Steigenberger Hotel Group has been appointed to operate the new Great Scotland Yard hotel currently under construction in central London

The 92,000 sq-ft former police headquarters together with an adjoining Grade II-listed Victorian townhouse are both undergoing a £50million conversion to create the new seven-storey, luxury five-star Great Scotland Yard hotel scheduled to open in early 2017.

Between 1829 and 1890 Great Scotland Yard was the headquarters of the newly founded Metropolitan Police force. It was here, in a building made famous by novelists including Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, that the Jack the Ripper crime was investigated.

Steigenberger Hotels and Resorts operate a range of hotels throughout Europe and Asia. The Great Scotland Yard Hotel marks their entry into the London hotel market.

Details: www.en.steigenberger.com