art’otel to Manage Battersea Power Station Hotel in London

PPHE Hotel Group, owner of the art’otel brand, has signed a deal with Battersea Power Station Development Company to manage the art’otel London Battersea Power Station hotel, scheduled to open in 2019.

art’otel will be an integral part of Phase 3, Electric Boulevard which is set within the £8 billion Battersea Power Station development project, one of Europe’s largest privately funded urban regeneration projects which will, when complete deliver over 17,000 direct and indirect jobs at the development.

Rafael Viñoly architect and masterplanner for the project designed the masterplan to allow a phased development approach which takes place from west to east.

Phase 3 of the Battersea Power Station development has been designed by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners.

In addition to art’otel, Phase 3 will comprise over 1,300 residential homes, a new pedestrian high street lined with shops and restaurants known as The Electric Boulevard; a new public park and community hub known as The Prospect and a new Battersea Power Station London Underground Station.

Homes within Phase 3 of Battersea Power Station are available with prices from £1.4m for a 2-bedroom property.

Boris Ivesha, President & Chief Executive Officer, PPHE Hotel Group, said, “We are delighted to be a part of the London of tomorrow. The Battersea Power Station Development will transform London’s skyline; creating a new destination and hub for local communities, visitors and residents. 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.”

PPHE Hotel Group operates a majority of their 38 hotels under two distinct brands, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts and art’otel. art’otel london battersea power station is expected to be the first art’otel to open in London.

Rob Tincknell, CEO of Battersea Power Station Development Company, said, “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.”