Hefty Premier Inn hotel coming to central Brixton

[snowy_again]

June apparently.

 

[editor]

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

practice

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

i'll say one thing for premier inn, they do a bloody good breakfast

They do an acceptable breakfast, for a budget hotel.

 

[Pickman's model]

They do an acceptable breakfast, for a budget hotel.

i'm sorry you only found it acceptable: that was not my experience.

 

[souljacker]

I think Premier Inn breakfasts are gross. In a toss up between them and a travelodge though, they win by miles.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

i'm sorry you only found it acceptable: that was not my experience.

They do the best out of the major budget brands, I'll give them that. But a great breakfast it is not.

 

[Pickman's model]

They do the best out of the major budget brands, I'll give them that. But a great breakfast it is not.

i found it a great breakfast: and i stand by my opinion.

 

[Pickman's model]

I think Premier Inn breakfasts are gross. In a toss up between them and a travelodge though, they win by miles.

i wouldn't make phildwyer eat a travelodge breakfast

 

[editor]

Here's how it's looking now:

With the hotel’s very close proximity to the Prince Of Wales, there are fears that the popular bar/club – with open roof terrace – may swiftly come under pressure from noise complaints after the Holiday Inn opens.

The same may also apply to the Market House and Satay bars, which are both located almost directly opposite the development, adding the irony that guests who may be booking into the hotel to enjoy Brixton’s famous night-life may be indirectly contributing to its demise.

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

 

[Crispy]

Sigh. Random Cladding Panels should be a criminal offence

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I doubt the noise from the bars will be an issue.

a) people staying in hotels are usually onlythere for a night or two so won't really be that bothered
b) people staying there will likely there for the nightlife anyway
c) new hotel builds will be double glazed as a minimum, possible triple.

 

[editor]

I doubt the noise from the bars will be an issue.

a) people staying in hotels are usually onlythere for a night or two so won't really be that bothered
b) people staying there will likely there for the nightlife anyway
c) new hotel builds will be double glazed as a minimum, possible triple.

Are you aware that the hotel is built right next to (and almost over) the Prince of Wales, and that the venue has an open roof terrace open till the early hours and a noisy outside smoking area right by the proposed entrance?

Having restrictions foisted on clubs because of new residents appearing next door is hardly without precedent. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I don't share your opinion here. This kind of crap is happening everywhere.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Are you aware that the hotel is built right next to (and almost over) the Prince of Wales, and that the venue has an open roof terrace open till the early hours and a noisy outside smoking area right by the proposed entrance?

Having restrictions foisted on clubs because of new residents appearing next door is hardly without precedent. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I don't share your opinion here. This kind of crap is happening everywhere.

Yeah, I get where it is, I just don't see a hotel as being as big a threat as a residential block would be. The bulk of the clientele for this place isn't going to be put off by a bit of nightlife, they'll be there specifically for it.

 

[snowy_again]

Hasn't affected Fire / Holiday Inn in Vauxhall where the rear windows overlook the fire smoking and queuing area.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Yeah, I get where it is, I just don't see a hotel as being as big a threat as a residential block would be. The bulk of the clientele for this place isn't going to be put off by a bit of nightlife, they'll be there specifically for it.

But the numbers of complaints required to cause trouble for a venue is tiny. I'm sure you're spot on about most of the people there but it only takes a small number of people who do complain.

 

[teuchter]

If there were complaints from a licencing point of view, they'd have to come from the hotel itself, not the guests staying there, surely.

 

[editor]

Yeah, I get where it is, I just don't see a hotel as being as big a threat as a residential block would be.

It's worth adding some context to the argument. Many venues are already under increasing venue to close early, sometimes down to newcomers wanting Brixton to change to suit them.

And then there's this fuckwitted scheme that's been proposed by Lambeth: Lambeth council wants ‘zoned’ opening hours and residential pubs to close at 11pm – industry paper

The bulk of the clientele for this place isn't going to be put off by a bit of nightlife, they'll be there specifically for it.

Brixton's changing, mate. Not everyone will be there for the banging nightlife.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

But the numbers of complaints required to cause trouble for a venue is tiny. I'm sure you're spot on about most of the people there but it only takes a small number of people who do complain.

But any individual staying there would just complain to the hotel. It would be then on the hotel to decide if they wanted to complain to the council. If the vast majority of their guests are happy then they're gonna do fuck all.

 

[editor]

Hasn't affected Fire / Holiday Inn in Vauxhall where the rear windows overlook the fire smoking and queuing area.

Entirely different scenario, Fire is built under huge. easy to soundproof railway arches.

 

[snowy_again]

Not really - there's minimal sound proofing on the doorways into the main room, the beer garden, smoking area and queuing area are all in the open and directly under their windows.

Albeit not a terrace nightclub which used to (allegedly) break its own planning & licensing regs

 

[editor]

Albeit not a terrace nightclub which used to (allegedly) break its own planning & licensing regs

How is that even slightly relevant to the discussion now?

 

[snowy_again]

Cos people complaining about a club operating outside of its licensing have stronger grounds than specious 'I demand silence after 11pm' hotel guest nimbyism?

 

[editor]

Cos people complaining about a club operating outside of its licensing have stronger grounds than specious 'I demand silence after 11pm' hotel guest nimbyism?

Still failing to see the relevance of an alleged breach of licensing regs at some unspecified time in the past (quite possibly by different owners) and what the discussion is about here, but you've made your point.

 

[snowy_again]

Thanks

 

[Rushy]

Sigh. Random Cladding Panels should be a criminal offence

And it's in a conservation area.

 

[twistedAM]

Remember when there was a boutique hotel in there with vinyl decks in each room? Or did that plan ever get realised?

 

[editor]

Remember when there was a boutique hotel in there with vinyl decks in each room? Or did that plan ever get realised?

Ah that will be Dex hotel which was a marginal more stupid idea that the short lived rebranding to 'The Lambeth.' I don't think it ever happened.

 

[Winot]

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).

 

[teuchter]

Sigh. Random Cladding Panels should be a criminal offence

The architects that designed it seem to be Welsh. Parachuting into Brixton with their cladding panels. As well as being un-diverse they are not from around here. Something should be put in place to prevent this kind of thing happening again.

 

[Pickman's model]

The architects that designed it seem to be Welsh. Parachuting into Brixton with their cladding panels. As well as being un-diverse they are not from around here. Something should be put in place to prevent this kind of thing happening again.

yes heaven defend brixton from the welsh