Hotel & Venue News

In January 2015 the Hospital Club, the private member club in Covent Garden in London will be opening fifteen new bedrooms available to members and non-members alike. The rooms are individually designed and range from small crash pads to large rooms and suites. Each is fitted out with leathers, velvets, warm woods, stained glass, contemporary classic furniture, original artworks as well as Freeview television, a Roberts radio and a rainforest shower. Guests can also enjoy the refreshments and facilities of the Hospital Club.

The Hospital Club houses seven floors of versatile event space and facilities including a private members’ club, a TV studio, an exhibition gallery, a screening room for up to 36 guests and a live performance space. There are also private dining rooms, rooms for small boardroom meetings to larger meeting spaces and rooms with a roof terrace.

The building was formerly the site of St Paul’s Hospital - hence the Club’s name. It opened as a private members club in 2004. It is located in Endell Street in the heart of Covent Garden.

Details: www.thehospitalclub.com

Details: Published: 16 December 2014; Hits: 1452

Hub by Premier Inn, Whitbread’s new technology-enabled concept brand, opened in London in November with bookings for its first hotel exclusively via a dedicated app, available on both iOS and Android devices. Guests wishing to stay at London Covent Garden hub by Premier Inn can use the app to check availability and book a room. They can use the same app to control various settings in their room, such as changing the channel on the smart TV or adjusting the room temperature and lighting.

Each compact room London Covent Garden hub by Premier Inn comes equipped with the latest technology, including a 40-inch smart television, with access to movies, games, the internet and catch-up television. Free, high-speed wi-fi is available throughout the hotel.

Hub by Premier Inn already has a further 10 new hotels planned over the next three years with two in Edinburgh and the balance in central London.

Details: www.hubhotels.co.uk

Details: Published: 15 December 2014; Hits: 1417

Plans are afoot which could see a former city tram depot in Cardiff transformed into a new arts centre and business hub.

The old Clare Road tram depot is a Grade II-listed building in Grangetown, built in the late 1800s. Subject to planning approval its regeneration would provide meeting and conference facilities plus individual work units as well as a dance studio, an art gallery, cafes, bars and restaurants. It would act as a hub for local people and the creative industries, as well as a business centre.

The depot is located at the junction of Clare Road and Pendyris Street, approximately half a mile west of Cardiff city centre. Cardiff Central station is within walking distance.

Details: Published: 12 December 2014; Hits: 1589

Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow has just opened with 364-bedrooms, less than two kilometres from London Heathrow Terminal 4.

Formerly Jurys Inn London Heathrow, the hotel has been rebranded following a £5million refurbishment. Each bedroom at Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow Airport features the brand’s signature bedding, a work desk with an ergonomic chair, an in-room ‘hospitality centre’ with a mini fridge and tea and coffee making facilities.

Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow includes the Garden Grille and Bar, a 24-hour business centre, seven meeting rooms incorporating 176 square metres of flexible meeting space and a fitness centre. The Pavilion Pantry is open 24 hours for a selection of snacks, cold beverages and ready-to-cook meals. Wi-fi is complimentary throughout the hotel.

Hilton Garden Inn London Heathrow is located less than one kilometre from Hatton Cross underground station which is connected to central London by the Piccadilly tube line - one tube stop from Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 and two stops from Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5.

Details: www.hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com

Details: Published: 15 December 2014; Hits: 1597

Plans to convert Sentinel House in Eccles, Salford into a 126 bedroom hotel are set for approval by planning officers at Salford City Council.

Omega Travel have brought the 15-storey, 1970's office building with plans to convert half the building into a hotel catering for Chinese tourists on sightseeing tours of the UK. Salford is viewed as an ideal location close to Manchester Airport with its newly introduced direct flights to China, midway between London and Scotland and with Manchester attractions on the doorstep.

Plans for the building also include a 180sq-mt entrance foyer, a 218-cover restaurant and bar on the second floor plus a coach lay-by/drop-off area. The rest of the building would remain as office space.

Sentinel House is located in Peel Street in Eccles.

Details: Published: 11 December 2014; Hits: 1420

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