Hotel & Venue News

Sunbeam Studios have just opened new event space at Ladbroke Hall, their west London base. The Grade II-listed Ladbroke Hall was a factory at the beginning of the twentieth century and it is where the Sunbeam car was first built. In recent years Ladbroke Hall with its high ceilings, loads of natural daylight, drive-in space and private gardens has been put to good use as a photographic studio with event space. Sunbeam Studios have four photographic rental studios ranging from 3,200 to 600 square feet.

This month Sunbeam Studios open their fifth event space - the 360 sq. ft. Board Room. It is the original 1903 Board Room of the Sunbeam-Talbot Automobile Works and features original Edwardian architecture throughout, oak panelling, a marble fire place, herringbone parquet flooring and a large north facing sash window. In-house catering is available at Sunbeam Studios

Sunbeam Studios are located in Barlby Road, a 10 minute walk from the Portobello Road. Ladbroke Grove is the closest tube station.

Details: www.sunbeamstudios.com

Details: Published: 23 January 2015; Hits: 1732

Crowne Plaza London - Battersea has just opened with 78 bedrooms, overlooking the River Thames and adjacent to London Heliport. The hotel, formerly Hotel Verta, features the Riverside Grill Restaurant and Terrace Bar plus Verta Spa and gym facilities. There is 200sq-mt of meeting space and free wi-fi throughout the hotel.

Crowne Plaza London - Battersea is a short walk from Clapham Junction rail interchange and tube station. There is private parking available at the hotel.

Details: www.ihg.com

Details: Published: 23 January 2015; Hits: 1617

Contracts have been exchanged and construction work is expected to start on site this summer building the new £41million York Community Stadium and Leisure Complex scheme. York Community Stadium will be the new home of York City Football Club, the city’s rugby clubs as well as including leisure, retail, office and community facilities.

The 8,000 all-seater stadium will include hospitality and conferencing facilities plus a new 25m six-lane swimming pool and fitness centre. Completion is scheduled for autumn 2016.

Details: www.yorkcommunitystadium.co.uk

Details: Published: 22 January 2015; Hits: 1515

Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter is a new hotel currently under construction and scheduled to open in Newcastle-on-Tyne at the end of July 2015.Crowne Plaza Newcastle – Stephenson Quarter will have 251 bedrooms and suites, a club lounge, a cocktail bar and brasserie restaurant plus a leisure club and spa. The hotel will have nine conference and banqueting suites.

Crowne Plaza Newcastle - Stephenson Quarter is located adjacent to Newcastle Central station and is eight miles from Newcastle Airport.

Details: www.ihg.com

Details: Published: 22 January 2015; Hits: 1825

Gansevoort, the New York based hotel group, plans to open its first hotel in the UK in London’s Shoreditch. Gansevoort Hotel will be a ‘full service urban resort’ with 120 bedrooms including seven luxury suites and a presidential suite, a rooftop pool, a restaurant and bar plus 6,000 sq-ft of conference and events space.

Style-wise expect Gansevoort Hotel to have an edgy, urban vibe to reflect the new ‘tech-city’ status of Shoreditch with a nod to the local street art scene.
Gansevoort Hotel in London is located on the corner of Curtain Road and Scrutton Street, a short walk from Liverpool Street station.

Details: www.gansevoorthotelgroup.com

Details: Published: 22 January 2015; Hits: 1649

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