[1] Originally founded by Stelios Haji-Ioannou through the easyGroup, easyHotel was incorporated in 2004[3] and opened its first hotel in South Kensington, London in 2005.

[4] In June 2014, the Company floated on the London Stock Exchange raising £24.5 million to fund further growth and expansion.

[3] The majority owners also announced to invest € 50 million to vastly expand the chains operations by 2026 throughout Europe and the UK.

[3] In December 2021, Karim Malak was appointed CEO after the sudden death of François Bachetta at the age of 56 in June of the same year.

[7] As of May 2024, easyHotel overall maintains 42 corporately owned and franchised branches in the United Kingdom (19, of which 5 are in London), the Netherlands (7), Switzerland (5), Germany (1), France (3), Spain (3), Belgium (1), Ireland (1), Hungary (1), Portugal (1) and Bulgaria.