Hotel Brooklyn to open next to Leicester ruby stadium

A new hotel is aimed to open in Leicester in 2022. It is called Hotel Brooklyn, and is brand of Bespoke Hotels.

There is already another Bespoke Hotels hotel in Leicester, and another hotel Brooklyn in Manchester.

Leicester’s Hotel Brooklyn will have 191 bedrooms. It is located next to the Welford Road rugby stadium. The hotel will have a restaurant (the Lair), a diner (Runyon’s Atrium), and conferencing facilities.

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 into 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, and a destination of true hospitality.”

Robin Sheppard, Chairman of Bespoke Hotels, said: “We are thrilled to have secured this fantastic site in Leicester – right next door to the Welford Road Stadium.

“Being built by our trusted partners Marshall CDP, with whom we have worked several times before, we believe Hotel Brooklyn is a perfect fit for Leicester. It will bring a destination hotel into the heart of the city, attract a new audience of customers and, we hope, become a business of which the city will be truly proud.”

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