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UK's Budget Brand, Premier Inn, to Open in Leicester Square

Where: Leicester Square, United Kingdom, WC1

First it was the W London, and then it was the St John Hotel now it’s the Premier Inn who has chosen Leicester Square as their new home.

The budget brand hotel chain will complete a £6 million pound renovation of the old Queen's Hotel located on the north side of Leicester Square. With all of these luxury hotels opening in the neighbourhood budget travelers will be happy to see they haven’t been forgotten.

Plus just because you’re staying at the Premier Inn it doesn’t mean you can’t use the services at the W London or enjoy the restaurant at the St John. It just means you get to stay in the area at a fraction of the price .

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In 2012, London Will Be All About ME

Where: Holborn, London, United Kingdom, WC1

The current Melia offering for London: the White House Hotel in Regent’s park

When we think luxury we don’t normally think of Sol Melia (and London doesn’t really come to mind either), but that’s set to change with the new ME London that’s arriving in Holborn in 2012.

ME is the lux arm of the Sol Melia brand (there are other hotels in Spain and Mexico with one another planned for Vienna) and to make sure the London branch is glam enough, they’ve recruited Sir Norman Foster to design the hotel, and are dropping €180 million on the project.

What’s more, it’s going to be a green one - it will have “Biosphere Hotel” certification when it opens in 2012.

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