Etc.venues Monument is located at 8 Eastcheap, adjacent to the "walkie-talkie" building in the City of London. It is a two minute walk from Monument tube station, close to Bank tube and DLR interchange and a short walk from London Bridge station.
Etc.venues Monument incorporates 14,000 sq-ft of contemporary meeting and training space on the second and third floors of a converted office building.
The Capital Suite, the largest room, is located on the second floor and will seat up to 240 delegates theatre style - overlooking Eastcheap with plenty of natural daylight. The room subdivides into three independent sound-proofed sections. The second floor also features a theatre kitchen during the day, which becomes the bar in the evening, plus the communal coffee lounge, relaxation space and the dining area. The third floor includes six meeting rooms seating between 24 and 60 delegates cabaret style and two small boardrooms.
Etc.venues Monument is air-conditioned throughout, with loads of natural daylight, a good catering operation and offers free high-speed wi-fi – in short an excellent working environment.
Etc.venues is set to extend its presence in London. Etc.venues Marble Arch is scheduled to open in January 2015 in Edgware Road with 16000sq-ft of space over two floors with the largest room accommodating 120 theatre style plus an additional 13 rooms of various sizes.
Details: www.etcvenues.co.uk
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The building itself is interesting. It started life as a brewery before becoming a jam factory in the early 20th century then a warehouse for auto parts, followed by a few years in dereliction before a spell in intensive care converted it into the Ainscow Hotel. It opened in August 2014.
The Ainscow Hotel main bar is on the ground floor and the restaurant on the third floor which also features an outdoor terrace.
Sadly there are no meeting rooms or event spaces. There is a basement which the hotel owners were considering converting to event space but they considered the lack of windows to be a major problem – it is. Instead the basement will become a gym and small city-spa in the next phase of development. But that is all in the future.
There is no shortage of good hotels in Manchester across the price spectrum. Admittedly there is not that many in this part of Salford. Nonetheless we wish them well – it is a very good hotel which still has the lovely smell of new carpets and fresh paint.
Details: www.theainscow.com
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Facilities will also include a swimming pool, gym and artificial football pitches as well as providing extensive conference, meeting and banqueting space. The stadium should be complete by late 2016.
It will be opposite the University of Kent’s Centre for Sports Studies, the club’s training facilities and directly next to the Medway Dragons Rugby Club who would also use the facilities.
Other components include a hotel, a health club, a tennis academy and 300 homes.
Plans have been submitted to Medway Council.
No conference and banqueting details planned in the new stadium have been published but we will ‘watch this space’ and report accordingly.
Subject to securing planning approval, contractors could be on site summer 2015 with completion of the project in 2017.
QPR is currently at the stage of delivering newsletters to homes and businesses in west London as part of the consultation exercise.
The plan includes a 32,000 sq. ft. extension to the Macron Stadium to increase the hospitality and administration facilities currently available on site.
The Headingley masterplan will be a phased redevelopment of the ground over the next 20 years. It will include the installation of floodlights and the rebuilding of the North/South Stand and the adjoining the rugby ground, which will become the centrepiece of the project. A new pavilion over five levels will feature new corporate facilities.
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A study by Jurys Inn Hotel Group has revealed that business travellers only get 36 minutes’ free time to explore a city they are visiting for work, yet over 90% say they wished they knew more about the cities. To help bridge this gap Jurys Inn has used its staff’s local knowledge to create a ‘36-Minute City Guides’ focussing on the cities where Jurys have a hotel.
Suzanne Cannon, Jurys Inn Group Marketing Manager said “It’s a shame that business travellers get such a limited amount of time to really experience the cities they are visiting for work. At Jurys Inn, our staff are always on hand to offer advice about great hotspots and hidden gems to visit, even if guests only have a few minutes to spare. With our hotels being ideally placed right in the heart of cities, we hope our 36 Minutes City guides will let business travellers make the most of their next stay at one of our city centre hotels.”
Birmingham is the first city to get the 36 minute treatment – with other cities following shortly. The Birmingham guide highlights Brindleyplace and the canal district plus the views of the city from Birmingham’s new central library.
Jurys have 31 hotels in city centres throughout the UK and Ireland including one in Prague in the Czech Republic.
Details: www.jurysinns.com
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Each team is assigned a room arranged as if a guest just left for the day, which they must tidy in preparation for evening turn-down. Teams are welcomed by the General Manager and then meet the Director and Assistant Director of Housekeeping, who later give marks on their performance. Teams must decide their approach before watching the Housekeeping team set up the room the correct way. From here the delegates visit the Back Office to experience how rooms are assigned before heading to the kitchen. Once kitted out with a monogrammed apron and chef's hat, the group is set to work creating their own sweets, finishing in one of the hotel's meeting rooms for afternoon tea comprised of the treats they have just created.
Details: www.fourseasons.com
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