The Zetter Hotel Announced as London’s Best Small Hotel
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The Zetter Hotel Announced as London’s Best Small Hotel
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Category: Europe
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2006-12-07
The Zetter Hotel in Clerkenwell was last night awarded Best Small Hotel at the Visit London Awards 2006 sponsored by Eurostar, beating 5 prestigious hotels in the same category.
Attended by over 800 in the tourism and leisure industry, the awards showcase the best London has to offer across entertainment, restaurants and hotels. The Zetter was singled out for its style, comfort and ‘quirky personality’ as well as its strong environmental credentials. Based on the comments of the judging panel, the Project Manager wrote the following:
“…Clerkenwell may not be the first place that springs to mind for tourists or business travellers looking for somewhere to stay in London, but The Zetter Hotel is set to change all that. With close links with the local community (for example, displaying the work of local artists and designers in the hotel) and strong environmental credentials (the hotel even has its own bore hole and uses the water for drinking and to air-condition rooms) the Zetter is an exceptional all-rounder and our clear Gold winner.”
Visit London’s Chief Executive, James Bidwell, also commented on the Zetter:
“The Zetter is innovative, creative and different. Close community engagement, great design and architecture, and an ethos which revolves around its customers, mark this hotel out from the crowd. A fitting and deserving Visit London award winner for 2006.”
The hotel opened in spring of 2004 in the Grade II listed, 19th century warehouse formally, the Zetter football pools building on Clerkenwell Road. It was immediately added to Conde Nast Traveller’s, Hot list of 50 coolest hotels in the world and European Hotel Design award for Best New Hotel & Best Design.
Mark Sainsbury, co-owner of the hotel said: "It’s fantastic to have been given this accolade. The Zetter has always set out to be stylish and technologically innovative, whilst keeping room prices down. London is a very successful city with high-end priced hotels but desperately needs more value-driven options that have character.”
General Manager, Justin Pinchbeck, added how proud he was in accepting the prestigious Visit London award on behalf of the Zetter Team.
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