Eccleston Square Hotel

Eccleston Square Hotel
General information
Location London[1]
Address 37 Eccleston Square, London, England SW1V 1PB
Management Olivia Byrne[2] and James Byrne[3]
Technical details
Floor count 5
Other information
Number of rooms 39[4]
Number of restaurants 1
Number of bars 1
Website
http://www.ecclestonsquarehotel.com/

Eccleston Square Hotel is an independently owned boutique hotel located in Pimlico, London,[5] and known for its technology features provided to guests.[6] It has been referred to as Europe's most high-tech hotel by Condé Nast Traveler[7] and featured as one of Five Hotels With Top-Notch Technology by Forbes.[1]

History

Eccleston Square Hotel is a grade II listed building[8] and was renovated over a period of 1 year at a cost of £6.5 million.[2] The architectural and interior design work for the project was performed by Woods Bagot[9] and opened in August 2011.[2] The hotel is operated by Olivia Byrne[10] and her brother James Byrne and is a member of Design Hotels.[3][11]

Photo taken from outside of the Eccleston Hotel in London.

Six months after opening, Eccleston won the 2011 In-Room Technology Innovation award at the European Hospitality Awards.[2]

Features

Features of the hotel include fiber optic wifi Wifi, VOIP telephony, Sky 3D, 3D DVD library, Blu-ray DVD Library, Nespresso coffee facilities, Hästens Massage Beds, iPad concierge, iPod docking station and 46”Panasonic flat screen televisions.[1][6][12]Eccleston is also said to have shower glass that can turn from transparent to frosted by flipping a switch. Additional bathroom features include heated floors.[1]

In 2013, the Toronto Star listed Eccleston as a "hotel for health-minded travellers" based on the sleep-induced sounds and images that are broadcast in each room which are designed to promote better sleep.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Patek, Caroline (31 January 2012). "Five Hotels With Top-Notch Technology". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Salas, Nathalie (28 November 2012). "Meet The Owners: Olivia Byrne of Eccleston Square Hotel, London UK". Boutique Hotel News. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Speakers James Byrne". Boutique Hotel Summit 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ↑ JulesLdn (4 January 2011). "The Eccleston Square Hotel’s Peekaboo Bathrooms Will Have An Off Button". Hotel Chatter. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Hinson, Tamara (21 September 2011). "Eccleston Square Hotel Is Wired Up For Hi-Tech Wizardry". British Metro. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 Hume, Tim (25 April 2012). "High-Tech Hotels A Hit With Geeky Guests". CNN. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "High-Tech Hotels A Hit With Geeky Guests". Conde Nast Traveler. March 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Eccleston Square Hotel Belgravia London". Small And Elegant Hotels International. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Eccleston Square Hotel". Woods Bagot. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  10. ↑ "12,000 Massage Beds In Heiress’s Belgravia Hotel". London Evening Standard. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  11. ↑ "ECCLESTON SQUARE HOTEL". Design Hotels. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Is this London's smartest hotel? Eccleston Square boasts 3D TVs, a £12,000 massage bed and touch pads that instantly frost glass". Daily Mail. January 18, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Hotels For Health-Minded Travellers". The Toronto Star. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.

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