Work to extend the Mercure George Washington Hotel Golf & Spa in Tyne & Wear is set to start after Wearside Construction secured a contract for the project. 

An additional 22 executive bedrooms will take the overall number of bedrooms at Mercure George Washington Hotelto 125. The majority of the new rooms will overlook the golf course.

The project is part of the hotel's wider plans to upgrade to a full golf and leisure resort. Work on the new bedrooms should be fully completed by May 2018

Mercure George Washington Hotel is located in High Usworth just off the A194(M)  and fifteen minutes from the centre of Newcastle.

Details:  http://www.georgewashington.co.uk/


Legacy Hotels group has acquired the four-star Crabwall Manor Hotel and Spa in Chester which will now join the group’s portfolio of branded and independent hotels across the UK.

Crabwall Manor Hotel and Spahas 48-bedrooms, the Earl of Chester restaurant plus a leisure centre and spa.

Crabwall Manor Hotel and Spahas four air-conditioned meeting and events rooms, all with ground floor access and accommodating from 2 to 100 delegates - with free wi-fi and free parking.

Plans are in hand to expand the capacity of the conference facilities and well as adding a further seven bedrooms at Crabwall Manor Hotel. The development is scheduled to start in early 2018.

Crabwall Manor Hotel is seven miles from the centre of Chester and has good access to M6, M56 and M53 motorways.

Details: http://www.crabwallmanorhotelandspa.com/home


easyHotel group has announced its intention to take over the running of the 104-bedroom Tune Hotel in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. 

Tune Hotel Newcastle opened in 2014 in Proctor House,a converted Edwardian building which has housed a variety of businesses over the years, most recently a Mongolian restaurant.

easyHotel is now undertaking a re-branding of the hotel which is expected to open next month as easyHotel Newcastle.

easyHotel Newcastle is located between city centre Newcastle and The Quayside -  around a ten-minute walk from Newcastle Central Station.

Details: https://www.easyhotel.com/


Mortimer House is a new co-working and events space which has just opened in London’s Fitzrovia.  

Mortimer House, a six-storey art deco building, is essentially a member’s club, but some of the creative meeting spaces and dining rooms within will also be available for private hire.

The first four floors consist of offices for members working in teams, bureaus for those working alone as well as meeting rooms. 

The fifth floor penthouse-style ‘Loft’ with a balcony and outdoor seating plus modern art on the walls together with the top floor can be booked by events organisers for a reception for up to 100 guests.

The ground floor houses Mortimer House Kitchen. Seating up to 20 people, the kitchen is open to non-members and serves an all-day Mediterranean-based menu.

Mortimer House is located at the corner of Mortimer Street and Wells Street, a short walk from Goodge Street and Oxford Circus tube stations in central London.

Details:  https://mortimerhouse.com/


Hope Park Business Centre is a new business centre and serviced-office unit which has recently opened in Bradford. 

As well as providing office space, Hope Park also has meeting rooms and sports facilities.

There are three small meeting rooms at Hope Park seating up to 20 delegates. The rooms are designed for training sessions, board meetings, interviews and small conferences.

All the meeting rooms at Hope Park Business Centre are light and airy and equipped with a flipchart and projector, the latest AV facilities, climate control and superfast fibre optic wi-fi.

Free on-site parking is also available as well as catering and a coffee shop.

The sporting facility at Hope Park is a main indoor sports hall with showers and changing rooms. It is available for five-a-side football, basketball, netball, badminton and other gym-based sports and activities.

Hope Park Business Centre is conveniently located at the gateway to Bradford at the end of the M606 on the Leeds/Bradford border, linking to the M62, the major towns of West Yorkshire as well as further afield.

Details: https://hopepark.co.uk/