15th July , 2025
Arora Group complete purchase of Bloc Hotels
The Arora Group today announces that it has completed the purchase of Bloc Hotels.
Bloc Hotels specialises in developing, owning, and operating high-quality, short-stay hotels in prime locations.
Their smart design and construction methods create compact, well-formed rooms, offering guests a value-driven experience by focusing on essential details.
The purchase includes the 245-bedroom Bloc Gatwick and the 105-bedroom Bloc Birmingham, along with two further sites in the UK that are yet to be developed.
Originally known as a specialist airport hotel owner operator, the Arora Group established their first city centre hotel in 2017 with the opening of the InterContinental London – The O2 and most recently has diversified further into the country house hotel market with Fairmont Windsor Park and Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf and Spa as well as into other real estate assets such as the Peacocks Shopping Centre in Woking and County Mall Shopping Centre in Crawley.
The purchase of Bloc Hotels aligns with the Arora Group’s strategy of portfolio diversification and further strengthens Arora Group as the hotel operator of choice at Gatwick.
Surinder Arora, CEO and Chairman of the Arora Group commented: “The acquisition of Bloc Hotels marks another exciting milestone for the Arora Group as we continue to build a diverse portfolio of assets across the UK.
“Bloc Gatwick allows us to further cement our presence at the airport, complementing our already successful Hilton, Sofitel and Crawley properties.”
Dentons advised the Arora Group on the acquisition.
Arora Group
The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage.
Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond.
Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.
Their portfolio also includes Fairmont Windsor Park and Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa – soon to undergo a major redevelopment into the group’s second luxury Fairmont property.