City Apartments joins the Ando Living family
Marking an exciting new chapter, combining our deep local expertise with Ando Living’s design-led hospitality vision. The acquisition brings added scale, while keeping the same trusted team and service at the core.
After more than 25 years as an independent business, City Apartments is now part of the Ando Living Group.
This marks a natural step forward for us - one that allows us to build on what we’ve always believed in: looking after our guests in a way that feels personal, never transactional.
A shared approach
Ando Living is a group we’ve long respected. Their approach to hospitality - thoughtful, design-led, and built for modern living - aligns perfectly with our own.
Together, we bring complementary strengths:
- City Apartments’ deep knowledge of the City of London and long-standing corporate relationships
- Ando Living Group’s experience operating across Europe, with a portfolio of over 2,000+ apartments
As our CEO, Matthew Cookson, comments:
“We are delighted to be joining the Ando Living Group. This is undoubtedly a very exciting evolution for City Apartments, our wonderful team, and our valued corporate clients, who will directly benefit from the investment Ando Living Group plans for our apartments, along with plans to further grow our portfolio of buildings”
Charles Wanecq, co-founder of Ando Living Group, adds:
“We are thrilled to welcome and integrate the City Apartments team to Ando Living Group. With this acquisition we establish a powerful presence in the UK for our group. We are confident that our expertise and track record in the hospitality sector, combined with City Apartments’ know-how will drive success for both brands”
What stays the same
The way we look after our guests won’t change.
Everything will continue to be handled in-house, by a team that knows our apartments, our clients, and our city. That’s always been important to us.
For over two decades, we’ve focused on the details that shape a stay:
- how a guest is welcomed
- how a space is prepared
- how quickly something is resolved
- and how it feels to stay with us over time
It’s not always about adding more. It’s about doing things properly, every day.
What this means for our clients
For our corporate clients, this move brings added confidence.
With the support of Ando Living Group, we’ll be investing further in our apartments and continuing to grow our portfolio - while maintaining the consistency our clients rely on.
Our promise remains the same: to make sure our clients can trust what they’re booking, and that their employees feel looked after from the moment they arrive.
Looking ahead
We’re proud of what we’ve built over the past 25 years.
With Ando Living Group, we now have the backing to take that further - without changing what matters.
Real service, delivered by real people.
That’s what defines us, and it’s what we continue to build on.
