Development

Hospitality done differently

Combining soulful experiences with over 25 years of real-estate development expertise, our in-house Development Studio is shaping a future-facing approach to hospitality.

edyn Development Studio 

We have a deep understanding of the modern traveller, brought to life through a multi-disciplinary skillset. The product? A suite of boundary-pushing hybrid aparthotels, serviced apartments and hotels to suit their needs.

Our multinational portfolio

From ground-up builds to conversions and refurbishments, our Development Studio has brought to life 33 properties – and counting - under our Locke, Cove and SACO brands across the UK and Europe.

Here's what's coming next

We want to develop and operate unique and distinctively designed properties, firmly rooted in their local neighbourhoods, in every gateway city across Europe. In the next few years, we’ll make that a reality – with plenty of developments underway. Canary Wharf and Copenhagen - see you soon.

Locke at Postbyen, Copenhagen

Opening 2026
Postbyen, Copenhagen
234 apartments

Locke at Canary Wharf, London

Opening 2026
Cartier Circle, Canary Wharf
279 apartments

the cities we'd like to call home

Our dream is to bring soulful hospitality to travellers everywhere, but these are the cities we've currently got our eye on. Want to get involved?

Austria

Target cities: Vienna

Germany

Target cities: Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt

Spain

Target cities: Barcelona, Madrid

Sweden

Target cities: Stockholm

Italy

Target cities: Rome, Milan

Locke at Postbyen, Copenhagen

Opening 2026

Locke at Canary Wharf, London

Opening 2026

Le Jardin de Verre by Locke, Paris

Opened February 2025

Locke de Santa Joana, Lisbon

Opened July 2024

Locke am Platz, Zurich

Opened November 2023

Locke at East Side Gallery, Berlin

Opened July 2023

Ember Locke, London

Opened June 2023

Cove - Centrum, The Hague

Opened March 2022

WunderLocke, Sendling, Munich

Opened April 2022

Zanzibar Locke, Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin

Opened January 2021

Beckett Locke, North Docks, Dublin

Opened August 2021

Schwan Locke, Theresienwiese, Munich

Opened May 2021

Turing Locke, Eddington, Cambridge

Opened September 2021

Cove - Landmark Pinnacle, Canary Wharf, London

Opened December 2021

Buckle Street Studios by Locke, Aldgate, London

Opened October 2021

Bermonds Locke, Tower Bridge, London

Opened September 2020

Cove - Wittenberg, Amsterdam

Opened December 2017

We'd make a great team

Why partner with us?

We take care of it all. We control acquisition, financing and legals, and design and development and have built a lean in-house team supported by outsourced experts and partners. 


We look to the future. Our operational delivery model is industry-leading, prioritising guest needs and leveraging the efficiency, scale and expertise of our central hub. We move quickly, scaling spend across properties and countries.


We host longer stays. 60% of our stays are longer than 7 nights, giving us a competitive advantage and a higher profit margin than a traditional hotel model.


We bring a broad crowd. Our versatile properties cater to diverse customer needs with living spaces, kitchens, and immersive social spaces featuring destination F&B, cultural programming and co-working areas. As a result, we attract business and leisure, short and long-term travellers.


We’re resilient. Our hybrid model and adaptable product lets us flex to changing customer needs.

Our property must-haves 

Each of our brands - Locke, Cove and SACO - is unique, but each of our serviced apartments and aparthotels share certain signatures.

Between 50 and 260 rooms


Based in European gateway cities


Average room size of 25m2 to 35m2


Mix of studios and one-bed apartments (at least 20% studios) 


Ideally all rooms have kitchens


Perfect for stays of 7 to 28 nights 


Mid-to high-end design, fixtured and fittings


Behind-the-scenes spaces for staff, and extra spaces for guests to hang out

Get to know the Development Studio

Maddalena Padrin

General Counsel

Maddalena Padrin

General Counsel

Maddalena is edyn’s General Counsel responsible for overseeing all our legal matters ranging from compliance and risk management, corporate structure, tax, trademark and data protection, to property, finance, commercial agreements, employment and leases. Maddalena works closely with the acquisition, investment, finance, development and operations teams at edyn, providing strategic advice and managing teams of external legal advisors across multiple jurisdictions. Prior to edyn, Maddalena was a Senior Counsel at Taylor Wessing, where she worked for 17 years. When Maddalena isn’t keeping the business safe and us all out of jail, she spends what little time is left with her family and her passion for discovery.