Four-star migrant hotel hides Hilton signs after asylum seekers arrive in apparent bid to hide use from protesters

The Irish Sun

2 days ago

A FOUR-star hotel given over to asylum seekers has taken down its Hilton signs — in an apparent bid to hide it from anti-migrant protesters.
It was converted for all-male arrivals in November despite concerns from locals that it is near several schools.
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The DoubleTree name proudly on display
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All sign of the hotel chain is erased
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The hotel ahead of the asylum switch
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Now bosses at The DoubleTree by Hilton in Cranford,
Pictures show a large beige tarpaulin spread over a logo across the top of the building.
Others have gone or been covered up from the entrance and car park area.
Rooms at nearby DoubleTree hotels still open to the public cost between £91 and £260 a night.
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And snaps from the Cranford hotel last August show off its comfy rooms along with a gym and restaurant, though it is unclear if either of those are available to
Its website simply tells guests trying to book that no rooms are available 'for those dates'.
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Umme Khanzada, who runs a local environment group, told The Sun on Sunday: 'The hotel has totally changed the community.
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'We are not against people coming to the UK or immigration, but the way this hotel has been opened is wrong.'
The mum, 49, added: 'My daughter tells me they stare at her. I don't feel safe walking through the streets. I went out to the park and one of the migrants told me, 'This is our park. It's not your park anymore'.
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'I think they have covered the signs up to protect DoubleTree and Hilton's reputation.'
Emails between residents and Hounslow Council show locals being told: 'This decision was made by the Home Office without prior consultation with the local authority, stakeholders, or residents.
'We understand the frustration and uncertainty this has caused.'
Last night ex-Tory minister Sir Alec Shelbrooke fumed: 'What the Government are doing quite frankly represents their utter failure on immigration. And the management of Hilton are taking the King's shilling from the Government, but they're not willing to let the public know that.'
The DoubleTree is leased by the Home Office through Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Its boss Graham King, dubbed the 'Asylum King', has a reported net worth of £750million.
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The DoubleTree tag on the outside of the building can be seen clearly
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The DoubleTree tag has been hidden
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Hilton were approached for comment.
In London, a coach full of
When open to the public, a standard room cost up to £425 — though it will cost the Home Office £81 a night.
Shadow Home Secretary
The Government said: 'Since taking office, we have removed 35,000 people with no right to be here — up 28 per cent on the previous year. From 400 asylum hotels open in summer 2023, costing almost £9million a day, there are now less than 210. We want them all closed by the end of this Parliament.'
ROOMS at the DoubleTree in Cranford come with massive double beds and TVs, the hotel's snaps show.
Some also have lounge chairs and tables where residents can sit and work, as well as grand dressing tables and mirrors.
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Rooms come with massive double beds and TVs
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Some also have lounge chairs and tables where residents can sit and work
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Nine arrests were made after pro and anti-migrant groups scuffled at the Thistle City Barbican in Islington, North London
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Similar scenes played out at the New Bridge Hotel in Newcastle
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In Manchester, Britain First held a march calling for mass deportations
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PROTESTERS clashed with police yesterday in demonstrations across the UK outside hotels housing asylum seekers.
Nine arrests were made after pro and anti-migrant groups scuffled at the Thistle City Barbican in Islington, North London.
Similar scenes played out at the New Bridge Hotel in Newcastle.
In Manchester, far-right group Britain First held a march calling for mass deportations.