AccorHotels has announced that its new flagship Novotel in London’s Canary Wharf will open to guests this year.
The Novotel Canary Wharf is situated at 40 Marsh Street and, at 127 metres high, is set to be one of the tallest buildings in the area. The hotel will comprise of 313 rooms, including 26 suites, and will also offer nine meeting rooms and breakout areas, all of which will have innovative and individual designs.
“We’re excited to make this announcement,” says Thomas Dubaere, MD of AccorHotels UK & Ireland. “More information will follow in due course including details of the cutting edge restaurant and bar concepts included in the hotel and the building’s sustainability credentials. Canary Wharf will be the flagship Novotel for AccorHotels UK & Ireland and will significantly strengthen our portfolio.”
The hotel is a marquee investment for AccorHotels’ HotelInvest division, which was formed in November 2013 when the group took the decision to split its business into two distinct fields of expertise: HotelServices, a hotel operator and franchisor, and HotelInvest, a hotel owner and investor.
Novotel Canary Wharf is one of 33 Novotels in the UK, and worldwide joins a network of 428 Novotels, offering 83,340 rooms across 61 countries.