Belmond has signed a management agreement with
Cadogan Estates to operate The Cadogan, a 64-key hotel on Sloane
Street in the heart of Chelsea, London.
The agreement comes at an exciting time in the
127-year history of The Cadogan, as the hotel will close at the
end of July to undergo a US$48 million investment project. The
fully renovated and re-conceptualised Belmond Cadogan will open in
summer 2016.
Working in tandem with Belmond and Blair
Associates Architects, Cadogan Estates will fund the
redevelopment, which will include the complete refurbishment of
all public areas and the reconfiguration of 64 rooms to 54 in
order to accommodate demand from luxury travellers for larger
junior suites and suites. The interior design project will be
carried out by the London office of GA Design International.
Built in 1887 in the Queen Anne style, The
Cadogan has played an integral role in the social history of the
Kensington and Chelsea area. The design project will draw
inspiration from the architectural character of The
Cadogan and surrounding neighbourhood as well as the hotel’s rich
heritage.
Belmond Cadogan
will also offer a new gourmet dining experience opening out onto
Sloane Street with views of Cadogan Place Gardens, taking
advantage of the hotel’s location at the heart of one of
London’s most vibrant and affluent retail areas.
Hugh Seaborn, Chief Executive of Cadogan
Estates, said, “The Cadogan has a colorful history – once
home to Lillie Langtry where she courted the future King of
England and also the location of Oscar Wilde’s infamous arrest –
and a wonderful future. With its depth of experience overseeing
the sensitive renovation of historic buildings and track record in
luxury hospitality, Belmond is the perfect partner for us to
preserve The Cadogan’s unique heritage, while evolving the hotel
into a luxury retreat for today’s luxury traveller. It fits
perfectly with Sloane Street’s international cachet and our vision
and strategy for ensuring it becomes the most exclusive and
luxurious shopping street in the world.”
Belmond owns and operates four other businesses
within Great Britain: the Belmond British Pullman, Belmond
Northern Belle and Belmond Royal Scotsman luxury rail experiences,
as well as Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, a 32-key hotel and
two-Michelin star restaurant in Oxfordshire.
Belmond,
The Cadogan,
Chelsea,
London
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