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UK: Originally set to open at the end of this year, Pan Pacific London has pushed back its launch date to early 2021.
The 237-bed hotel is currently still under construction at One Bishopsgate Plaza.
Hotel general manager Anne Golden said: “The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the world of travel and hospitality to an abrupt standstill. Every opening is a challenge and as we ride through COVID-19, this is certainly a new one we’re facing. Gradually, and in line with directives from local authorities, construction operations are now continuing on site and early 2021 is a realistic timeframe for opening. Despite the delay, the hotel is well advanced and will grow into a formidable hospitality player in the UK.”
The opening marks Pan Pacific’s European debut. It will feature two restaurants and bars, a wellbeing floor with treatment rooms, sleep pods and gym area, an indoor infinity pool, two floors of event space as well as the largest ballroom in the square mile.
Singapore-based Pan Pacific Hotels Group currently owns and/or manages nearly 50 hotels, resorts and serviced apartments across 28 cities.
