The Business Travel Magazine Feb/Mar 2019

DEPARTURES
New kid on the block
Lincoln Plaza London
THE LOWDOWN This addition to
Hilton’s Curio Collection opened for
business at the turn of the year in a
prime position in Canary Wharf.
There are 129 rooms across
seven categories, plus an Indian
restaurant, cocktail bar, fitness
room, 465m 2 of event space and
seven meeting rooms, plus, from
April, a pool, sauna and steam
room. The hotel is part of a new
30-storey residential development
on London’s Isle of Dogs, close to
South Quay DLR station and five
kilometres from City Airport. The
Curio Collection by Hilton is an
'upper upscale' portfolio of more
than 60 individual hotels.
that's a FACT The new Lincoln
Plaza development – of which the
hotel is one element – earned the
unfortunate title of ‘Worst new
Building’ in Building Design’s 2016
Carbuncle Cup competition.
However the organisers also
conceded that “architectural design
is… a matter of personal tastes” and
that “the scheme sold out, so clearly
the project is liked”.
they said it “The hotel echoes
the sleek architectural cues of
Canary Wharf, drawing inspiration
from the area’s rich industrial
heritage. In the lobby, guests are
welcomed by polished concrete
floors, a steel feature wall and steelframed
windows, allowing daylight
to flood into the space.”
room rates Rates start from
£103 per night.
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