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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group is planning to open a new...

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


Royal Hospital Chelsea will shortly be opening a new venue: Wren House.

Wren House is a Grade 1-listed building named after the architect Sir Christopher Wren.

Following renovation, Wren House will include six new spaces, three reception rooms on the ground floor and three additional spaces upstairs.

Capacities will range from ten and 60 delegates. An outdoor space on the South Terrace is available on request. Exclusive hire will also be an option.

Royal Hospital Chelsea is the home of the Chelsea Pensioners as well as annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show. It is located on the banks of the River Thames, a stone’s throw from the Kings Road in Chelsea.
 


CitizenM Tower of London has just opened with 370 bedrooms on Trinity Square in London.

CitizenM hotels are variously described as ‘trendy boutique’, ‘affordable luxury’ or ‘cool and contemporary’. Bedrooms feature XL king-sized beds, rain showers, free movies and free wi-fi.

CitizenM Tower of London includes an open-plan canteen-style ground floor café, restaurant and gallery plus a bar and living room spaces. The top two floors feature ‘SocietyM’ business club rooms.

CitizenM Tower of London also has a rooftop cocktail bar.

CitizenM Tower of London is a new-build hotel. It is located next to Tower Hill tube station and overlooks the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.

Details: https://www.citizenm.com/destinations/london/tower-of-london-hotel


The Clubhouse, operators of London’s business clubs and meeting space, has opened a new site on St. James’s Square in the capital.

The Clubhouse 8 St. James’s Square includes a range of individually designed meeting rooms, hot desks, lounge areas, dedicated desks, flexible meeting areas, a Club deli, event spaces and conference facilities for up to 80 delegates.

The Clubhouse 8 St. James’s Square has also launched its first innovation hub – The Greenhouse - with a fully interactive 3.6m video wall.

The Clubhouse 8 St James’s Square is located between Piccadilly and Pall Mall in central London, a short walk from Piccadilly Circus tube station.

Details: http://www.theclubhouselondon.com/


A proposed extension of St Mellons Country Club and Hotel, including 50 new bedrooms and new conference facilities, is set for planning approval.

St Mellons Country Club and Hotel is a country house hotel set in secluded gardens, midway between Cardiff and Newport. The hotel specialises in conferences and events, as well as weddings. 

St Mellons Country Club and Hotel currently has 21 bedrooms plus 18 chalets in the gardens. There are seven conference rooms, a lounge, restaurant, bar, ballroom, spa and leisure facilities.

Under the new proposals, part of the existing hotel would be demolished and an extension built to provide extra facilities for conferences.

A total of 50 additional hotel rooms would also be created, taking the total number of bedrooms at St Mellons Country Club and Hotel to 99. The chalets on the site would also be removed and replaced with 18 log cabins. Provision for 99 onsite parking spaces is included.

The St Mellons Country Club and Hotel scheme will be considered by Newport City Council's planning committee in early August.

Details: http://stmellonshotel.com/


British Airways i360, the world’s tallest moving observation tower, will open this week - Thursday 4 August - on Brighton seafront.

British Airways i360 is the world’s tallest moving observation tower and the world’s first vertical cable car. It has been designed by London Eye architects, Marks Barfield.

The event suite at British Airways i360 is located in the beach building at the base of the tower. Meeting space includes the main Beach Room which will seat up to 200 delegates and will divide into two independent rooms.

The Greene Boardroom will seat 25 delegates and the 1866 West Pier Toll Booth, which is only available for hire in the evening, will accommodate up to 38 delegates. The Glass Pod itself will seat 156 delegates.

The meeting rooms have sea views and private beach front terraces. Meetings can be combined with a ride on the cable car.

Details: http://britishairwaysi360.com/