Now Barcelona football-star, Lionel Messi, has followed suit and bought his own four-star hotel in Sitges, a beach town not far down the coast from Barcelona. The hotel has been renamed Hotel MiM Sitges.
Hotel MiM Sitges has 77 bedrooms, five of which are junior suites and one of which is a superior suite. The hotel has 300 sq-mt of meeting space and also features a rooftop swimming pool with views across the Mediterranean.
Lionel Messi recognizes that his skills lie on the football field. Hence his hotel will be operated by Grupo Majestic, a Spanish hotels group. This is by no means Messi’s first foray into property. In 2013, he bought an office block in Barcelona.
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It is now not just a major media centre but also a vibrant business and education centre and a rapidly growing residential area. It has become a ‘city within a city’.
Last week saw the official opening of the WaterShard conference and meeting suite on the second floor of the Imperial War Museum North at Salford Quays. The space was previously the IWM café but this has now been re-sited on the ground floor.
The WaterShard comprises a suite of three self-contained rooms.
Room 3 will seat up to 40 delegates theatre style.
All three rooms are wonderfully open and bright with high ceilings and views across the Quays to the various media centres on the opposite bank.
The WaterShard is fully equipped with the latest meeting technology. The windows also have full black-out facilities.
The WaterShard will complement the existing and extensive banqueting and exhibition facilities on the ground floor of IWM North.
Imperial War Museum North is located on Trafford Wharf Road and has plenty of complimentary parking. It is a two-minute walk to Media City tram stop on Manchester’s Metrolink. From there it is a ten minute journey into central Manchester and Manchester’s mainline rail terminals.
If you are planning a meeting then why not suggest your delegates bring their swimming gear – ‘budgie-smugglers’ if they are brave or a full wet-suit if not. You can then end a productive meeting with a water sports session – swimming, kayaking or canoeing in the Quays. Judging from all the activity in the water last week you will not be alone.
Details: http://www.iwm.org.uk/commercial/venue-hire/iwm-north
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The Raymond Blanc Gardening School at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons opens in July 2017.
The aim of the school is to pass on best-kept garden secrets to guests. At the same time it gives the team at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons the opportunity to share their love of gardening with their guests.
The two-acre kitchen garden at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons produces over 90 types of vegetables and 70 herbs.
The school will be overseen by Head Gardener, Anne Marie Owens, who together with her team will lead a range of courses including: Seasonal Vegetable Growing, Micro Greens, Orchard - Summer Pruning, Mushroom Growing, Understanding Your Soil and Growing Organic.
There will also be courses run by specialist growers and experts. Courses aim to cover subjects such as herbs for their medicinal properties, fruit tree pruning and gardening for children – to prepare for the next generation of gardeners.
One-day courses will include refreshments throughout and a working lunch. There will also be half-day courses available.
There will be up to three day courses each week throughout July until October, with additional courses built into the winter calendar.
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The rainbow croissants, made by the hotel’s executive pastry chef, Sarah Barber, are filled with homemade cherry jam and undergo a two-day process that adds rainbow-coloured dough inside and out.
The hotel also make mango, passion fruit, raspberry, and pistachio flavoured croissants.
The rainbow croissant is served in the hotel’s art-deco Cafe Royal.
The Hotel Café Royal is located in Regents Street in central London.
Details: http://www.hotelcaferoyal.com/
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More than 100 women who travel for business nominated the hotels they felt went above and beyond when it comes to prioritising the needs of female corporate travellers.
A wide range of hotels were nominated, from budget chains to boutique hotels. The eight shortlisted listed hotel have all been visited secretly by judges and the UK’s winner of the first SOLO awards will be revealed next month.
Full list:
Hilton Leeds (pictured)
Park Regis Birmingham
Mercure Manchester
Crowne Plaza Newcastle- Stephenson Quarter
Travelodge Hull- City Centre
Novotel Birmingham- City Centre
North Lakes Hotel Penrith
Doubletree by Hilton Tower Hill
Details: http://www.redfern-travel.com/news/solo-shortlist-revealed/
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