Yotel

British hotel chain YotelProduct typeHotelsOwnerAl-Bahar Group, United Investment Portugal, Kuwait Real Estate Company (AQARAT), Starwood Capital Group, and Hilton WorldwideIntroduced2007Related brandsYotel Air, Yotel PadMarketsUnited States, EMEA, Asia-PacificWebsitewww.yotel.com Yotel is a hotel chain based in the United Kingdom. The company's main shareholders include the Al-Bahar Group, United Investment Portugal, and Kuwait Real Estate Company (AQARAT). The company operates under three different brands: YOTEL, YOTELAIR and YOTELPAD. History Yotel in Downtown Miami The first YOTEL was opened in 2007 at Gatwick Airport, closely followed by one at Heathrow Airport. The chain was the second venture of Simon Woodroffe and the YO! Company after YO! Sushi. In 2009, YOTEL opened a branch at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and the company won the Business Accommodation of the Year award at the Business Travel World Awards.Room within a Yotel in New York CityOn 13 June 2011, YOTEL opened a hotel in New York City at 570 10th Ave, as a part of the $300 Million MiMA complex which includes residential units. Rockwell Group and Softroom designed the 669 rooms sized at 16 square metres (170 ft2) e