hotel, The Phoenix Pods, on Vauxhall Road. According to Edwards and Winters, the cost of the development was around £500k and offers “affordable luxury” for £36 a night to guests. The boutique hotel is also…
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8 DecemberProfiles Interviews
The 19th Century derelict building turned into a thriving hotel
What is your background in hotels and how did your career lead you to this position? I started my own electrical engineering company, M-Tech, in 2009. The business is a major success, and in 2019 myself and my business partner, Rob Edwards, were made aware of an opportunity to purchase…
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Jul- 2022 -15 JulyHotels
CitizenM London Victoria opens its doors
CitizenM has opened the doors of its newest UK property in the heart of central London this month, with the opening of CitizenM London Victoria. Some 10 years after the opening of the brand’s first London hotel at Bankside, which was since followed by Tower of London and Shoreditch locations,…
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May- 2022 -10 MayLatest News
CitizenM to open new site in London Victoria
CitizenM is set to launch its newest UK property in central London this summer with the opening of CitizenM London Victoria. Some 10 years after the opening of the brand’s first London hotel on Bankside, which has since been followed by Tower of London and Shoreditch locations, the group will…
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