The Student Hotel

The Student Hotel (TSH) is an Amsterdam-based hotel chain and co-working space,[1] founded by Scottish entrepreneur Charlie MacGregor in 2006.[2] It is described as a hybrid space[3] that includes co-living and co-working students, business travelers and holiday-makers.[4] It aims to create a connected community[5] amongst its guests.

The Student Hotel
Industry
Hospitality
Founded
2006
Founder
Charlie MacGregor
Headquarters
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Number of Locations
13
Area Served
Europe
Key people
Charlie MacGregor, CEO
Frank Uffen, Partnership Director
Felix Hillen, Managing Director

It has been named by Deloitte as one of 51 best-managed companies in the Netherlands[6] 2017-18, achieving Gold status, having been included on the list for more than four years.

It was awarded a Best in Class Award in 2017 for Best New Student Housing Development[7] and received the Worldwide Hospitality Awards’ Best Innovation Hotel Individual Initiative in 2014.[8]

Design

The hotels are designed by architects and creative agencies including ,staat,[9] KCAP,[10] HVE,[11] and Masquespacio[12]

TSH Maastricht was nominated for the 2018 Frame Awards’ Best Use of Color.[13]

The chain has introduced green initiatives such as committing to cutting water consumption by 20%, by fitting Amphiro meters to showers in its Italian properties.[14]

Growth

TSH's backing has come from private equity,[15] including €150 million (£118m) from Perella Weinberg Real Estate in 2014[16] and €100 million from APG in 2015.[17]

TSH is investing €1.8bn in its international growth strategy,[18] bringing its total number of rooms to 17,550.[19]

In 2016, it acquired the Carlyle Group's 85% stake in three properties located in Amsterdam[20] and locations are currently under development in Lisbon, Paris, Barcelona, Porto, and Florence.[21]

References
  1. "Company Overview of The Student Hotel, Inc". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. "The Student Hotel About pages". The Student Hotel. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. Planet, Lonely. "This new hotel chain is changing the accommodation game in Europe". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
  4. Leggieri, Antonio (28 June 2018). "The hotel of the future is born in Florence". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. Kilburn, Hamish (12 June 2018). "THE STUDENT HOTEL FUELS EUROPEAN EXPANSION WITH FIVE NEW PROPERTIES IN THE PIPELINE". Hotel Designs. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. "Uitslag Best Managed Companies 2017-2018". Deloitte.com. Deloitte. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. "The Best in Class Awards". University Business. University Business. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. "BEST INNOVATION HOTEL "INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE" 2014". Hospitality Awards. Worldwide Hospitality Awards. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. Argyriades, Marcia (1 October 2015). "Boutique Hotel Meets Student Housing - The Student Hotel by ...,staat". Yatzer. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. "KCAP designs The Student Hotel Delft". KCAP. KCAP. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. "The Student Hotel The Hague / HVE Architecten". Arch Daily. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. Hametner, Jessica-Christin (19 April 2018). "A student-only campus hotel in Barcelona graduates with a first class in design". Wallpaper. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  13. "Winners". Frame Awards. Frame Awards. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. "The Student Hotel group commits to saving 20% water in European cities". WYSE Travel Confederation. WYSE Travel Confederation. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. Mac Ruairi, Cormac (1 June 2017). "BRIEFING Investors Warned Co-Living Culture Is Transforming Hospitality Industry". Property EU. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. Walsh, Dominic (30 October 2013). "Student Hotel Group Raises £118m". The Times. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  17. Handy, Russell. "APG invests in residential property company Student Hotel". IPE Real Assets. IPE Real Assets. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  18. "DUTCH BASED, THE STUDENT HOTEL TO EXPAND IN THE UK AS PART OF €1.8BN INTERNATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY". The Hotel Property Team. The Hotel Property Team. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  19. Fountain, Daniel (20 March 2017). "The Student Hotel Group Expanding Across Europe". Hotel Designs. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  20. "The Student Hotel acquires the Carlyle Group's 85% stake in student accommodation properties (NL)". Europe Real Estate. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  21. "The Student Hotel adds five new sites to European portfolio". IPE Real Assets. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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