Hotel & Venue News

The Leeu Collection, a South African-based group of small boutique hotels has unveiled plans to open a new hotel in London.

The Leeu Collection has received planning consent to convert an office building in Newman Street in Fitzrovia into a 100-bedroom hotel with an anticipated opening in 2019.

The Leeu Collection operate three small, boutique hotels in and round Franschhoek, South Africa’s wine growing region.

The group’s purchase last year of the 30-bedroom four-star Linthwaite House overlooking Lake Windermere in the Lake District was the group’s first foray overseas.

Details: https://leeucollection.com/

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Planning consent is set to be granted for the conversion of Bodmin Jail in Cornwall into a 63-bedroom hotel.

Bodmin Jail was built in 1779 and operated until 1927, hosting 50 public hangings in that time.

The residents may not have realised at the time but the jail was also used to store the Crown Jewels during World War I.

In more recent times the jail has become a popular tourist attraction and has been used to film episodes of the BBC series ‘Poldark’.

Under the plans, the existing derelict cell block buildings would be restored and converted into hotel accommodation, with each room spanning three cells. The former hospital wing would be demolished to make way for a new building housing a 'Dark Walk' experience. A new car park would also be created.

Bodmin Jail hotel is set to join a long list of hotels whose buildings started life either as a ‘house of correction’ or as court buildings. The 95-bedroom Malmaison Oxford, for example, is on the site of the former Oxford Jail.

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Signature Living has acquired the Scottish Mutual Building in Belfast and plan to convert it into a boutique hotel.

The Scottish Mutual is a landmark building dating from 1904. It is located on the corner of Donegall Square South and Bedford Street and marks the gateway to the ‘Linen Quarter’ in Belfast.

The new hotel at the Scottish Mutual will complement the other projects Signature Living is planning in Belfast including a hotel conversion of the Crumlin Road Courthouse and a planned George Best themed hotel.

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

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Oddfellows On The Park – is a new 22-bedroom boutique hotel, restaurant and bar which has just opened in Cheadle in Greater Manchester.

The opening marks the culmination of a £7million, 18-month-long restoration of Bruntwod Hall, a Victorian mansion built in 1861 which sits in the 100-acre Bruntwood Park estate.

Each bedroom has view across Bruntwood Park – which is open to the public.

The restaurant is called ‘The Galloping Major’ named after one of the Hall’s previous occupants and is located in what was once the ballroom.

The ‘Stud Room’ is the bar.

A salon de beauté ironically called ‘Pigsty’ is complete with a rasul mud room and two treatment rooms.

Oddfellows On The Park has a range of meeting and events spaces for between two and 80 delegates suitable for board meetings, corporate away days, product launches as well as conferences.

Oddfellows On The Park is located south of Manchester, a five minute drive from Manchester International Airport, the M56 and M60 motorways.

Details: http://www.oddfellowsonthepark.com/

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Well Met Conferencing, the conferencing office for Leeds Beckett University, will be opening their newest venue - Cloth Hall Court on 3rd July 2017.

Cloth Hall Court is the refurbishment of a classic historic building in the centre of Leeds. It will house a standalone conference centre purpose-designed for corporate events.

Cloth Hall Court will include ten meeting rooms over three floors each reflecting the city’s textile heritage. Hence the largest room, the Herringbone Suite on the first floor, will seat up to 300 delegates theatre style. This room shares the first floor with the Cotton Room (32 cabaret), the Tailors Suite (20 boardroom) and the Bobbin Gallery (6 boardroom).

Additional meeting rooms are located on the second and fourth floor with the ground floor Merchants Hall available for a reception for up to 300 delegates.

All meeting rooms will be equipped with state-of-the-art AV technology, digital flipcharts, free superfast wi-fi and, unusually for a city centre venue, VIP parking on-site.

A full catering package will be available from breakfast through lunch to dinner in the evening as well as buffets and all-day refreshments.

Cloth Hall Court is located in Quebec Street just behind City Square in the centre of Leeds and is a stone’s throw from the Leeds City station.

Details: http://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/conferencing/our-venues/cloth-hall-court/