Wilde Aparthotels London The Strand, the first of Staycity’s premium brand properties is now open.
The aparthotel takes its name from the Oscar Wilde and is located close to the Oscar Wilde Memorial in Adelaide Street.
With 106-bedrooms, Wilde Aparthotels London The Strandoffers a range of studios, superior studios and double rooms over eight floors including three sky level studios.
Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity offer the latest in-room technology including a 43” flat screen smart TV and touch control panels for lighting, air conditioning, towel rails and blinds. Luxury features include a XL-sized bed and a rainfall shower as well as a collection of Irish-inspired crafted accessories and soft furnishings.
The studio and superior studios have fully equipped kitchenettes with a Nespresso machine. All rooms are fitted with a Handy guest smartphone device offering free local and international phone calls to selected destinations.
Staycity intend to roll out the Wilde brand across major city locations throughout Europe. The Strand will be followed by a second property in Edinburgh’s King’s Stables Road, scheduled to open at the end of 2019. A further property is planned in Manchester.
Details: https://www.staycity.com/
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Kensington Palace in London has just launched the Kensington Palace Pavilion.
Kensington Palace Pavilion is situated on the palace lawns overlooking the Sunken Garden.
It will be available to host a number of events for the next three years whilst The Orangery at Kensington Palace undergoes planned conservation work.
The new Kensington Palace Pavilionis purpose-built, with flexible space for a range of events. It features a terrace overlooking the gardens and the east façade of the historic Georgian royal home.
The Pavilion has two main event spaces with capacity for 800 guests for a standing reception or 300 guests for a seated dinner across both rooms, with the option of a separate drinks reception area.
The Pavilion also has a covered terrace area. The area around the Sunken Garden can also be used alongside the terrace for larger events.
Kensington Palace Pavilion is one of six venues run by the independent charity Historic Royal Palaces.
Details: https://www.hrp.org.uk/#gs.7ysIPFU
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German-based Meininger Hotels has unveiled plans to open a new hotel in the heart of central Glasgow.
The hotel will be located in West George Street opposite Queen Street station.
The Meininger Hotel Glasgow is scheduled to open in 2020.
Meininger Hotel Glasgow will have 160 bedrooms spread over five floors of the new building.
Public areas including the reception, lobby, lounge, breakfast room and bar as well as a guest kitchen and a ‘game zone’, will be located on the first floor of the hotel building. New retail space is planned at basement, ground and mezzanine levels.
Meininger Hotel Glasgow will be the group’s second hotel in the UK. The first opened in Queens Gate, Kensington in London in 2006.
Meininger is an international budget hotel brand with extra facilities, such as a guest kitchen and a games zone. The hotels are centrally located and feature bedrooms which range from traditional double rooms through private rooms with multiple beds right down to a bed in a dorm room.
Thus Meininger Hotels appeal to various target groups, such as school groups, families, individual travellers as well as corporate guests.
Meininger currently operates 20 hotels in Europe, with a total of 10,492 beds in 12 European cities.
Details: https://www.meininger-hotels.com/en/press/press-releases/meininger-hotel-in glasgow/
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Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham is set to open a new conference and banqueting centre in space formerly occupied by its Japanese sky bar and restaurant – Rofuto Restaurant.
Rofuto was located on the 16thfloor of the hotel. It closed two months ago.
In its place will be a 1,250 sq-ft conference centre with floor-to-ceiling windows accommodating up to 240 delegates.
The hotel's 15th floor, which houses the existing conference facilities at Park Regis, will be renovated to create additional meeting rooms, break-out areas and a bar.
Completion is expected summer 2018. Then Park Regis Birmingham will be able to accommodate up to 500 conference delegates across the two floors.
The 253-bedroom Park Regis Birmingham opened in March 2016 at Five Ways, where Broad Street meets Hagley Road on the western edge of the city centre.
Park Regis is part of Australian-based StayWell Holdings which controls 72 hotels worldwide. Park Regis Birmingham marked the brand's first venture in Europe.
Details: https://www.parkregisbirmingham.co.uk/
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Malmaison Hotel Du Vin Group has published plans to open a second hotel in Edinburgh later this year.
The new hotel will be housed in the Grade A listed Buchan House in St Andrew Square in the centre of Edinburgh.
Malmaison plan to restore the building whilst retaining its period features. The new Malmaison will compliment Malmaison Edinburgh Leith which occupies the site of a former ‘house of ill-repute’ in Edinburgh’s docklands and was the first ever Malmaison to open back in 1994.
The new Malmaison in St Andrew Square will have 72 bedrooms and will feature the Chez Mal bar and brasserie and the ‘Work + Play’ meeting and events concept.
Planning permission for the new hotel was granted in November 2017.
Details: https://www.malmaison.com/
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