London Tower Bridge Travelodge

Value: £7.4 million

Client: Travelodge Hotels Ltd.

Seeking to increase their capacity in the City of London, Travelodge acquired a four-storey office block on a confined site at Tower Hill and gained planning approval for a two-storey extension to create a 190 room hotel.

With difficult access requiring just in time deliveries, Travelodge needed a contractor who would pro-actively manage the logistics of the project and minimise disturbance. With a proven track record of converting town centre office blocks to hotel accommodation under its belt, G&H were the obvious choice for Travelodge to make.

G&H liaised carefully with the landlords of the building, the City of London, Transport for London and Network Rail to arrange a method and programme of works that was acceptable to all. The structure of the original building was strengthened and a Metsec two storey extension added.

A specially made access point was cut though the building to allow access for materials. Following completion of the structural alterations, G&H carried out a full fit out to Travelodge design standards incorporating a Bar Cafe area and reception at ground level.

By adopting a non-adversarial approach, G&H were able to complete the hotel to budget and ready to open as planned. The result - an impressed landlord and increased capacity for Travelodge enabling them to meet their growth targets for that year.

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