Hilton London Metropole
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{{Infobox building
| name = Hilton London Metropole
| classification = {{Rating|4}}
| status = Open
| building_type = Hotel
| image = Hilton london metropole.jpg
| caption = Hilton London Metropole - 1989 wing in foreground, original 1972 tower behind it on the right
| structural_system =
| owner = Henderson Park{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2017/08/07/necs-hilton-sold-in-500-million-property-deal/|title = NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal}}
| address = 225 Edgware Road
| location = London, {{postcode|W|2|1JU}}
United Kingdom
| location_town = London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| map_size = 300
| coordinates = {{coord|51.519336|-0.169490|display=inline,title}}
| map_dot_label = Hilton London Metropole
| hotel_chain = Hilton Hotels & Resorts
| opening_date = Jul 1999
| start_date =
| completion_date = 1972
| height =
| floor_area =
| parking = Yes
| number_of_restaurants = 1
| website = {{url|https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/lonmetw-hilton-london-metropole/}}
| references =
}}
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.
History
The London Metropole Hotel opened in 1972. Designed by noted modernist architect Richard Seifert,{{Cite web|title=London Metropole Hotel, Paddington, London|url=https://www.ribapix.com/london-metropole-hotel-paddington-london_riba53631|access-date=2021-09-04|website=RIBApix|language=en}} it consisted of a 24-storey {{convert|91|m|ft|adj=on}} tower, one of the tallest buildings in the City of Westminster. A second wing, of 11 storeys,{{cite web| url = https://www.emporis.com/buildings/177778/hilton-london-metropole-east-wing-london-united-kingdom| url-status = usurped| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201116181503/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/177778/hilton-london-metropole-east-wing-london-united-kingdom| archive-date = 2020-11-16| title = Hilton London Metropole East Wing, London {{!}} 177778 {{!}} EMPORIS}} was added in 1989.{{Cite web|title=The Guardian from London, Greater London, England on January 27, 1989 · 15|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/259884905/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}
The Metropole Hotels chain was sold by Lonrho to Stakis Hotels in 1996{{Cite web|date=2011-10-23|title=Stakis poised to buy Metropole hotels for pounds 320m|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/stakis-poised-to-buy-metropole-hotels-for-pounds-320m-1358947.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Independent|language=en}} and the property was renamed Stakis London Metropole.{{Cite web|date=2000-01-01|title=Rooms with a view|url=https://www.thecaterer.com/archive/rooms-with-a-view|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Caterer|language=en}} Ladbroke bought Stakis Hotels in 1999{{Cite web|date=2011-10-23|title=Ladbroke buys Stakis chain for pounds 1.2bn|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/ladbroke-buys-stakis-chain-pounds-1-2bn-1069727.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=The Independent|language=en}} and rebranded the 48 Stakis Hotels within their Hilton Hotels brand, with the property renamed{{Cite web|date=2012-04-10|title=A bit of an altitude problem|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/reveller/restaurants/a-bit-of-an-altitude-problem-7431494.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=www.standard.co.uk|language=en}} Hilton London Metropole.{{Cite web|last=Ltd|first=Jacobs Media Group|title=Hilton's rebrand starts with London Metropole rename|url=http://travelweekly.co.uk/articles/3836/hiltons-rebrand-starts-with-london-metropole-rename|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Travel Weekly|language=en}} A 16-storey {{convert|52|m|ft|adj=on}} third wing was added to the hotel in 2000,{{cite web| url = https://www.emporis.com/buildings/137860/hilton-london-metropole-addition-london-united-kingdom| url-status = usurped| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201112195247/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/137860/hilton-london-metropole-addition-london-united-kingdom| archive-date = 2020-11-12| title = Hilton London Metropole Addition, London {{!}} 137860 {{!}} EMPORIS}} including a conference centre, making it the biggest conference hotel in London, with 39 meeting rooms.{{Cite web|title=Hotels in Central London - Hilton London Metropole - London, UK|url=https://www.hilton.com/en/hilton/|access-date=2022-07-30|website=Hilton|language=en}}
In April 2014 the hotel was the venue for the 44th World Irish Dancing Championship, the first held in England.{{Cite web|title=World Irish Dance Championship|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/world-irish-dance-championship/|access-date=2022-07-30|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}} Hilton sold the hotel, along with the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, to the Tonstate Group in 2006 for £417m.{{Cite web|last=Net|first=Hospitality|title=Hilton Announces the Exchange of Contracts to Sell Two UK Hotels - Hilton London Metropole and Hilton Birmingham Metropole - for GBP 417 Million|url=https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4029202.html|access-date=2021-09-04|website=Hospitality Net|language=en-us}} Tonstate sold the two properties to Henderson Park for £500 million in 2017.{{Cite web|last=Penfold|first=Simon|title=NEC's Hilton sold in £500 million property deal|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/news/business/2017/08/07/necs-hilton-sold-in-500-million-property-deal/|access-date=2021-09-04|website=www.expressandstar.com|language=en}}
See also
{{Commons category|Hilton London Metropole}}
- 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
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{{Hotels in London}}
Category:Hotel buildings completed in 1972
Category:Hotels established in 1972
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