The Social Hub |
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Industry |
Hospitality |
Founded |
2006 |
Founder |
Charlie MacGregor |
Headquarters |
Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Number of Locations |
13 |
Area Served |
Europe |
Key people |
Charlie MacGregor, CEO Frank Uffen, Partnership Director Felix Hillen, Managing Director |
The Social Hub (TSH) formerly known as The Student Hotel is a hotel chain [1] and co-working space, [2] founded by Scottish entrepreneur Charlie MacGregor in 2006. [3]
The chain comprises student accommodation, hotel rooms, coworking space, meeting and event spaces and restaurants, and aims to create a connected working community [4] amongst its students and business guests.
As of 2021 the chain has locations in thirteen European cities. [5]
The Student Hotel received the Worldwide Hospitality Awards’ Best Innovation Hotel Individual Initiative in 2014 [6] and was awarded a Best in Class Award in 2017 for Best New Student Housing Development. [7]
TSH Maastricht was nominated for the 2018 Frame Awards’ Best Use of Color. [8]
The chain was awarded €82 Million in 2019, in Green Financing for Toulouse and Paris, to improve its sustainablity by incorporating ESG targets. It also contributes to various social, environmental and ethical causes. [9]
TSH's backing has come from private equity, [10] including €150 million (£118m) from Perella Weinberg Real Estate in 2014 [11] and €100 million from APG in 2015. [12]
TSH is investing €1.8bn in its international growth strategy, [13] bringing its total number of rooms to 17,550. [14]
In 2016, it acquired the Carlyle Group's 85% stake in three properties located in Amsterdam [15] and locations are currently under development in Lisbon, Paris, Barcelona, Porto, and Florence. [16]