Hotel & Venue News

Plans have been released for a new hotel development in Southwark, London.

A 275 bedroom hotel is planned in Ufford Street on a site adjacent to LeSoCo College. The area has a strong tourist and business base which would be served by the hotel.

Developers, Frogmore, believe there is a shortage of hotel bedrooms in this part of south London unlike, for instance, the neighbouring Waterloo which is well served by both chain and upmarket hotels.

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Owners of York-based Lawrance Luxury Apart-Hotels are expanding their business.

The company has acquired a former office building off Micklegate in York city centre. They plan to convert the three storey building into 13 one-bedroom serviced apartments.

Lawrance Luxury Apart-Hotels currently operate The Lawrance York with 14 apartments plus a further 19 apartments at The Lawrance Harrogate spread over three buildings.

The apartments offer a range of fully-equipped studio, one, two and three-bed luxury serviced apartments available for one night stays, weekend breaks, short breaks and long stays.

Each apartment is equipped with a full kitchen, dining area and lounge. All have free wi-fi, flat-screen televisions and iPod docks.

The Lawrance York also has on-site coffee shop.

The Lawrance York is located in Micklegate, an eight minute walk from York station.

The Lawrance Harrogate units are all located within walking distance of the town centre restaurants and conference facilities.

Details: http://www.thelawrance.com/

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The new Premier Inn London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 is opening shortly.

The hotel is within a ten minute walk of Terminal 4, via a covered walkway.

The bedrooms feature a kingsize Hypnos bed, Freeview TV with 80 channels, free wi-fi, a desk and chair, tea and coffee making facilities and cocooning blackout curtains.

‘Thyme’ is the hotel’s in-house restaurant.

Premier Inn London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 is located in Sheffield Road. There is no on-site parking available at the hotel. Off-site parking is available close by.

The Heathrow Connect train service and Heathrow Express are nearby providing access to the other Heathrow terminals.

Premier Inn London Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 is 0.5 miles from T4, 4 miles from T2 & 3 and 3.5miles from T5.

Premier Inn is also opening a hotel at Kings Cross in central London in July 2017 and one in Goodge Street also in central London in October 2017.

Details: http://www.premierinn.com/gb/en/hotels/england/greater-london/london/london-heathrow-airport-terminal-4.html

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The 51-bedroom former Holiday Inn Coventry South has been rebranded as the Citrus Hotel Coventry. Operated by the Compass Group, it is the first Citrus Hotel to launch in the UK.

A refurbishment programme is planned at Citrus Hotel Coventry over the coming twelve months, which will include upgrading the bedrooms and public areas as well as the bar and restaurant.

Compass, based in Manchester, operate seven Citrus Hotels across Thailand and Malaysia as well as ten hotels currently trading under a variety of banners in the UK.

The group is planning to rebrand its other UK hotels as Citrus Hotels starting this summer with the Big Sleep Hotel in Cardiff.

Citrus Hotel Coventry also includes a fitness centre and a garden. It offers free wi-fi throughout the hotel as well as free on-site parking. The hotel has seven meeting and events rooms to accommodate up to 300 delegates.

Citrus Hotel Coventry is located just off the A45 London Road in Ryton on Dunsmore.

Details: http://www.compasshospitality.com/

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Travelodge has unveiled a new room category in selected hotels which will feature extra amenities. The new ‘Super Room’ is targeting the business traveller.

The rooms will be located on quieter ‘business floors’ and they will feature a more residential décor than the standard rooms.

The Super Rooms will have extra plug sockets as well as USB ports by the bedside and desk. Mood lighting will be controlled by a bedside control panel.

The rooms will also have a Lavazza coffee machine, a desk and a swivel chair, a reading lamp and an armchair, an iron and ironing board plus a full length mirror.

Travelodge has introduce the new Super Room at four London hotels – Waterloo, Euston, Farringdon and City Road – and will be opening at Heathrow Central from the middle of May. They represent about 20-25 per cent of room stock in those properties.

By autumn 2017 Travelodge plan to have about 1,000 Super Rooms across 17 hotels.

Details: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/press-centre/press-releases/Travelodge-launches-new-SuperRooms