HOTEL REVIEW THE ELLINGTON THE ELLINGTON HOTEL REVIEW
WORDS BY CATHERINE MARTIN
THE ELLINGTON
LEEDS
ANTIN HOTELS AND FYR PROJECTS
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF P
David Pantin unveils the first property in the Pantin Hotels portfolio, designed by FYR Projects.
antin Hotels was established in 2006 acquired UK mid-market hotel group Paramount brief provided by the client based on the concept
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making it a relative newcomer to the hotel Hotels during his tenure. Pantin was also responsible of American jazz sensation Edward Kennedy ‘Duke’
management market. But, with the vision for the development of one of the world’s largest Ellington and his compositions.
of its creator and an expert team of hotelkeepers hotels, the $500 million, 1,270 bedroom resort FYR developed this outline into a more definitive
from international hotel groups – most notably Rocco hotel, Our Lucaya in the Bahamas. The Ellington, design brief which also took into consideration
Forte Hotels – this is irrelevant. In September 2008 by comparison, has just 35 keys allowing it to fall the hotel’s target market, budget, operational
Pantin celebrated its first success with The Ellington, into the category of ‘luxury boutique’ and fill a and business requirements, as well as the obvious
a member of the Leading Small Hotels of the World. considerable gap in Leeds’ hotel market. aesthetics. Two years later, the ‘laid back glamour’ of
It now plans to add up to ten properties to its books Three adjoining townhouses in the financial district The Ellington was born.
over the next five years. of the city centre were selected for the site of the The development includes a below-ground level
The group was founded by David Pantin, former hotel, owned by City Retreats Group, with FYR restaurant and a range of guestroom and suite types
Managing Director of Rocco Forte Hotels, Vice Projects appointed to provide a complete interior centred around a full-height atrium which acts as
President of Trusthouse Forte and Hilton, and most design consultancy and FF&E procurement service. the social hub of the hotel. Designs ensured that the
recently Chairman of Dawnay Shore Hotels which Interior Designer Panudda Foers worked to an outline exterior façade was kept in line with the Georgian
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