Press reports have highlighted the grand opulence on display at the newly-opened Trump Turnberry Hotel overlooking the Ayrshire coast in Scotland.
Donald Trump, the prospective contender for the US Presidency, has spent a reported £200million overhauling Turnberry Hotel.
Trump Turnberry Hotel now features gold taps, 284 chandeliers and the owner’s personal throne collection – not to mention a £3,500–a-night lighthouse suite.
However, on a more down-to-earth level the bedrooms at Trump Turnberry Hotel are reportedly extremely comfortable, beautifully and tastefully decorated and furnished – and with stunning bathrooms.
Trump Turnberry Hotel in numbers:
There are 206 guest rooms including four suites.
Trump Turnberry Hotel has ‘The Grand Tea Lounge and Bar’, ‘The Duel in the Sun’ restaurant as well as the ‘1906’ restaurant. The Donald Trump Ballroom will accommodate up to 500 guests.
There are eight meeting rooms encompassing 785 sq-mt of meeting space with the largest room accommodating up to 220 delegates. The grounds are available for team-building activities – and there is the golf with three links golf courses and a golf academy.
Trump Turnberry Hotel is an hour’s drive from Glasgow Airport and a 90 minute drive from Edinburgh Airport.
Details: http://www.trumpturnberry.com/
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- Published: 13 June 2016
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Marriott International's AC Hotels by Marriott chain has just made its debut appearance in the UK this week with two hotels.
The 142-bedroom AC Hotel Manchester Salford Quays and the 90-bedroom AC Hotel Birmingham City Centre.
Both hotels were formerly Ramada properties which have since been refurbished and rebranded. Both hotels will be managed by Valor Hospitality who already operate a range of Holiday Inns, Best Western hotels and Hilton properties in the UK.
AC Hotel Manchester Salford Quays is close to MediaCityUK, Manchester city centre and Old Trafford football and cricket grounds. It has a bar, restaurant, conference and business facilities.
AC Hotel Birmingham City Centre, with similar facilities to its Salford namesake, is located in the Mailbox complex in central Birmingham, a few minutes’ walk from Birmingham New Street station.
Details:
AC Hotel Manchester Salford Quays: http://valorhospitality.com/ac-hotels-manchester-salford-quays.html
AC Hotel Birmingham City Centre: http://valorhospitality.com/ac-hotels-birmingham-city-centre.html
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- Published: 10 June 2016
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Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel in Preston has just launched its new-look conference centre following a £500,000 total refurbishment.
The ten meeting and events rooms have been renovated with new upholstery, upgrades to the breakout areas and new artwork throughout.
Additions at Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel include a new Scottish Steakhouse restaurant and a new Riverside Bar and Lounge.
A number of the Tickled Trout’s 98 bedrooms are being re-decorated and will include new bathrooms and soft furnishings.
Macdonald Tickled Trout Hotel is located on the banks of the River Ribble just off the M6 at junction 31 and a five minute drive from the centre of Preston in Lancashire.
Details: http://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/our-hotels/macdonald-tickled-trout-hotel/
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Conversion begins at the end of June in Manchester to convert Bradley House in the city’s Northern Quarter into a 114-bedroom easyHotel.
Bradley House, also known as the ‘Flatiron’ building in view of its shape, is a Grade II-listed former shipping warehouse. The building will be restored with new windows to the ground and lower ground floors. The original facades will be restored.
easyHotels continues its strategy of targeting the "super budget" sector of the hotel industry by marketing "clean, comfortable and safe" hotel rooms. easyHotel currently has three owned hotels comprising 390 bedrooms, and a further 17 franchised hotels with approximately 1,400 bedrooms.
easyHotel Manchester will be located at the junction of Dale Street and Newton Street, an approximately ten minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria stations.
Details: http://www.easyhotel.com/
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The transformation of Haigh Hall Wigan into the 30-bedroom Haigh Hall Hotel is taking shape.
A planned £6million transformation of the Grade II-listed Haigh Hall will create a 30-bedroom four-star boutique hotel with a spa and fitness centre.
The main first phase will see the creation of a ground floor ballroom and restaurant at Haigh Hall Hotel. This should be complete by the middle of July. The next major phase will be creating the first 12 bedrooms which should be ready by the start of autumn 2016.
The £12million masterplan for Haigh Woodland Park in which Haigh Hall Hotel sits is already taking shape. Plans for a new adventure playground are already completed and infrastructure works in progress.
Plans have also been submitted for an adventure golf course, which could be onsite in the autumn of 2016 along with a new high ropes attraction scheduled to open in August.
A kitchen courtyard, providing a base for artisan food and drink producers, is being developed with a view to opening its doors at the end of the summer.
Details: http://www.haighhallhotel.co.uk/
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