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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


Hilton at the Ageas Bowl Southampton is a new hotel opening in May 2015 overlooking The Ageas Bowl, home of Hampshire County Cricket Club.

Hilton at the Ageas Bowl Southampton will have 171-bedrooms, extensive meeting and event space, a luxury spa, a celebrity chef restaurant, an 18-hole golf course and access to Hampshire County Cricket Club.

The bedroom stock will include seven suites, 28 executive rooms, 53 king-bedded rooms, nine king-bedded accessible rooms and 74 standard twin-bedded guest rooms. All rooms will feature a contemporary media hub and a 40-inch LCD television, plenty of desk space with wireless internet access. Some of the suites will have a balcony with a pitch view.

Hilton at the Ageas Bowl Southampton will have six meeting rooms seating between 12 and 16 delegates boardroom style, a ballroom to accommodate up to 700 delegates theatre style, a media centre to accommodate up to 180 delegates theatre style and a dedicated boardroom for 12 people.

Leisure facilities include a gym and a spa with an 18-hole golf course opening in 2016.

Hilton at the Ageas Bowl Southampton is located just off Junction 7 of the M27 motorway and ten minutes from Southampton Airport.

The Ageas Bowl itself has recently undergone a £48million redevelopment and facilities include an exhibition hall, a range of meeting spaces to accommodate from 12 to 200 people– and which are fully equipped with state of the art technology including plasma screen televisions, data projectors, wi-fi access -  plus a range of hospitality boxes.

Details: www.hiltonhotelsouthampton.co.uk