Netherlands-based hotel company citizenM has revealed plans to open two new hotels in London during 2014.

The first to open will be citizenM Tower of London, a design-led 'pod hotel' which will be built over the exit hall of the Tower Hill London Underground Station.

The nine storey hotel will comprise of 370 luxury modular bedrooms over eight floors, a ground floor cafe, bar, living room spaces and a SocietyM business club on the eighth and ninth levels.

Infrastructure group Balfour Beatty has been appointed to construct the £30m development, which will be marketed as the flagship hotel for citizenM. Building work will include a number of sustainable features and the development is designed to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating.

Meanwhile, citizenM has also revealed plans to build a hotel close to St. Paul's cathedral in central London.

Describing itself as a smart luxury hotel group, citizenM opened its first UK hotel in Glasgow in 2010 and last year opened its first London site, a 192-bedroom hotel in Bankside, the area located near sites such as the Globe theatre and the Tate Modern.