Leicester will soon have the second design-led Hotel Brooklyn, with a planned summer 2022 opening. It will be the second one to be launched after the Manchester branch opened in February this year
Hotel Brooklyn takes inspiration from the New York of 1920s and 1940s while combining modern and accessible design, constructed under the management of Bespoke Hotels.
The Leicester branch will be located close to the Welford Road Stadium, home to the famous Leicester Tigers rugby team.
Designed by Squid Inc, credited with designing Hotel Gotham and Hotel Brooklyn, Manchester, the 191-room hotel promises fine hospitality, with a versatile dining area that showcases European and American influences.
The accommodation includes a number of atmospheric skyline suites, and all rooms have been designed with accessibility in mind.
Other facilities include Lair Restaurant and Bar, Runyon?s Atrium diner, conference halls and a spacious car park.
Oliver Redfern, lead Interior designer of Squid Inc says: ?This hotel has a very unique neighbour in the form of Leicester Tigers rugby club and will most definitely add a little extra inspiration to the design. Architectural features, such as the striking central atrium stretching over five floors, will allow us to take the Brooklyn ethos ? a palpable anti-slick, anti-corporate sensibility - to a whole new level. This hotel will be irresistibly familiar, a place where outsiders become insiders, at a destination of true hospitality.?
?We are thrilled to have secured this fantastic site in Leicester, right next door to the Welford Road Stadium. The hotel is being built by our trusted partners Marshall CDP, with whom we have worked before. It will bring a destination hotel into the heart of the city, and attract a new set of audience,? said Robin Sheppard, chairman of Bespoke Hotels.
