A 160 plus-room luxury lifestyle hotel is scheduled to open at Battersea Power Station in 2019, following the signing of a management agreement between the developers and the PPHE Hotel Group.
Rooftop Swimming Pool overlooking Battersea Power Station and River Thames
The hotel will operate under PPHE’s art’otel® brand in a Foster + Partners designed building, featuring a number skyline floors with panoramic views leading to what promises to be a spectacular Roof Garden.
The curated garden will be delivered by the team responsible for New York’s popular elevated urban park, the High Line, and will feature an outdoor rooftop pool and bar overlooking the historic Grade II listed Battersea Power Station building.
Beneath the garden, a signature restaurant and double height bar, offering stunning views of the London skyline, is expected to become a go-to destination in the riverside district.
The hotel’s interior will echo that of the award-winning art’otel Amsterdam, combining cutting edge design with a rotating calendar of art exhibitions and cultural events featuring work from both established and emerging artists.
The hotel is an integral part of Phase 3 of the £8 billion Battersea Power Station redevelopment, which is currently Europe’s largest privately funded urban regeneration programme.
Rob Tincknell, CEO of Battersea Power Station Development Company said; “We are incredibly excited to be announcing this important transaction and for it to be with such an innovative hotel company.
“The selection process to find the right brand and operator was a very competitive and thorough one, involving the leading hotel brands from around the world.
“art’otel was a standout winner, a brand unlike anything we have seen in London to date, and it is particularly fitting for it to have art at the very heart of the brand and the hotel itself. I am confident that together with art’otel we will deliver a beyond expectations hotel.”
View from double height bar and restaurant across the London skyline and Battersea Power Station
Boris Ivesha, President and Chief Executive Officer at PPHE Hotel Group, said that the Battersea development will transform the London skyline and that the company is delighted to be involved the scheme.
“As a company we take pride in opening hotels, restaurants and bars in areas which are embarking on new urban and community journeys and the Battersea Power Station project is a spectacular example of this.
“art’otel perfectly complements the shareholders of Battersea Power Station’s vision and we look forward to working together to create a new chapter in London’s history over the next four years.”
In addition to art’otel, Phase 3 of the scheme will deliver 1,300 homes, the restaurant and shop-lined Electric Boulevard, a public park and the new Battersea Power Station London Underground Station. When complete, the overall development will be at the heart of a new London neighbourhood which will provide a huge boost to employment.
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