User:Lee Alibone/Nitenite cityhotels

nitenite cityhotels nitenite cityhotels [1] are UK based hotel chain. It was the first ever pod concept hotel in the UK and won many awards for its innovative room design[2] and build concept. Each individual hotel pod is created offsite in a controlled environment to allow precision and accuracy of the highest standard before being installed at the hotel site. The concept was created in 2005 when the designer and architects studied a Japanese concept of pod capsules before adapting it for the UK market.

The chain currently operates 2 sites in Birmingham, UK. There are plans in place for a number of other hotels to open in the UK over the next couple of years

Concept

nitenite cityhotels was inspired by the 1970's design of a capsule hotel found in Japan[3], a design originally created by japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. in 1970 the design was to adapt shipping containers for space saving rooms for single occupancy with all the necessities like a TV, radio and alarm clock. These pods were created to provide economical housing for businessmen working in the heart of Tokyo during the week before returning home to their homes and wives in the countryside at the weekend. The designers of nitenite knew the concept would need adapting slightly to work in the UK and also to meet the requirements of the modern day business man. Tibbets Able the original architects of nitenite worked tirelessly to create the perfect room and cost effective construction techniques to make nitenite the UK's first POD hotel. Each one of the hotel pod's were created offsite in a controlled environment that allows for accurate and precise design and build before being delivered to site and installed before constructing the shell of the building around them. To ensure the hotel could be installed in areas where space was a premium, each room was designed without a window, thus making the hotel brand not only the first pod hotel but the first windowless hotel too. The focus for nitenite isn't all about the size of the room, but focusing on the quality of Sleep, the experience of the shower, the standards of service and the cleanliness of there hotels.

Locations

Following the purchase of the brand in 2013, the new owners spent a considerable amount of money, modernising the foyer of its site in Birmingham that would create the blueprint for all new sites moving forward.

Birmingham

nitenite cityhotels Birmingham

The Birmingham hotel is located in the heart of Birmingham just minutes away from everything you could need for business or pleasure, 3 minutes walk from the ICC, Birmingham New Street station. 2 minutes from the Mailbox, the BBC West Midlands The Cube and just 5 minutes walk from Brindley Place. The hotel features 104 bedrooms (99 Standard Double Rooms, 3 Accessible Double Rooms and 2 Accessible Single Rooms) All Standard rooms are "6.8 square meters" in size and contain a self contained wet room with Villeroy and Boch sanitary wear and Hansgroche fittings and a frosted door. A double bed, tea and coffee making facilities and a desk area. As all rooms are windowless, there is a HD television with a skyline view of Birmingham. to avoid taking precious space from the rooms, the designers decided to remove all non essentials and locate these throughout the building. Ironing rooms are located throughout and there are also hairdryers available from reception on request. Birmingham comes with super fast broadband that is available FREE of charge to all guests.

nitenite cityrooms Birmingham

nitenite cityrooms is the second nitenite property to join the group and opens in 2014, cityrooms is the first of many sites to sister cityhotels and will provide much larger self-contained city living whilst on a budget. much like the well known apartment hotels, city rooms will provide accommodation with an ensuite bathroom, Kingsized bed, Kitchenette and living area. These cityrooms also incorporate all the latest technology with tablet based controls for everything from heating and lighting as well as NFC door locking, Tablet based TV controls and movie streaming. Also with thanks to VoIP, free calls to all guest.

References

• Birmingham Post
• Hospitality Net
• Hospitality Interiors
• USA Today

External links

• Birmingham Post
• Hospitality NET
• Tibbatts Able - Architects
• USA Today Article
• nitenite website