London’s new ‘literary-themed’ hotel shows why hotels should not be themed Life&Style Amid a boom in literary-inspired travel, a book-themed hotel has opened in Kensington. Anna Moloney checks in...
London hotel occupancy slides as Iran war wreaks travel havoc Hospitality International travel chaos caused by the Iran war is beginning to hit London’s hotels, fresh data has found. The occupancy of London’s hotels fell year on year in March, according to audit firm RSM.Hotel experts attribute the decline to a fall in tourism. Luxury London hotels enjoy a huge amount of custom from Middle Eastern [...]
Old school glamour returns to The Langham with Sale e Pepe Mare Life&Style From champagne trolleys to tableside theatre, Sale e Pepe Mare at The Langham shows hotel restaurants can be fun and fabulous.
Hotels ‘fighting to maintain profits’ as costs rise December 3, 2025 Britain’s hotels are struggling with rising costs despite increasing demand, according to the latest data. Profits were flat for UK hotels between September and October at just over 38 per cent, and fell slightly from 43.3 per cent to 43.1 per cent in London, according to the RSM hotels tracker. This was despite a rise [...]
‘I have no confidence in Rachel Reeves to turn things around’ November 24, 2025 The chief executive of a luxury hotel group in London has said he has “no confidence” in Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Budget later this week. Gavin Taylor, who leads Clermont Hotel Group, also branded Reeves as “not particularly business friendly” and that the Chancellor needs to lower the tax burden on companies in [...]
Brits plump for premium hotels as budget stays suffer November 3, 2025 The gap between hotel prices has continued to expand as Brits plump for premium travel over budget options, according to new figures. Average room rates of UK luxury hotels rose from £380.30 to £405.18 in August year on year, and from £136.33 to £141.57 for mid market hotels, data from RSM shows. Room rates in [...]
Why don’t London’s luxury hotels make any money? October 13, 2025 London is home to some of the most iconic and well-known luxury hotels in the world. The Savoy, the Ritz, The Dorchester and Claridge’s, to name just a few, are renowned the world over and have played host to the ultra wealth, celebrities and royalty. Also appearing in a string of popular films, London’s luxury [...]
The Savoy Hotel sheds jobs as losses widen October 13, 2025 Losses widened at The Savoy Hotel as it shed jobs during its latest financial year while a major renovation project started. The five-star London hotel has posted a pre-tax loss of £19.6m for 2024, having also lost £17.5m in 2023. The last time The Savoy Hotel made a pre-tax profit was the £5.9m it reported [...]
The Dorchester owner returns to the black October 8, 2025 The owner of five-star London hotel The Dorchester has returned to the black despite its revenue falling in 2024. New accounts filed with Companies House show the Dorchester Group posted a pre-tax profit of £3.1m for its latest financial year. The total is up from the pre-tax loss of £5.2m that it fell to in [...]
Chiltern Firehouse: Reopening date revealed after major fire October 6, 2025 A luxury London hotel popular with celebrities won’t reopen until April 2027 after a large fire earlier this year, it has been confirmed for the first time. Chiltern Firehouse in Chiltern Street, Marylebone, closed on 14 February after flames ripped through the Victorian four-storey building. The fire damaged parts of the ground floor, half of [...]