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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group is planning to open a new...

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • 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


The Banana Warehouse site in the centre of York is set to be transformed into a new hotel.

The site until recently housed a second-hand goods shop – a firm favourite amongst locals and visitors alike.

Hotel developer and operator Axcel Group Ltd is developing plans for a new 158-bedroom Courtyard by Marriott hotel on the site.

The new hotel will range from three to five storeys and whilst it will be a contemporary design the banana warehouse facade on the front of the existing building will be retained.

A public consultation on the hotel plans was held in York earlier this month.