Hotel La Tour to open in Milton Keynes

the sky bar at hotel la tour with panoramic views over milton keynes
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Hotel La Tour to open in Milton Keynes

Dedicated to enhancing and supporting the development of the town, economically and environmentally, with its modern build emphasising sustainability from the ground-up Hotel La Tour is set to open in its doors in April 2022…

the sky bar at hotel la tour with panoramic views over milton keynes

With planning permission secured in 2018, Hotel La Tour is finally gearing up to opening its doors. Conveniently located in the heart of Milton Keynes Central, the impressive mirror steel clad property, designed by PHP Architects, will feature 261 guestrooms, more than 1000 square metres of flexible events space, a gym and a 14th floor restaurant and sky bar offering the highest viewpoint in the county. Hotel La Tour Milton Keynes will also boast a glass lift providing a unique visual experience of Campbell Park and beyond, as guests travel to the top floor. A 30m high, LED-lit stainless steel sun design circle, created to align with the sun on the longest day of the year, will dominate the east-facing façade whilst a large sculpture, entitled Cycloidal Form by the artist Keith McCarter, will be placed adjacent to the canopy entrance.

floor to ceiling windows in restaurant with views over milton keynes at hotel la tour

Image credit: Hotel La Tour

“We are incredibly excited to open Hotel La Tour in Milton Keynes,” said Mark Stuart, Managing Director, Hotel La Tour. “Our aim is to deliver best in class, providing visitors, locals and hotel guests with a unique perspective of Milton Keynes and world-class amenities. Encapsulating the town’s aspiration to be better by design, we have worked hard to create an aesthetically pleasing and sustainable building that delivers on luxury as well as functionality. We are committed to supporting the growth of Milton Keynes’ economy and this investment demonstrates our confidence in its strength.”

The four-star hotel’s 261 luxury guestrooms and suites will all feature floor-to-ceiling windows, boasting views over Milton Keynes Central or Campbell Park, as well as in-room technology such as Ultra HD TVs, Ultra-fast WIFI and 24-hour room service. On the fourteenth-floor is a destination skyline bar and restaurant with 360-degree panoramic vistas over Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire. The elegant 180 cover all-day contemporary British restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner with all dishes using seasonal, British sourced produce. The bar offering includes expertly made classic and contemporary cocktails, fine wines and champagnes, and locally sourced brews.

The first floor of the hotel is dedicated to conferences and events with nine high-tech rooms all flooded with natural light whilst a dedicated and fully licensed wedding space includes access to a private outdoor terrace. Other facilities include a state-of-the-art gym equipped with the latest WaterRower & NOHrD branded equipment.

Hotel La Tour is dedicated to enhancing and supporting the development of the town centre, economically and environmentally, with its modern build emphasising sustainability from the ground-up and the creation of 180 local jobs. The striking property is set to become the first building to meet the Exceptional Developments policy in the Central Milton Keynes Alliance Plan, and to achieve a ‘Very Good’ BREEAM rating for sustainability.

Main image credit: Hotel La Tour

Pauline Brettell / 30.11.2021

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