Fancy a Mint? Britain’s City Inn Group Rebrands

Britain’s City Inn group of stylish city centre hotels has rebranded as Mint Hotel to reflect its aim of providing a fresh and contemporary hospitality experience.

The rebranding coincides with the opening of a second London hotel of 583 rooms in Pepys Street at the Tower of London (December 2010) and the group’s first international property of 553 rooms in Amsterdam (Spring 2011).

The latest expansions nearly double the group’s number of rooms to a total of 2,783 in eight hotels, employing around 1,500 staff.

The brand was founded in Bristol in 1999 by Sandy Orr, David Orr and Donald MacDonald, initially extending to London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow and Leeds.

Sandy Orr, Executive Chairman and Co-founder of Mint Hotel, said, “Our business was created from scratch as a forward-looking, innovative hotel brand. Now, with the opening of two new world-class hotels in the most exceptional locations in the City of London and Amsterdam, we recognise it is time to give our company the branding it deserves.”

David Orr, Chief Executive and Co-founder, added, “The name Mint Hotel gives us an instantly memorable identity to embrace the quality and modernity of what we do and reflects the brand’s sector-leading qualities, paving the way for the growth of our business.”

Free high-speed internet and WiFi access in guest rooms and public areas are standard – along with fully functioning iMac with Skype, free satellite TV and complimentary video library.

With all its properties custom-built, Mint Hotel is also consistently innovative in its hotel designs. Its pioneering SkyLounge concept, originated in Westminster and Manchester and developed in Leeds, animates publicly accessible city rooflines with terraces, private dining and meeting rooms and exclusive destination bars.

The new Tower of London SkyLounge has uninterrupted views of the Tower of London as well as meeting and private dining rooms as well as extensive roof gardens with views and seating areas for one of the city’s most spectacular al fresco terraces.

Mint Hotel is a member of Worldhotels.

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