
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Hostel brand a&o has purchased the former DoubleTree by Hilton, Docklands Riverside, its first location in London.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Criterion Capital has opened the first phase of the world’s largest capsule hotel under its Zedwell brand, housed inside the historic London Pavilion at Piccadilly Circus.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate developer, owner and operator Dominus has submitted plans to transform an existing telephone exchange into a 240-room hotel in Camden.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Businesses located along Denmark Street in London have organised a series of live performances, talks, pop-ups and art exhibitions set to take place on 6 September 2025.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Urban Living Festival (ULF), London’s cutting edge networking and educational event for the living, hospitality and flex workspace sectors, is delighted to be working with global home furnishings brand IKEA.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The luxury, Mayfair hotel The Athenaeum Hotel and Residences has named Edward Bracken as general manager.

Reading Time: 1 minuteUK: PPHE Hotel Group has acquired a 13,000 square metre, mixed-use development site near Tower Bridge, set to include a Radisson RED lifestyle hotel.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate investment, development and asset management firm RE Capital has sold the Ruby Stella hotel in London to LaSalle Investment Management for £48 million.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDishoom launches Permit Room Lodgings, joining a wave of F&B and retail brands extended reach into hotels. Read more on BHN.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Auberge Resorts Collection has appointed Etienne Haro as managing director of Cambridge House, its debut London hotel set to open in Mayfair in spring 2026.
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