Spain’s RIU Hotels & Resorts has added a new property to its RIU Plaza portfolio: the Hotel Riu Plaza London The Westminster.
The new hotel builds on the success of the Hotel Riu Plaza London Victoria, which RIU opened in July 2023.
The strong demand for this asset has been instrumental in the hotel group’s decision to expand its presence in the city with a second property. The Hotel Riu Plaza London The Westminster features 464 rooms and is located just one minute from the River Thames and Tate Britain, and within walking distance of the historic Westminster Abbey, the Houses of Parliament and the iconic Big Ben.
The new hotel is also close to Buckingham Palace, St James’s Park and the London Eye, and offers guests a full buffet breakfast, a hallmark of RIU’s city offerings, along with a lobby café bar, meeting rooms and a fully equipped gym open 24 hours a day.
Originally built in 2003, the hotel underwent a complete renovation in 2021, at which point it joined the Curio Collection by Hilton. Following RIU’s acquisition of the property, it has become part of the chain’s RIU Plaza portfolio of city hotels. Thanks to the recent refurbishment, the hotel will not require major adaptation works.
The new hotel is located around a 15-minute walk from the Hotel Riu Plaza London Victoria and, as a point of interest, its décor features numerous nods to the mysterious world of spies, reflecting its proximity to the headquarters of MI5 and MI6, the British intelligence services.
The Hotel Riu Plaza London The Westminster thus becomes the 13th property in RIU’s urban portfolio, joining those already operating in Panama, Guadalajara (México), Madrid, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco, New York, Berlin, London, Dublin and Toronto. RIU continues to focus on expanding in the world’s major cities and is currently building its third hotel in New York while continuing to explore new opportunities in Europe’s major capitals.
