Hefty Premier Inn hotel coming to central Brixton

[teuchter]

yes heaven defend brixton from the welsh

The hideously white Welsh.

 

[Pickman's model]

The hideously white Welsh.

carry on chief, keep going - you've another ten seconds, say something outrageous

 

[teuchter]

carry on chief, keep going - you've another ten seconds, say something outrageous

It's all about the page hits.

 

[editor]

This thread is not going to be disrupted by the same old bitter shit. So that's a general warning, right there.

As an aside, I predict that this hotel will prove an irresistible draw to hen parties and stag nights.

(((Brixton)))

 

[LeslieB]

As an aside, I predict that this hotel will prove an irresistible draw to hen parties and stag nights.

Is Brixton really a place that would appeal to that crowd? It's not exactly Blackpool or Southend

Or are you meaning hen/stag parties made up mostly of Londoners who don't want to leave the M25?

 

[Rushy]

Is Brixton really a place that would appeal to that crowd? It's not exactly Blackpool or Southend

Have you seen Old Street on a weekend?

 

[cuppa tee]

Have you seen Old Street on a weekend?

yes, and the rot set in with the arrival of a hotel chain.....

 

[teuchter]

I'd put money on Brixton becoming a stag/hen destination within the next 5 years.

 

[LeslieB]

Have you seen Old Street on a weekend?

No I haven't. Is it full of stags and hens?

 

[Rushy]

I'd put money on Brixton becoming a stag/hen destination within the next 5 years.

18 months. Tops.

 

[Rushy]

No I haven't. Is it full of stags and hens?

Either that or lots of people who just happen to choose to dress in matching witty slogan T shirts, L plates and vomiting in the gutter.

 

[EastEnder]

Is Brixton really a place that would appeal to that crowd? It's not exactly Blackpool or Southend

Or are you meaning hen/stag parties made up mostly of Londoners who don't want to leave the M25?

Leave the M25???

I feel queasy if I leave zone 2...

 

[stdP]

Sigh. Random Cladding Panels should be a criminal offence

It looks like some plonked some particularly dour portacabins on the top of the lovely brickwork :/ Either that or editor is using a cheesy monochrome effect on the top half of the image.

Even if it was non-random cladding it'd still look bloody awful in my opinion. Dare I say it but I expected something a bit more... vibrant.

 

[twistedAM]

Either that or lots of people who just happen to choose to dress in matching witty slogan T shirts, L plates and vomiting in the gutter.

Old Street does have the disadvantage of being closer to Essex. A Brixton hotel will no doubt attract Beckenham & Bromley's finest.

 

[leanderman]

yes, and the rot set in with the arrival of a hotel chain.....

Yes. Was living there at the time and, only later, realised its significance.

 

[leanderman]

It looks like some plonked some particularly dour portacabins on the top of the lovely brickwork :/

It was blending in quite well with the grey sky today. Like a dreadnought in the North Sea

 

[T & P]

I'd put money on Brixton becoming a stag/hen destination within the next 5 years.

That would, presumably, make all those dreaded hipsters depart Brixton in search of pastures new. So the arrival of a chain hotel like Premier Inn should in fact be music to ears of some...

 

[Dan U]

I have a business account with premier inn and stay with them pretty much weekly.

They sound proof their rooms really well especially on the newer hotels.

Where a hotel is in a town centre (such as Birmingham central or Bournemouth central) or by a really busy road they warn you of this on the website and that additional sound proofing is installed to help.

I'd be more worried about the wreck heads having after parties inside the hotel at weekends tbh [emoji1]

 

[EastEnder]

It was blending in quite well with the grey sky today. Like a dreadnought in the North Sea

I have to look at the damn thing out of my bedroom window. Can't decide between new curtains or poking my eyes out.

 

[Mr Retro]

I once enquired about staying at Dex after a Chemical Brothers gig at the Academy (our eldest was a baby, wasn't sleeping, and I anticipated being somewhat 'refreshed' so it was in the interests of domestic harmony). It was a most bizarre set-up. Nobody seemed to be in charge. Eventually someone rang be back and said that I could stay there but I should be warned that it was likely to be noisy until at least the next morning. I got the impression they didn't want me staying there at all, so didn't bother. Someone claimed afterwards that allegedly the rooms were being used for all night activities (nudge nudge wink wink).

When we moved from Brixton I still had to come regularly to London and at the start stayed there a few times. Rooms were lovely but the rest was a carve up. As you say, nobody really in charge, had to access the rooms upstairs from behind the bar and leave for work out the emergency exit. Room wasn't made up on a few occasions. Gave it a few chances but it didn't improve.

 

[teuchter]

I have to look at the damn thing out of my bedroom window. Can't decide between new curtains or poking my eyes out.

You could get some rose tinted spectacles and then it would be many shades of pink.

 

[T & P]

Out of curiosity, are there any images of what the upper levels of the building used to look like, before the hotel work started?

 

[colacubes]

Out of curiosity, are there any images of what the upper levels of the building used to look like, before the hotel work started?

There weren't any upper levels. It's been built up from the previous buildings.

 

[discobastard]

How is that even slightly relevant to the discussion now?

Bit rich to be talking about 'relevant' after a post about the diversity of the architect firm behind it don't you think?

Especially when you know nothing about the faith, sexuality or country of origin of anybody in that picture. And the fact that they have clear BAME representation in the management team.

And that's not a personal attack it's just calling out a rather mean spirited and unsubstantiated dig. I know it's been quiet here recently but it was a bit unnecessary, no?

 

[Rushy]

And that's not a personal attack it's just calling out a rather mean spirited and unsubstantiated dig.

Good luck with that.

 

[technical]

Here's how it's looking now:

Brixton’s Premier Inn set to offer 89 rooms on Coldharbour Lane by the summer of 2016

Is that the finished exterior? If it is, its clearly crap - particularly in the context of the surrounding buildings, but looking at it this morning on the way to the tube station made me wonder if its going to be covered in something else

 

[editor]

Is that the finished exterior? If it is, its clearly crap - particularly in the context of the surrounding buildings, but looking at it this morning on the way to the tube station made me wonder if its going to be covered in something else

I'm not sure, but it looks like the finished product to me. I hope not.

 

[isvicthere?]

We love hubs on Urban - so long as they are Vibrant!

"Hand-crafted rooms"! You forgot the "hand-crafted rooms."

 

[isvicthere?]

Very diverse mix of people at the architects behind the development.

practice

 

[isvicthere?]

I'd put money on Brixton becoming a stag/hen destination within the next 5 years.

It already looks like Cheltenham or Harrogate on Friday and Saturday nights.