Hotel news roundup for May

Here’s your latest hotel news all in one place!

De Niro to open Covent Garden hotel

Robert De Niro is planning to open a luxury, 83 bedroom, Covent Garden hotel. The actor has teamed up with BD hotels and property firm Capco to open The Wellington Hotel. If the plans are approved by Westminster City Council work will begin in 2017 and the hotel will open in 2019. Click here to read full story.

Brighton i360 tower opening this summer

It’s not a hotel but it is the thinnest building in the world and the tallest in Brighton! The 137m (450ft) building with glass viewing pod will be opening this summer. Click here to find out more.

New ‘Pig Hotel’ opening at Combe

Grade I listed Combe House in Gittisham, Devon has undergone a complete transformation at a cost of £9 million to become the newest Pig Hotel. The manor house will be opening in early July with 27 bedrooms, including suites in the stable yard and outbuildings. Full story here.