Berners Hotel
Berners Hotel was a historic London hotel that later became The London EDITION.
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Overview
Berners Hotel was a historic hotel on Berners Street in London, England, occupying a Grade II listed building associated with the Berners Estate. The building was constructed between 1908 and 1910 to designs by John Slater, who served as surveyor to the estate. Although the hotel later operated under different ownership and trading identities, Berners Hotel is principally significant as the earlier identity of the property now known as The London EDITION. During the 1990s, the property was owned by Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts and operated as the Berners Park Plaza Hotel. This period placed the hotel within the Park Plaza lodging portfolio and associated it with a larger international hotel operating platform. In 2001, the property was sold to JJW Hotels and Resorts and returned to the historic Berners Hotel name. The change restored the property's earlier identity while leaving it within a different ownership structure. The hotel closed in 2006 for renovation. The work began but was not completed, and the property subsequently entered bankruptcy in August 2010. In November 2010, Marriott Hotels acquired the building and announced plans to renovate it and relaunch it under the EDITION hotel brand, a luxury lifestyle-hotel concept operated by Marriott. This marked the end of Berners Hotel as the property's active trading identity, even though the historic building and its connection with the Berners name remained important to the property's history. The renovated hotel reopened in September 2013 as The London EDITION. Its interiors were designed by Yabu Pushelberg, and the relaunch repositioned the property as a contemporary luxury lifestyle hotel rather than a hotel operating under the Berners name. In January 2014, Marriott sold the property, together with two other company-owned EDITION hotels, to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $815 million. Marriott continued to manage the hotel after the sale. Accordingly, Berners Hotel is best understood as a defunct historical hotel brand and former operating name, while the underlying London property remains active under a successor brand.
History
Berners Hotel occupied a hotel building on Berners Street in the City of Westminster, London. The building was constructed between 1908 and 1910 and designed by John Slater, surveyor to the Berners Estate. It is a Grade II listed building, giving the property architectural and historical significance beyond its role as a commercial hotel. The property's operating identity changed over time as ownership shifted. During the 1990s it was owned by Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts and traded as the Berners Park Plaza Hotel. In 2001, JJW Hotels and Resorts acquired the property. Following that transaction, the hotel returned to the Berners Hotel name, reconnecting the operating business with its historic identity. Berners Hotel closed in 2006 for renovation. The project was started but never completed. In August 2010, the property went bankrupt, ending the immediate phase of its operation under the Berners name. Marriott Hotels acquired the property in November of the same year and announced that it would be renovated and relaunched as part of the EDITION hotel portfolio. The redevelopment resulted in the property's reopening in September 2013 as The London EDITION. Yabu Pushelberg designed the interiors for the new hotel, whose positioning shifted toward contemporary luxury and lifestyle hospitality. This relaunch effectively replaced Berners Hotel as the property's active brand, although the building's history and location continued to connect it with the former hotel. In January 2014, Marriott sold The London EDITION, along with two other company-owned EDITION hotels, to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $815 million. Marriott continued to manage the property after the transaction. Berners Hotel therefore represents a former hotel identity and historical operating name rather than a currently active standalone brand.
- 2014
Sale to Abu Dhabi Investment Authority
[1]The property is sold to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority for $815 million, while Marriott continues to manage it.
- 2013
Reopening as The London EDITION
[1]The redeveloped hotel reopens under The London EDITION name in September.
- 2010
Bankruptcy and Marriott acquisition
[1]The property enters bankruptcy in August, and Marriott Hotels acquires it in November with plans for an EDITION redevelopment.
- 2006
Closure for renovation
[1]The hotel closes for renovation, but the work is not completed.
- 2001
Return to the Berners Hotel name
[1]JJW Hotels and Resorts acquires the property, which returns to its historic Berners Hotel identity.
- 1990
Park Plaza operation
[1]During the 1990s, Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts owns the property and operates it as the Berners Park Plaza Hotel.
- 1910
Hotel building completed
[1]The building is completed to designs by John Slater, surveyor to the Berners Estate.
- 1908
Construction begins
[1]Construction of the hotel building on Berners Street begins.
Products and positioning
A historic London hotel identity associated with a Grade II listed property, later operated under Park Plaza and JJW ownership before being redeveloped and relaunched as a luxury lifestyle hotel under The London EDITION brand.
Hotel accommodation
Berners Hotel accommodation
The core offering was guest accommodation in a historic hotel building on Berners Street in central London. The property operated under the Berners Hotel name during multiple periods, including after its return to that name following the 2001 acquisition by JJW Hotels and Resorts. The accommodation business ended under the Berners identity when the property closed for redevelopment and later reopened as The London EDITION.
Hotel accommodation
Berners Park Plaza Hotel
During the 1990s, the property operated as the Berners Park Plaza Hotel under Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts ownership. This was a branded operating phase within the wider Park Plaza hotel portfolio and represented a departure from the simpler Berners Hotel identity used at other points in the property's history.
Brand decisions
2014
Sale of the property to Abu Dhabi Investment AuthorityM&ABackground
Following the property's reopening as The London EDITION, Marriott sold it with two other corporate-owned EDITION hotels.
Action taken
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority acquired the property in a transaction valued at $815 million for the three hotels.
Aftermath
Marriott retained management of the hotel, while ownership moved to the investment authority.
Transaction value for three EDITION hotels. $815 million (January 2014)
2013
Launch of The London EDITIONProduct launchBackground
The former Berners Hotel property underwent redevelopment after Marriott's acquisition.
Action taken
The renovated hotel reopened in September 2013 as The London EDITION, with interiors designed by Yabu Pushelberg.
Aftermath
The property adopted a new luxury lifestyle positioning and successor brand.
2010
Redevelopment as an EDITION hotelStrategyBackground
After an unfinished renovation and the property's bankruptcy, Marriott Hotels acquired the building.
Action taken
Marriott announced plans to renovate the property and relaunch it under the EDITION brand.
Aftermath
The hotel reopened in 2013 as The London EDITION, ending Berners Hotel's active use as the property's trading brand.
2001
Sale to JJW Hotels and ResortsM&ABackground
The property was transferred from Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts to JJW Hotels and Resorts.
Action taken
JJW Hotels and Resorts acquired the hotel and restored the Berners Hotel name.
Aftermath
The property continued operating under the historic Berners identity until its later closure and redevelopment.
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