Hilton London Metropole

The Hilton London Metropole is a 1,100-room 4-star hotel and conference centre located on Edgware Road in central London. It is bounded by the Marylebone Flyover to the north, Praed Street to the south, and the Paddington Basin development to the west.

Hilton London Metropole
Hilton London Metropole - 1989 wing in foreground, original 1972 tower behind it on the right
Hotel chain	Hilton Hotels & Resorts
General information
Status	Open
Type	Hotel
Classification
Location	London, W2 1JU United Kingdom
Address	225 Edgware Road
Town or city	London
Country	United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.519336°N 0.169490°W / 51.519336; -0.169490
Completed	1972
Opening	Jul 1999
Owner	Henderson Park[1]
Technical details
Floor count	24 [2]
Other information
Number of restaurants	1
Parking	Yes
Website
www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lonmetw-hilton-london-metropole/

History

The London Metropole Hotel opened in 1972. Designed by noted modernist architect Richard Seifert,^[3] it consisted of a 24-storey 91-metre (299 ft) tower, one of the tallest buildings in the City of Westminster. A second wing, of 11 storeys,^[4] was added in 1989.^[5]

The Metropole Hotels chain was sold by Lonrho to Stakis Hotels in 1996^[6] and the property was renamed Stakis London Metropole.^[7] Ladbroke bought Stakis Hotels in 1999^[8] and rebranded the 48 Stakis Hotels within their Hilton Hotels brand, with the property renamed^[9] Hilton London Metropole.^[10] A 16-storey 52-metre (171 ft) third wing was added to the hotel in 2000,^[11] including a conference centre, making it the biggest conference hotel in London, with 39 meeting rooms.^[12]

In April 2014 the hotel was the venue for the 44th World Irish Dancing Championship, the first held in England.^[13] Hilton sold the hotel, along with the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, to the Tonstate Group in 2006 for £417m.^[14] Tonstate sold the two properties to Henderson Park for £500 million in 2017.^[15]

See also

• Hotels in London
• Hilton London Paddington, nearby sister hotel
• Paddington Waterside, strategy for the redevelopment of the area between the Metropole and the railway

References

1. "NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal".
2. "Hilton London Metropole". Emporis.^{[dead link‍]}
3. "London Metropole Hotel, Paddington, London". RIBApix. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
4. "Hilton London Metropole East Wing, London | 177778 | EMPORIS". Archived from the original on 16 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
5. "The Guardian from London, Greater London, England on January 27, 1989 · 15". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
6. "Stakis poised to buy Metropole hotels for pounds 320m". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
7. "Rooms with a view". The Caterer. 1 January 2000. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
8. "Ladbroke buys Stakis chain for pounds 1.2bn". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
9. "A bit of an altitude problem". www.standard.co.uk. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
10. Ltd, Jacobs Media Group. "Hilton's rebrand starts with London Metropole rename". Travel Weekly. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
11. "Hilton London Metropole Addition, London | 137860 | EMPORIS". Archived from the original on 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
12. "Hotels in Central London - Hilton London Metropole - London, UK". Hilton. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
13. "World Irish Dance Championship". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
14. Net, Hospitality. "Hilton Announces the Exchange of Contracts to Sell Two UK Hotels - Hilton London Metropole and Hilton Birmingham Metropole - for GBP 417 Million". Hospitality Net. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
15. Penfold, Simon. "NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal". www.expressandstar.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.