Remember that hotel for rockstars that some journalists dubbed the "Iron Maiden Hotel" because, um, the hotel was meant to appeal to musicians and also because one of Iron Maiden's managers was involved in the company behind the hotel? Yes, well. It's called Sanctum Soho, and it opened today.

Owner Mark Fuller, in an interview with Sky News, was all about getting across the anything-goes vibe of the place, emphasizing that all are welcome — whether they're John Legend-types dressed in suave suits, or drunk, sweaty and fresh-off-the-stage rockers rolling in past midnight. ]]> Jenna 2009-04-02T13:45:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/26/95646/5175 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/1sanctumsohodesignhotels_1.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>[<b>UPDATE</b>: Apparently, this hotel has very little to do with Iron Maiden and is a venture of Concept Venues. According to an <a href="http://www.caterersearch.com/Articles/2009/01/27/325834/sanctum-soho-hotel-nothing-to-do-with-iron-maiden-says-mark-fuller.html">article in CatererSearch</a>: "Concept Venues counts Iron Maiden co-manager Andy Taylor as an investor, which led The Sunday Times to report that the band were the driving force behind the hotel. But Fuller told Caterersearch that, while the hotel would appeal to musicians, it was not a "rock & roll hotel."]</i> <p>We're not quite sure how to adequately communicate the awesomeness of this news to you, so we're just going to come right out and say it: Iron Maiden's management is opening up a luxury hotel in Britain for rockstars. A rockstar hotel. Seriously. Jenna 2009-01-26T10:10:18-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/