Hallmark Hotel The Welcombe in Stratford on Avon is targeting the professional football market following the recent opening of a full-sized football training pitch in the grounds of the hotel. 

Hallmark Hotel The Welcome is also offering 78 bedrooms in the main house with a dedicated area for teams to stay, all on the same floor, without interruption from other guests.

Special pre and post-match menus will be provided for the teams. 11 events spaces will be available for pre/post match meals and debriefings as well as private space to use as kit rooms or physio rooms.

Teams will also be offered their own private entrance and free, secure parking on site plus a laundry service to wash the team kit.

Leisure facilities at Hallmark Hotel The Welcome include a health club and spa with a fully-equipped gym, exercise studio, a 15 metre swimming pool, outside vitality pool, treatment rooms and tennis courts.

Hallmark Hotel The Welcome is surrounded by 157 acres of landscaped grounds and is within walking distance of the centre of Stratford on Avon. It is around a ten-minute drive from the M40.

Details: https://www.hallmarkhotels.co.uk/hotels/hallmark-hotel-the-welcombe-stratford-upon-avon/meetings-events/football-training-pitch/


Cycas Hospitality has launched a new apartment-hotel – South Point Suites - in Bermondsey in south London. 

South Point Suites has 101 studios and one-bedroom suites, all designed for the extended-stay guest.

The studios and suites are decorated in a modern, contemporary style. Each features a kitchen and living area with a dishwasher and grocery service, a bed, a TV, sofas and a 24/7 Grab n’ Go Pantry. 

High-speed wi-fi, gym and laundry facilities are all complimentary. A hot and cold breakfast bar is available daily for the guests.

South Point Suites is located in Bermondsey Street a few blocks away from Canary Wharf and The Shard - a ten-minute walk from both London Bridge and Bermondsey stations.

In London Cycas also manages: Staybridge Suites London – Stratford City, Staybridge Suites London – Vauxhall, Residence Inn London – London Bridge, Holiday Inn London – Stratford City and Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport.

Details: www.southpointsuites.com


The Rubens at the Palace Hotel in London has just been relaunched, following the completion of a multi-million-pound refurbishment. 

Rubens at the Palace, with its Edwardian façade, sits between Buckingham Palace and the new NOVA development overlooking the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace.

The Rubens now offers two brand new restaurant concepts, a new bar, an afternoon tea service plus updated accommodations and communal spaces.

All 163 bedrooms, suites and serviced apartments at the Rubens have undergone a makeover. Over 80 new marble bathrooms have been installed along with 163 chandeliers.

The décor has also been updated and modern conveniences installed including USB sockets and an upgraded television in every room.

The Rubens has a new fine dining restaurant: The English Grill - as well as the newly opened Curry Room.

Rubens at the Palace features a 350-metre Living Wall adorning the side of the hotel overlooking NOVA. Its carpet of over 10,000 herbaceous plants improves the air quality of the surrounding Victoria area. It makes the Rubens at the Palace one of the most ‘green’ hotels across the Red Carnation Collection and London hotels in general.

Details: https://www.redcarnationhotels.com/media/press-room/171031-the-rubens-at-the-palace-unveils-new-look-celebrating-london-victorias-royal-heritage


The new DoubleTree by Hilton Hull has just opened in Hull with 165 bedrooms, just as the city’s ‘ UK City of Culture’ year is coming to an end. 

Doubletree by Hilton Hull includes a rooftop bar called The Lexington, a reference to the former nightclub which once stood on the site of the hotel.

The hotel features all the brand-standards of a Doubletree by Hilton. Guests are greeted with a chocolate chip cookie at check-in.

Bedrooms are stylish and comfortably furnished withcomplimentary wi-fi, a Smart TV, air conditioning and ergonomic workspace. The corner-room suites include a living area as well as boasting panoramic city views.

Doubletree by Hilton Hull features a Marco Pierre White Steakhouse. Leisure facilities include a fitness room.

Doubletree by Hilton Hull has extensive, flexible eventsspace including a pillar-free ballroom which will accommodate up to 1000 delegates for a theatre-style meeting.

Doubletree by Hilton Hull is located in Ferensway in the centre of the city - a two-minute walk from Hull rail and bus terminals.

Details: http://doubletree3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/doubletree-by-hilton-hull-HUYUKDI/index.html


Plans have been unveiled to convert a Grade 1-listed Elizabethan country house in Cheshire into a hotel.

Brereton Hall, near the village of Holmes Chapel, is currently a private home and sits in 100 acres of mature gardens and pastureland.

Brereton Hall is a four-storey building with 12 bedrooms, a kitchen, a reception hall, a games room, a drawing room, a dining room and offices.

Plans would see the conversion of Brereton Hall into a 12-bedroom hotel.

The conversion would also include the building of a bridge over the River Croco, constructed with a traditional finish of brick and stone to  match the construction of  Brereton Hall.

Brereton Hall was built in the late sixteenth century and had seen many uses over the centuries including housing a girls’ boarding school in the past.

A planning decision is expected from Cheshire East Council by the end of January 2018.