CitizenM
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| Traded as | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality, hotel development, hotel investment, hotel operator |
| Founded | Amsterdam, Netherlands (2005) |
| Founder | Rattan Chadha, Michael Levie |
| Headquarters | Leidseweg 219 Voorschoten, 2253 AE, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Number of locations | 7 |
Key people | Rattan Chadha, founder |
| Services | Hotels |
| Owner | Rattan Chadha |
| Website |
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citizenM (branded citizenM) is a Netherlands-based hotel chain. It opened its first hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport in 2008, followed by one in city of Amsterdam itself in 2009. Its first overseas hotel in Glasgow opened in 2010, followed by one in London in 2012., [1] one in Rotterdam in 2013, one in New York City in 2014 and one in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport in 2014.
The company was co-founded by Rattan Chadha and Michael Levie, and uses the slogan "affordable luxury for the people" for its hotels.[2] The branding and logo was developed by KesselsKramer.[3]
The public spaces of the hotels feature the "Living Room" furnished with art and iconic furniture from companies such as Vitra, with the result that the hotel has an upbeat designer feel, with artwork and books. The design assumes intelligent, digitally-literate guests, for example, with open computer stations where guests check themselves in and out.[4]
Locations
The original hotel at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam was opened in 2008 and was designed by the Dutch architectural company Concrete. With 230 compact 14 m2 (150 sq ft) rooms, it is built on a modular basis.[5]
The second hotel opened in Amsterdam's city centre in 2009, and was awarded a Fodor's 100 Hotel Award for Design in 2011.[6] The location in Rotterdam opened in December 2013[7] and has a double ceiling height, a tree[8] and a wooden staircase in the entrance.[9]
- CitizenM Schiphol Airport
- CitizenM Amsterdam
- CitizenM Rotterdam
- CitizenM Glasgow
- CitizenM London Bankside
- CitizenM New York Times Square
- CitizenM Paris Charles de Gaulle
- CitizenM London - Tower of London
- CitizenM London - Shoreditch
Hotel Architecture
Most of CitizenM hotels embrace International Style with large glass windows clad in black metal exterior wall (the one in Amsterdam using gray metal). Beside the New York location (19 floors built in 2013), most of the hotels are low rise (5 to 8 floors) buildings. The rooms have so called 'mood pads' to control television, light and temperature from one device created by Philips.[10] or iPad Minis[11]
References
- ↑ "Go Dutch in Bankside". Conde Nast Traveller. July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Overnight revolution: A new breed of luxury hotel is shaking up the hospitality industry". The Independent. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "KK Los Angeles: Citizen M". KresselsKramer. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "CitizenM Bankside opens in London". Wallpaper*. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "CitizenM by Concrete". Dezeen. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Fodor's Hotel Awards 2011 - Design". Foder's. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ Video opening event CitizenM Rotterdam
- ↑ Article about architecture of CitizenM Rotterdam
- ↑ Article with details of staircase
- ↑ Mood pads philips
- ↑ http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g186534-d1795273-i134057488-CitizenM_Glasgow-Glasgow_Scotland.html