Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: The founders of lifestyle aparthotel brand Locke, part of hospitality group edyn, have announced they will depart the business after almost 10 years.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Lifestyle extended stay brands will grow in popularity and help to cement serviced apartments and aparthotels within mainstream hospitality.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN sits down with Merzak Kaddour, investment director at edyn, to talk about the opening of Ember Locke, development challenges and the opportunities for growth, as well as what the industry may look like in five years time. Filmed at Ember Locke.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Ember Locke, rebranded from the former NH Kensington in London, has opened as the brand’s sixth property in the capital.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Germany: Locke to open its 13th property at east side gallery, in Berlin in June 2023.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Edyn has announced the reopening of its Moorgate property under its serviced apartment brand Cove.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Portugal: Edyn group commercial director Sam Sheridan speaks to SAN at this year’s Recharge event in Lisbon.
Reading Time: 15 minutes After a topsy-turvy 2022, here are the major hospitality and real estate trends we expect to see in the year ahead, some more unexpected than others. IHM’s editorial team (George Sell – editor-in-chief at IHM, Paul Stevens – editor of ShortTermRentalz, and Eloise Hanson – editor of Boutique Hotel News) – reports.
Reading Time: 2 minutes UK: Research commissioned by edyn has shown future travellers want more trips, longer stays, and greater expenditure.
Reading Time: 2 minutes FRANCE: edyn has announced its first foray into France with aparthotel Locke to open in Paris in 2024.
Reading Time: < 1 minute SAN speaks to Dino Karic, co-founder and CEO of FLOK, about the group’s expansion plans in Southeast Europe and the role of tech in optimising operations and ROI. Filmed at the International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) 2025 at the InterContinental Berlin.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: ​West77 Partners has submitted plans to construct a LivAway Suites extended-stay hotel in Mesa, Arizona.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Australia: Operator Veriu Group in partnership with developer Riverlee has commenced construction on the Punthill Epping aparthotel to the north of Melbourne, set to open in mid-2026.Â
Reading Time: 2 minutes US: Hotel franchisor Choice Hotels International has opened three new properties in Alabama, Arizona and California under its Everhome Suites brand.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property developer and operator The Nurtur Group is set to launch City Studios Preston, its first serviced apartment property in the north of England, later this month.
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Serviced apartment provider House of Fisher has completed a refurbishment of its 100 Kings Road Aparthotel in Reading, UK.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Austria: The A by Adina premium aparthotel brand from Australia-based TFE Hotels has debuted in Europe, located in the 180-metre Danubeflats skyscraper in Vienna.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Belgium: The Standard hotel brand is set to make its Belgian debut with the opening of The Standard, Brussels, a 200-room property in the Northern Quarter.
Reading Time: < 1 minute US: Upper-midscale extended stay brand My Place Hotels of America has opened its second hotel in Georgia, located near Savannah airport.Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute UK: Property development and investment firm JSM Company Group has submitted plans to Liverpool City Council to create 15 serviced apartments above Epstein Theatre.