London, 30 September, 2025 – Great Northern Hotel, the historic Grade II-listed hotel located in King’s Cross, London, will now operates under the Kaya Hotels & Resorts brand with a new name: Kaya Great Northern Hotel (Kaya GNH).
Now fully integrated into group’s portfolio as Kaya GNH, following its acquisition of the 88-bedroom property in June 2025, this strategic realignment underscores Kaya’s commitment to expanding its presence in London and across Europe, while placing renewed emphasis on personalised, high-quality guest experiences.
Located at one of London’s busiest transport hubs and a gateway to Europe, Kaya Great Northern Hotel combines a prime King’s Cross setting with its heritage as a Grade II-listed landmark, ensuring it remains a destination of choice for discerning travellers.
As part of this new chapter, Kaya Great Northern Hotel has also joined HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts for global distribution, sales, and marketing representation. The partnership positions the property strongly to capture both corporate and leisure markets with enhanced visibility on the GDS agency market under HotelREZ chain code HO, as well as across international booking platforms.
The hotel will be also be part of Best Loved Hotels®, a collection of unique global individual properties, the B2C consumer facing channel of HotelREZ, aimed at discerning leisure travellers and agents.
Through HotelREZ, the hotel will benefit from advanced distribution technology, including the CentralREZ CRS platform, REZmedia image content tool, REZtoMarket content services, and the Cvent Lanyon RFP platform..
Daniel Simmons, CCO at HotelREZ, said:
“We are delighted to welcome Kaya Great Northern Hotel into the HotelREZ portfolio. This iconic London property has enormous potential as it repositions independently. With its strong GDS contribution and prime corporate location, we see significant opportunities to grow both corporate and leisure demand, leveraging our sales, marketing, and distribution expertise”
General Manager Kaya Great Northern Hotel, said:
“As we embark on this exciting new chapter, joining HotelREZ allows us to maintain our independence while benefiting from world-class distribution and marketing. Our focus is on delivering exceptional guest experiences while strengthening our visibility across global corporate and leisure markets.”
Kaya Hotels & Resorts added:
“We are delighted to have made our first international hotel investment in London. With this hotel, we aim to showcase the finest examples of Turkish hospitality and increase the number of foreign tourists visiting our hotels in Türkiye. Additionally, we are proud to be the first Turkish tourism company to make such a significant hotel investment in the UK. We believe this investment will strengthen mutual tourism relations between Türkiye and the UK. We’re excited to build on its strengths to create even more memorable experiences for our guests.”
The relaunch of Kaya Great Northern Hotel strengthens both Kaya Hotels & Resorts’ growing international footprint and HotelREZ’s London portfolio, highlighting the increasing appeal of independence for landmark properties seeking agile global representation.
Kaya Great Northern Hotel is now bookable on the GDS under HotelREZ’s HO chain code.
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