The Ned

The Story of The Ned

How it all began

In the 1920s the Midland Bank was one of the largest and most powerful in the world. To celebrate its achievements, the bank wanted a new London headquarters – a building that would stand out from the strait-laced Victorian architecture of The City. There was only one person to turn to: Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, known to friends and family as ‘Ned.’

Lutyens, who was an architect for the rich and famous, spent the next four years drafting a vast 29,450sqm Grade-I listed building, designed to convey the impression of dependability and security demanded by a bank. The Midland Bank was later bought by HSBC, which remained in the building until 2007 when it relocated to a new head office in Canary Wharf.

Five years later, in 2012, Ron Burkle fell in love with the space and saw an opportunity to create a new approach to hospitality. He set about transforming the building into The Ned. The opening of The Ned in 2017 was one of London’s most ambitious hotel launches in recent decades, with a team working tirelessly for five years to repurpose the iconic building and make it relevant once again.

The Ned expanded in 2022 to include The Ned NoMad in New York and The Ned Doha in Qatar, with each building having their own architectural significance and history. Coming in 2024 is Ned's Club Washington, DC, the very first standalone members only property. Regardless of location, the ethos of The Ned and Ned's Club remains the same; to create a space for like-minded professionals to meet, work and have a good time.

Working at The Ned means having some of the best reward packages in the business, an inclusive workplace with a lot of fun, amazing teammates and endless opportunities to grow your career in hospitality.

The opening of The Ned in 2017 was one of London’s most ambitious hotel launches in recent decades, with a team working tirelessly for five years to repurpose the iconic building and make it relevant once again. Today the property has 250 bedrooms, 10 restaurants, 17 bars, a range of men’s and women’s grooming services and Ned’s Club, where members have access to a rooftop pool, a state-of-the-art gym, spa, hammam and late-night lounge bar created in the bank’s original vault.

Working at The Ned

At The Ned, our doors are yours to open.

The Ned has expanded internationally to include The Ned NoMad New York and The Ned Doha, with Washington on the way in late 2024. We may be in different locations across the world, but our Ned spirit is the same, creating a space for people to meet work and have a good time

Working at The Ned means having some of the best reward packages in the business, an inclusive workplace with a lot of fun, amazing teammates and endless opportunities to grow your career in hospitality.

Our aim is to ensure our guests, members, customers and team members all have an amazing time - and we know that it’s our people who make that happen.

Come join us.

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Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion at The Ned

At The Ned, we don't just celebrate our diversity, we challenge ourselves to do even better. The Ned is committed to being the best place to work, and ensuring that we have a leading diversity, equity and inclusion programme is central to making that vision a reality. As an employer of choice and as a growing global business, we have a responsibility to improve diversity in all areas of what we do, for our team, members, guests, customers and suppliers.

Responsibility for diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) doesn’t rest with one person or department, and in 2022, we introduced our DE&I committee, made up of team members from across The Ned. The committee plays an essential role in holding us all accountable and continually striving towards a better Ned.

In partnership, The Ned and our DE&I committee have launched our DE&I pledge, which has 16 commitments that we will jointly achieve in representation, recruitment, education, culture, community engagement and accountability.

Stay tuned for updates on what's happening next and how we're continuing to celebrate our amazing team throughout the year.