Hotel du Vin
| Industry | Hotel |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1994 |
| Founder |
Gerard Basset Robin Hutson |
Number of locations | 15 in total |
| Parent | KSL Capital |
Hotel du Vin is a luxury boutique hotel chain that has fifteen hotels throughout the United Kingdom, co-founded by Gerard Basset and Robin Hutson.
History
The hotel chain was founded in Winchester in 1994 by Gerard Basset and Robin Hutson, who had both previously worked at the famous Chewton Glen hotel where Basset was the Head Sommelier and Hutson the Managing Director. The name "Hotel du Vin" was a reference to Basset's wine expertise. At the time Basset was a Master Sommelier; he went on to become a Master of Wine (1998).
Locations
Subsequent hotels were established in fifteen locations including Brighton, Tunbridge Wells, Bristol, Birmingham,[1] Harrogate, Henley-on-Thames, Cheltenham, Glasgow, York, Cambridge, Newcastle, Poole, Edinburgh and St Andrews.
KSL Capital purchased the Hotel du Vin chain and the Malmaison hotel chain early in 2013. The Hotel du Vin group currently operates fifteen hotels across the UK in university locations, cathedral towns and cities.
References
- ↑ "Hotel du Vin Birmingham". Afternoon Tea Blog. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.