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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

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  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


Serviced apartment operator, Lamington Group, is to launch a new concept, “hometels”. 

The group claim it is a ‘completely different approach to staying away from home’.

Lamington Groupis set to open Room 2, its first ‘hometel’, in Southampton in June 2018 with 71-bedrooms.

Room 2 will open in an unused office building in Southampton.

The ground floor will feature a spacious, flexible space for guests to work, socialise or relax day and night. It will include a coffee lounge, a bar selling a range of beers, wines, spirits and cocktails and a gym/workout studio.

There will also be a pantry-style shop for guests who want to prepare meals in their apartment.

Each studio room will have a fully equipped kitchen, a work table, a rainfall shower, free wi-fi, screen mirroring TV, a king sized bed and air conditioning.

There will also be a selection of rooms feature ‘mezzanine top decks’ for flexible stays accommodating families, children and sharers.

Room 2 is located at 1-8 Queens Terrace in Southampton.

Details: https://www.room2.com/