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Eccleston Square Hotel | |
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Location within Greater London | |
General information | |
Location | London |
Address | 37 Eccleston Square, London, England SW1V 1PB |
Coordinates | 51°29′N 0°09′W / 51.49°N 0.15°W / 51.49; -0.15 |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 5 |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 39 |
Number of restaurants | 1 |
Number of bars | 1 |
Eccleston Square Hotel is an independently owned boutique hotel located in Pimlico, London. It has been referred to as Europe's most high-tech hotel by Condé Nast Traveler and featured as one of Five Hotels With Top-Notch Technology by Forbes.
History
Eccleston Square Hotel is a grade II listed building and was renovated over a period of 1 year at a cost of £6.5 million. The architectural and interior design work for the project was performed by Woods Bagot and opened in August 2011. The hotel is operated by Olivia Byrne and her brother James Byrne and is a member of Design Hotels.
Six months after opening, Eccleston won the 2011 In-Room Technology Innovation award at the European Hospitality Awards.
Features
Features of the hotel include fiber optic Wi-Fi, VOIP telephony, Sky 3D, 3D DVD library, Blu-ray DVD Library, Nespresso coffee facilities, Hästens Massage Beds, iPod docking station, and 46" Panasonic flat-screen televisions. Eccleston also has shower glass that can turn from transparent to frosted by flipping a switch. Additional bathroom features include heated floors.
Reception
In 2013, the Toronto Star listed Eccleston as a "hotel for health-minded travelers" based on the sleep-induced sounds and images that are broadcast in each room which are designed to promote better sleep.
References
- ^ Patek, Caroline (31 January 2012). "Five Hotels With Top-Notch Technology". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- JulesLdn (4 January 2011). "The Eccleston Square Hotel's Peekaboo Bathrooms Will Have An Off Button". Hotel Chatter. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- Hinson, Tamara (21 September 2011). "Eccleston Square Hotel Is Wired Up For Hi-Tech Wizardry". British Metro. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "High-Tech Hotels A Hit With Geeky Guests". Conde Nast Traveler. March 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Salas, Nathalie (28 November 2012). "Meet The Owners: Olivia Byrne of Eccleston Square Hotel, London UK". Boutique Hotel News. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "Eccleston Square Hotel". Woods Bagot. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "12,000 Massage Beds In Heiress's Belgravia Hotel". London Evening Standard. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "Speakers James Byrne". Boutique Hotel Summit 2013. Archived from the original on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "ECCLESTON SQUARE HOTEL". Design Hotels. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- Hume, Tim (25 April 2012). "High-Tech Hotels A Hit With Geeky Guests". CNN. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- "Hotels For Health-Minded Travellers". The Toronto Star. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.