The Every Piccadilly hotel in central London has just been relaunched as the Thistle Piccadilly.  

Thistle Piccadilly joins a group of eight existing Thistle hotels across London and the south of England.

Thistle Piccadilly has 82 bedrooms in three categories: Standard, Deluxe and Junior Suites. All are air-conditioned and furnished with the latest in-room comforts and technology including free access wi-fi.

Thistle Piccadilly has a restaurant and bar plus a fully equipped hi-tech gym.

Thistle Piccadilly is located in Coventry Street close to Leicester Square, Soho and Chinatown in the heart of London’s West End. Leicester Square tube station is a five-minute walk away.

Details: https://www.thistle.com/en/hotels/london/piccadilly.html


Marriott Hotels group has announced plans to launch its Westin brand in the UK.  

Westin London City is scheduled to open in 2020 with 220 bedrooms.

Westin London City will open in the former Queensbridge House site between the Tower of London and Millennium Bridge on the north bank of the River Thames.

Westin London City will feature an open atrium and lobby leading onto a riverside bar and restaurant with views across the river towards Shakespeare’s Globe and the South Bank.

Westin London City will include a main ballroom, four meeting rooms and a business centre.

Leisure facilities will include an indoor swimming pool, a 375sq-mt spa and a WestinWORKOUT fitness studio.

Westin London City will include a main ballroom, four meeting rooms and a business centre.

Westin Hotels & Resorts was previously a division of Starwood Hotels & Resorts which itself was bought by the Marriott Group two years ago.

Details: http://news.marriott.com/2018/05/westin-hotels-resorts-to-debut-in-the-united-kingdom/


A planned refurbishment of John Dalton House in the centre of Manchester and its conversion into a hotel has been revived. 

Refurbishment plans include a full recladding of the building and the addition of a two-floor extension. These items were approved two years ago.

At that time Leonardo Hotels were the likely hotel operator of what would have been a 215-bedroom hotel with retail and leisure space on the ground floor.

A new hotel is back on the cards after updated plans were submitted for the building. This time around QBIC Hotels are the likely operators of the John Dalton House hotel.

The latest plans indicate an increase in the number of bedrooms to 261. The hotel will also feature a basement gym and a ground floor restaurant with bedrooms on the upper floors.

John Dalton House is located on a key corner site in Deansgate in central Manchester between the business area of Spinningfields and the civic quarter.

Details: https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/updated-proposals-revealed-for-john-dalton-house/


Plans have been submitted for a new hotel to be built in Newark, Nottinghamshire. 

The hotel would be a new Holiday Inn Express. It would form part of a £20million project which would also include offices and retail units.

The development’s 5.5-acre site is a triangle of land by Farndon roundabout, between the new and old A46 in Newark.

The scheme is expected to be submitted for approval shortly.


Ascent Business Chambers is a new meeting and training venue recently opened in the centre of Preston.  

Facilities at Ascent Business Chambers include a Boardroom to accommodate up to 12 delegates. It is fully equipped with the latest presentation equipment plus tea and coffee making facilities and free wi-fi.

Meanwhile, a Training Suite will accommodation up to 20 delegates. It is equipped with an interactive whiteboard, a projector, a flip chart, a breakout room, tea/coffee machine and the use of the kitchen.

Ascent Business Chambers has full disabled access.

Ascent Business Chambers is located alongside Preston station on the main West Coast line with a fast rail link direct to London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow.