Hyde & Seek redevelopment revives Corus Hotel Hyde Park in £42m London overhaul
The 1860s stucco townhouse hotel at 1 Lancaster Gate, once a Victorian aristocrat’s home and a bohemian hideaway, reopens in late Autumn 2026 as Hyde & Seek, a £42 million tribute to London’s swinging sixties.
Source: MUI Group · August 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM · AI-assisted report
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KUALA LUMPUR, 6 AUGUST 2026 —
The 1860s stucco townhouse hotel at 1 Lancaster Gate, once a Victorian aristocrat’s home and a bohemian hideaway, reopens in late Autumn 2026 as Hyde & Seek, a £42 million tribute to London’s swinging sixties.
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After a six-month closure that ended in September 2025, the 198-room property is receiving a complete refurbishment designed by Goddard Littlefair and Unwin Jones Partnership. The architects are restoring the white stucco façade and Victorian ceiling details while injecting bold boho patterns inspired by David Hockney palettes, Zandra Rhodes prints and Moroccan Tadelakt plaster. Guestrooms will juxtapose mahogany desks with lilac-and-green wallpapers, marble vanities with abstract rugs, and brass lanterns casting lattice shadows.
The new design team is led by County Contractors, with Gardiner & Theobald as project managers. According to a statement from Immersive Hospitality Management, the palette draws greens and blues from Hyde Park directly opposite, creating a glass-roofed courtyard that doubles as a co-working greenhouse and tropical social hub. A state-of-the-art gym and studio will serve both hotel guests and neighbourhood residents.
Hyde & Seek will anchor its food-and-beverage offer around an all-day venue conceived as a “bold and brilliant hub.” Afternoon tea will sit beside cocktails under Zellige-tiled bars, while the glass courtyard hosts working lunches surrounded by living walls. Marriott Bonvoy’s Tribute Portfolio will brand the property, giving it access to 31 global properties without diluting its eccentric identity.
Andrew Khoo, Chairman of Immersive Hospitality Management, said the project rejects “the dull” and embraces the location’s “unique and eccentric” heritage. The hotel’s freehold status and proximity to Paddington Station, Oxford Street and the billion-pound Queensway redevelopment make it one of London’s most prominent assets to change hands in recent years.