Hotel & Venue News

Staycity Aparthotels group is planning to launch their Wilde Aparthotels brand later this year with its first property on London’s Strand.

The name is inspired by the 19th century Irish literary figure, Oscar Wilde.

The Staycity Aparthotels group has now unveiled plans to open a second Wilde Aparthotel in Edinburgh.

Wilde Aparthotel Edinburgh will also includea lounge, café, and gym facilities, as well as a gallery and exhibition space open to the general public.

Each apartment will feature the latest in-room technology including a 43” flat screen smart TV and touch control panels for lighting, air conditioning, towel rails and blinds.

Wilde Aparthotel Edinburgh will be located in King’s Stables Road. The site was originally used as a medieval tiltyard for jousting tournaments in honour of King James IV. King’s Stables Road later became home to the royal horses.

More recently it has been used as offices, storage premises and workshops but the site has been vacant since 2009.

Whilst the majority of the scheme is new-build, parts of the historic medieval wall will be incorporated into the aparthotel.

Conversion work is scheduled to start at the end of 2017, with Wilde Aparthotel Edinburgh expected to open in the latter part of 2019.

Details: https://www.staycity.com/london/wilde-the-strand

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Construction has started on a new 4-star Courtyard by Marriott Hotel at Milton Gate in South Oxfordshire.

The new Courtyard by Marriott hotel will include 170-bedrooms, a destination lounge bar, restaurant with al fresco dining, business meeting pods, state-of-the-art conference facilities and a gym.

Completion is anticipated by autumn 2018.

Courtyard by Marriott at Milton Gate is located at the entranceto the Milton Park business park near Didcot in South Oxfordshire.

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UK budget hotel operator, Sleeperz Hotels, has completed a 43-room expansion of its Cityroomz Edinburgh hotel with a new wing accessible via Princes Street.

The grouip has converted Princes House, a former three-storey office block, into a deluxe wing made up of superior double, family and cabin rooms, as well as ten suites with kitchenettes and lounges.

The expansion increases bedroom-stock to 115 bedrooms at Cityroomz Edinburgh.

Cityroomz Edinburgh is located in Shandwick Place between Waverley and Haymarket stations and is close to Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

The group’s next venture in Scotland is a new 120-bedroom Cityroomz hotel above Dundee station, opposite the new V&A Museum expected to open in 2018. The new hotel is part of a £1bn programme to regenerate Dundee waterfront.

Details: http://blog.sleeperz.com/sleeperz-unveils-princes-street-expansion-at-edinburgh-hotel

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The first of the new Stow-Away aparthotels is expected open in London in October.

The Stow-Away will be a 20-bedroom aparthotel built from shipping containers with a wine bar and restaurant on the ground floor. It opens on Lower Marsh in London’s Waterloo.

The Stow-Away brand will be operated by Bridge Street Global Hospitality. It is being positioned to plug the gap in the market between high-end offerings and low-quality product.

A second Stow-Away is currently being planned in Birmingham.

This will be a planned conversion of Central Hall in Birmingham city centre. Stow-Away Birmingham will include a 135-bedroom hotel and a 51-bedroom Stow-Away aparthotel.

The project will also feature restaurants, bars and retail outlets on the ground floor. Work is expected to start on site next year once planning permission has been secured.

Future expansion plans will target more Stow-Away aparthotels in London as well as openings in Manchester, Glasgow and Dublin.

Details:https://www.bridgestreet.com/properties/London/Stow-Away-Waterloo

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Macdonald Windsor Hotel has launched its new-look meetings and events spaces following a £27,000 digital up-grade.

Macdonald Windsor Hotel has installed Barco ClickShare devices in each of its seven meeting and events rooms along with large 75-inch LCD screens in three of the main meeting rooms.

The upgrades will allow delegates to connect their phones, tablets and laptops to a presentation screen wirelessly.

Conference organisers will also be allocated their own private conference wi-fi line to ensure their meetings are not slowed down.

Macdonald Windsor Hotel is a contemporary, four star, town house hotel located in the heart of Windsor overlooking Windsor Castle.

The largest events space is the Castle Suite, a fully air-conditioned room with natural daylight which will accommodate up to 145 delegates and will sub-divide into two separate suites.

Macdonald Windsor Hotel is 20 minutes from Heathrow Airport and an hour from central London.

Details:http://www.macdonaldhotels.co.uk/our-hotels/macdonald-windsor-hotel/