UK: Aparthotel operator Native will officially launch Native Bankside on 6th August 2018.
The first in a string of new openings from Native, Bankside will add to the brand’s existing portfolio of more than 25 properties across the UK.
Located on Bear Gardens, Native Bankside is a renovation of an 18th century tea warehouse into an aparthotel offering 75 studios, one- and two-bedroom apartments furnished by Conran Contracts. With 24-hour check-in, free high speed Wi-Fi and a communal workspace, the property is close to Shakespeare’s Globe and Borough Market.
Native has taken measures to preserve the heritage of the building with polished concrete, exposed brick walls and the original arched warehouse windows. The building is BREEAM excellent rated, offering a substantially reduced emission allocation to corporate clients tracking their carbon emissions through the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Guy Nixon, CEO of Native said: “This has been a rare opportunity to take a beautiful heritage building in one of London’s most culturally vibrant areas and transform it into a stylish aparthotel. The launch of Native Bankside is the first milestone in plans to expand our aparthotel business in all major cities across the UK and will set a benchmark for the category in terms of design.”
Native is set to open a further two new aparthotels over the next six months, with Native Glasgow also opening in the Autumn and London Warehouse in Manchester, opening in January 2019.
