Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Academy (hotel) (2nd nomination)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure)‎ Geschichte (talk) 09:06, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Academy (hotel)[edit]

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Last AfD was no consensus. I couldn't find sources to confirm it meets WP:N or a suitable WP:ATD. Boleyn (talk) 15:43, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep it has coverage in The Telegraph and is part of a Grade II listed building. While I don't think Grade II listed buildings generally qualify as notable when its a public building like a hotel it probably would qualify as notable as there is likely to be other sources etc like the Telegraph. Crouch, Swale (talk) 17:52, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.
1. Starmer-Smith, Charles (2006-03-04). "Hotel Watch". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "Originally built as five Georgian homes in 1776, the Academy is a few minutes from the West End, Covent Garden and Soho. The draw: Retaining many original features, it is tastefully decorated with cosy lounges, open fires and two private gardens. Situated on a quiet residential street away from the rush-hour traffic it is, as claimed, an oasis in the heart of London. The drawback: The bedroom windows did not open, which is unfortunate if you like fresh air. If you are looking for a hip hotel with buzzing nightlife, look elsewhere."
2. Walton, Kenneth; Trodden, Clare; Glover, Gillian; Smith, Aidan (2001-12-01). "Kings and queens for the day". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "The Academy, an elegant row of five connected Georgian houses on Gower Street, certainly doesn't feel like a hotel. The friendly, informal reception hall and winding corridors have a homely appeal. The 49 individually-designed rooms avoid the twee, opting for sensible comfort and quality. "
3. "The Academy, London". The Guardian. 2001-02-17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "First impressions: Somewhat unprepossessing terrace on a busy road opposite the university and British library buildings. Walk inside, however, and you are transported in to an elegant townhouse, created by linking five Georgian houses together. What are the rooms like? As you might expect from a West End hotel, these are not massive. But the suites are spacious and tastefully decorated. Substantial double bed, sofa, and TV of course, but nice extra touches include a bowl of apples, CD player and stereo."
4. Horsford, Simon (2018-12-01). "The Academy: Bloomsbury, London, England". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "The Academy consists of five Georgian Grade II-listed townhouses, subtly spliced together and dating from the late 1700s. Since being bought by YTL Hotels (executive director Dato Mark Yeoh used to go to school near here and remembered the building), the formerly fusty old Academy hotel, which dates from the 1960s, has been transformed with a five-star look. New York-based designer Alexandra Champalimaud oversaw the redesign, creating an engaging blend of the modern and the original – such as the staircase and the fireplaces – with a nod to the lives of the Bloomsbury Set (there are books aplenty around the hotel, including novels by Virginia Woolf and E.M. Forster)."
5. McKenna, Steve (2018-11-04). "Tomes sweet tomes in the bookish hub - Hotel". The Age. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "Which is why 21 Gower Street - located on one of Bloomsbury's most bustling thoroughfares, around the corner from the British Museum, a book's throw from Bedford Square - is such an appealing address. Here, spread across five, three-storey townhouses, is the Academy Hotel, a boutique establishment that is as much a place in which to hang out as it is somewhere to stay, especially now it's flaunting a flamboyant multimillion-dollar refurbishment masterminded by New York designer Alexandra Champalimaud."
6. O'Flaherty, Mark C. (2019-01-28). "Hotel Hit Squad: Its cosy bar, library and warren of small spaces make The Academy feel like a club – just without the bonhomie". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2024-02-11. Retrieved 2024-02-11.
  The review notes: "I thought of Number 31 when I was staying at The Academy hotel in Bloomsbury. It too has been converted from an old Georgian town house - or, to be precise, five of them. It's on that long stretch of Gower Street, close to the British Museum, that I think of as the bit the 73 bus goes down before I get to "town proper". The Academy has just been entirely renovated - by New York-based studio Champalimaud - to set it apart from the other kitschy luxe tourist B&Bs on the strip. The reboot is smart, bringing a lot of rich and heavy wallpapers by Liberty and Cole and Sons, and textiles from Kravet, Lee Jofa and Osborne & Little to relatively small spaces, adding presence and resonance."
There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow The Academy to pass Wikipedia:Notability#General notability guideline, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject".
Cunard (talk) 23:32, 11 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Those are primary sources, to meet GNG you need Secondary sources. James.folsom (talk) 18:17, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Every one of those sources is a review. Reviews in newspapers are the opinion of the author. These are not reliable sources. James.folsom (talk) 19:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Keep: Listed buildings are an indication of notability and the sources shown in the comment above help establish notability. Oaktree b (talk) 01:54, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. Clearly meets WP:GEOFEAT as a listed building. But passes WP:GNG in any case. -- Necrothesp (talk) 14:58, 12 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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