
It’s not a true import - both The Clocktower and Berners are run by the same chef, but our American version is backed by Stephen Starr to make sure it translates from British to American. This restaurant on the second floor of the Edition Hotel on Madison Square Park is a near exact facsimile of Berners Tavern, an excellent and very popular establishment inside the London Edition. Let it be known that The Clocktower is the sign of times changing.

food scene have been Gordon Ramsay and allowing Kate Middleton to be seen at a McDonald's once. A city, mind you, whose most significant recent contributions to the U.S. Call it a rebirth, call it gentrification, or call it Brooklynization (actually, don’t call it that), but there is definitely a new crop of interesting, youthful, excellent restaurants popping up around that city. Scheepers added: “The Kimpton brand is rooted in human heartfelt connections and we look forward to welcoming guests and locals in a city world renowned for its warmth, charm and exuberance.If you’ve spent any time in London lately, you’ve probably noticed that there’s something happening with the restaurant scene over there. Other amenities include The Winter Garden (an interior glasshouse), The Refuge by Volta (a bar and restaurant) and 17 meeting rooms. It features 270 loft-style rooms including 11 suites, all with in-room yoga mats and complimentary tuck boxes of treats. The hotel will reopen on 1 October, joining Kimpton London Fitzroy, Kimpton Blythswood Square in Glasgow, and Kimpton Charlotte Square in Edinburgh.

This is the latest addition to the global Kimpton brand, and the last site to open here in the UK – I believe we have saved the best until last! Each Kimpton hotel is an escape from the ordinary, and Kimpton Clocktower Hotel will offer a real ‘wow’ factor stay with a warm Mancunian welcome.” Scheepers commented on his new role: “I am very much looking forward to being part of the next phase for this iconic Manchester hotel and opening it as the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel.

Prior to that, he took on the role of opening general manager at the Principal Charlotte Square following the completion of a £25 million refurbishment. Scheepers joins the Kimpton property with experience from a number of hotels within the IHG portfolio, most recently Intercontinental The George after a rebrand investment in October 2019. UK: Johan Scheepers has been appointed as general manager of the 270-bed Kimpton Clocktower Hotel in Manchester, the brand’s fourth and final hotel to open in the UK.
