UK: The Leeu Collection has acquired its first London property, an office building in Fitzrovia. The company will convert the property, at 55 Newman Street, in to a 100-room hotel which will open in 2019. The building already has detailed planning consent. Carrie Wicks, CEO of Leeu Collection, said: “The
Italy: The Leeu Collection has acquired its second European property, the former Collegio Alla Querce in Florence, Italy. Located in Via della Piazzuola, the complex covers a total area of 13,400 square metres with an additional 15,500 square metres of parkland. The building will be converted into a 70-plus bedroom
UK: South African hotel group the Leeu Collection has bought Linthwaite House in the Lake District. UK: South African hotel group the Leeu Collection has bought Linthwaite House in the Lake District. It is Leeu Collection‘s first property outside of South Africa, where the group currently operates two hotels, Leeu
South Africa: The newly-created Leeu Collection is to open two boutique hotels in the Western Cape winelands. South Africa: The newly-created Leeu Collection is to open two boutique hotels in the Western Cape winelands. Leeu House and Leeu Estates are just under an hour’s drive from Cape Town. The Leeu
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Italy: Leeu Collection has appointed Auberge Resorts Collection to manage the Collegio Alla Querce in Florence, Italy. The property, set within 15,500 square metres of gardens, is set to open in 2023. It marks Auberge’s second property in Europe. Father-son architect practice, Esteva i Esteva, will oversee the transformation of
South Africa: Le Quartier Français is due to reopen after a transformation from the Leeu Collection. Le Quartier Français has easy access to some of the region’s top wineries. Over the past decade, the property has undergone a subtle transformation under the careful eye of the Leeu Collection, which owns
UK: Leeu Collection has announced that its Lake District property, Linthwaite House, has reopened today after a year-long refurbishment. The £10 million-plus renovation has seen the property “transformed into an exceptional contemporary country house hotel”. Linthwaite House‘s existing 30 bedrooms have been renovated by designer Beverley Boswell, who was also
UK: The Leeu Collection has unveiled more details of the £10 million refurbishment of Lake District hotel Linthwaite House, which will now re-open in Spring 2018. The company’s original intention was for Linthwaite House to start operating again this month, with work being completed on new guest rooms in the
UK: The Leeu Collection has closed the Lake District hotel Linthwaite House for refurbishment. The hotel will undergo a substantial transformation, reopening on November 1 with more contemporary interiors and extended public areas. Several new guest rooms, set within the hotel’s extensive grounds, will open in 2018. Originally built as
