GUEST HOTELS LAUNCHES ITS VERY
OWN NEST
24 June 2008 - Nest is an ambitious, even audacious, transformation of Victorian townscape into a sophisticated, but easy-going, contemporary hotel. It opens 1st September 2008.
Guests become members of the Concierge Club, offering access to the V&A, ICA, Tate, Photographers Gallery and Gate Theatre as well as exhibitions, music, book launches and shows throughout London. Nest will host continuously changing photographic exhibitions, turning the guest bedroom floors into gallery space.
Nest is in one of London's landmark garden squares: leafy, quiet and dignified. 157 bedrooms are arranged over six floors. The transformation of the original John Nash design is by Dream Architects, a collaboration with luxury boat builder Pendennis which ensures an ingenious use of space and a sleek, streamlined feel.
Restaurant, bar and sitting room balance form and function to create a simple, yet stylish, setting. Petit Oiseau restaurant will be run in partnership with Oliver Peyton. The hotel bar is a generous and relaxed informal area serving drinks and food throughout the day.
Bedrooms have private entrance lobbies and are lined with East African Wenge, a sustainable hardwood. Wall panels slide away to reveal wardrobes, storage, entertainment, internet and a minibar. Shower rooms feature REN products, a power shower and full length mirror. The result is an uncluttered space whose neat ambience gave rise to the name: Nest.
The hotel is in the heart of Bayswater, an area alive with its own local restaurants and bars. Hyde Park and the West End are a short walk. Nest is close to Paddington Station with rapid access to Heathrow, the London tube system and the national rail network.
Rates for a double room in September will be from £129 per night
For further information and reservations,
please visit the website at www.guesthotels.com
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RED LEMON PR
Tel: 07711 560 445 / 07721 859 847 / 07976 646 807
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caroline@redlemonpr.com
nicky@redlemonpr.com
Notes to editors
Note to Editors: Guest Hotels is a new collection of London hotels from the founders of GuestInvest which not only offer excellent services, fine facilities and exceptional food and drink but a unique opportunity for guests to sample and enjoy London's wide and diverse arts scene.
The first newly converted Guest Hotels art club, Nest, will join the existing Guest Hotels portfolio of Blakes and Guesthouse West and will be joined by The Jones in late September 2008 and The Chiswell Street Hotel in summer 2009.
Through membership to Guest Hotels' Concierge Club, both guests and local Londoners, will gain access to a series of partner London art institutions - currently institutions partnering Guest Hotels include the V&A, ICA, Tate, Photographers Gallery and the Gate Theatre. Access will be available to photographic and fine art exhibitions, live music shows – ranging from cabaret to classical to indie gig – to theatrical events, book launches and exhibitions within the Guest Hotels properties.
Guest Hotels is a subsidiary of parent company, GuestInvest, that was launched in November 2003 as the UK's first buy-to-let hotel company. The concept allows investors to buy their own fully maintained room in a central London hotel, stay there for up to 52 nights a year for free, and receive 50 per cent of the room's income, which is let out by the hotel on their behalf throughout the year.
