Generator Hostels is a chain of hostels headquartered in London, United Kingdom. As of 2020 the company operates 16 hostels in Europe and the United States,"Asian investors swoop for UK property targets". Financial News, Jessica Davies, 18 July 2016"High-design hostel chain has an eye on the U.S." . Curbed, by Barbara Eldredge Oct 28, 2016 including properties in Dublin, London, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Berlin (three hostels), Venice, Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, Rome, Amsterdam, Miami and Washington."Patron plots £400 million auction of Generator hostels chain". Sky news, 27 September 2016.
History
Generator hostels was established in 1995 as a single property in London by siblings Louise and Kingsley Duffy.'The new Generator Hostel London shows how cool hostels have become'. Lim, Serene. 3/4/2014 Today Newspaper
In 2002, the company expanded for the first time, opening a location in Berlin. In 2007, the two properties were acquired by Patron Capital, beginning a new chapter for the company. International travel expert Fredrik Korallus was hired as CEO alongside Anwar Mekhayech, the creative director.
In 2011, Generator began what would be the expansion into multiple locations over the next few years, opening locations in Copenhagen and Dublin. A year later, a second location in Berlin opened, along with locations in Venice, Barcelona, and Hamburg.
Generator Paris opened in February 2015, followed by Generator Amsterdam in March 2016 and Stockholm in June of the same year. At that time, Patron continued to own a majority stake in the company."Boutique Bohemian: High-End Hostels Come to America". Wall Street Journal, Craig Karmin. May 26, 2015 In September, Generator acquired most of the units in the Atlantic Princess Condominium in Miami Beach; in preparation for the planned opening of a hostel there in 2017."The hostel grows up: 'Poshtels' make their way to USA". USA Today. Nancy Trejos, June 24, 2016
Locations
List of Generator Hostels as of March 2023. Name CountryOpenedLondonUnited Kingdom1995Berlin - Prenzlauer BergGermany2002CopenhagenDenmark2011DublinIreland2011HamburgGermany2012VeniceItaly2012BarcelonaSpain2012Berlin - MitteGermany2012ParisFrance2015AmsterdamNetherlands2016RomeItaly2016StockholmSweden2016MiamiUnited States2018MadridSpain2018Washington, D.C.United States2020Berlin - AlexanderplatzGermany2023"Generator Berlin Alexanderplatz". Hospitality Net, 16 January 2023
References
External links Generator hostels website