Music industry-inspired London hotel Chateau Denmark closes

Chateau Denmark hotel in London’s Soho has closed after more than four years of trading.

The 55-bedroom hotel, spread across 16 buildings in the area, was launched in April 2022 by CAW Ventures, the hospitality development company founded by Carrie Wicks, in partnership with Outernet London.

Both CAW Ventures and Carrie Wicks have not been involved in the running of Chateau Denmark since January 2023.

The property took inspiration from Denmark Street, which is associated with the UK music industry for its numerous guitar shops, the former NME offices and the recording studios of the Rolling Stones, the Kinks and Elton John.

At the time of the hotel’s launch, Wicks told The Caterer that Chateau Denmark gave her "the platform to break away from tradition". 

In a post on Instagram this afternoon (4 August), the hotel wrote: “After more than four years on Denmark Street, the many doors of Chateau Denmark will close on 4 August 2026. We want to thank you, because the staggering support you’ve shown us throughout our journey has been anything but traditional.

“Announcements like this are often peppered with a sense of sadness, but instead we’d rather celebrate what we built together. We created something wonderful, something bold, and that spirit will continue to live in our award-winning club, Thirteen, and private bar, dial8, which will remain open, welcoming many more good times.”

Thirteen will continue to serve small plates for lunch and dinner, while Dial8 continues to be used as a space for private events, gatherings, cocktail receptions and launches.

Wicks was chief executive of Leeu Collection, the South African-based group of luxury hotels, and also worked at Firmdale Hotels for 19 years, where she was named Manager of the Year at the 2009 Cateys.

In Chateau Denmark’s results for the year-ended 31 December 2023 filed on Companies House, the property made a loss before tax of £6.5m.