A hotel specifically geared towards the arts is set to open in spring 2016 as the first of its kind. Named Green Rooms, the hotel has been designed to inspire creativity in those that stay there, situated in the country’s capital against the arts-heavy backdrop of the city of London. The hotel will be the first of its kind, acting as a creative hub, hosting artists and encouraging exhibitions, events and performances.
Green Rooms will be a four-storey hotel dedicated solely to the theatre and the arts. It will have 20 double rooms, two studio apartments and two dormitory rooms which each sleep up to 12 people. The hotel will be located in North London in Wood Green which has fast tube connections into the city centre, and rooms start from £18. Double rooms are priced a little higher at £50 per night, however still far below the prices of budget hotels across the city.
With prices in London ever-increasing, and fees for artists remaining the same, it is all too apparent that London is an expensive place to stay in. Many of those people securing themselves a place in the creative industries do not have a lot of disposable income after they have paid for living, food and travel. The rooms of the hotel aim to be far more positive places to stay, becoming a creative hub for those that stay there.
Green Rooms has developed relationships with Somerset House, LIFT, Create London and the Royal Court Theatre to plan their programme of happenings, including a free monthly programme of cultural events, artist in residence opportunities, and even a rotational restaurant residency for upcoming chefs. The hotel will become a creative and inspiring environment, making way for new collaborations and projects devised in its rooms.