Westminster City Council are now considering an application for The Wellington Hotel, which will feature 83 rooms, luxury spa facilities and two restaurants. 

Robert De Niro said: “London is one of the most exciting and cosmopolitan cities in the world.

“It makes perfect sense to develop a hotel that represents all of that in the heart of this city in Covent Garden.”

Sarah-Jane Curtis, Director of Capco Covent Garden, added: “Robert De Niro and BD Hotels have emerged as the world’s leading luxury hoteliers, so The Wellington Hotel is a hugely exciting prospect for London which continues to see strong demand for inventive boutique retreats.

“This would be our first landmark hotel for the estate and a new icon for the city, continuing our commitment to enliven Covent Garden with bespoke offerings from both global and British brands”.

Incorporating three Grade-II listed buildings, Robert pledged that the six-building hotel will retain the original historic facades. 

“The Wellington Hotel would honour the heritage of the area, while bringing the best of what we’ve done in New York to London,” he explained.

Robert’s plans follow the success of The Greenwich Hotel in New York, which he founded alongside fellow hotel pioneers Ira Drukier and Richard Born. 

If plans for The Wellington Hotel are approved, work would begin in 2017, with construction being completed in 2019. 

Capco’s world famous Covent Garden estate comprises over one million square feet, and welcomes 40 million visitors a year.