C&IT have released what they think to be the top 5 hotel openings in London in 2016 and business is booming in the east of London with some high profile openings:
1. Intercontinental London – The O2 – opened January 2016 with one of the largest pillar free ballrooms in Europe
2. The Doubletree by Hilton London Excel – 260 bedrooms and meeting space for 90
3. Canary Riverside Plaza – opened in June with 230sqm ballroom and an indoor pool that runs alongside the Thames
4. CitizenM Hotel Tower of London – opened in July opposite the Tower of London with the cloudM sky bar with a wraparound balcony
5. Hyatt Place London Heathrow/Hayes – opened in May as the first Hyatt Place branded hotel in the UK and the second will Heathrow in 2017