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Cheerio and Hola! Standard Hotels to Open in London and Costa Rica

[Update]: A Standard rep says that London and Costa Rica are high on Andre's list but "as of now there are no confirmed plans." So expect these to open, as reported, "eons from now."

We always suspected that hottie hotelier Andre Balazs would soon be expanding his Standard Hotels brand but we haven't quite been able to follow his mysterious plans. We thought for sure Seattle and then we thought definitely somewhere in the Caribbean with his Maison Tropicale.

But now the PX This blog writes that Standard Hotels will be taking their show on the road to London and Costa Rica.

Your beloved chain of snazzy flophouses, by your favorite cute diminutive hotelier, is expanding to include locations in both London and Costa Rica. Plus, you can probably expect to see some familiar faces to welcome you with open arms when the awesome formidable projects are finally (eons from now) consummated.

Ugh. We were excited until we read "eons from now." But we're gonna guess that the London property will be very much like the Standard NYC (A future HC headline: "Brits showing off naughty bits!") and that Costa Rica will be more of a retreat a la Standard Miami.

We've put in a call and an email to the Standard Hotels rep and we'll update you when we have new info. Until then, send us your own scoop or drop your thoughts in comments below.