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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

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Indigo coming to Chester

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Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September
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Dalata plan new London Hotel
New Hotel opens in Glasgow

The Leadenhall Building in central London, better known as The Cheesegrater, is promoting its ‘Conference in the Sky’ programme in Landing Forty Two at the top of the building.

Landing Forty Two offers over 5,000 sq-ft of flexible meeting space. It will accommodate from 60 up to 220 delegates for a conference or dinner.

The venue is fully equipped with the latest technology including plasma screen, lecterns and microphones. In-house catering is available.

Access to the events floor is via the building’s glazed external-facing high-speed lifts, which deliver the guests up the 42nd floor in just over 30 seconds.

Located high above street-level in the heart of the City's financial district, Landing Forty Two has floor to ceiling glazing which not only offers spectacular views of London's major landmarks but also panoramic views across the six counties which circle London.

Landing Forty Two at The Leadenhall Building is located at 122 Leadenhall Street - a few minutes’ walk from Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, Bank and Monument Stations.

Details: http://landingfortytwo.com/

Details: Published: 04 July 2016; Hits: 593

SACO, the serviced apartment operator, is set to launch a new brand of aparthotels. The new brand will be called ‘Locke’ after the British 17th century philosopher John Locke.

The first Locke property is due to open in a sky tower in Leman Street, Aldgate in central London. Leman Locke is scheduled to open in October. It will have 168 apartments including 105 studios and 63 one-bedroom suites.

Leman Locke will also feature two bars, all day dining spaces on the ground and first floors, a gym, two sky meeting rooms on floors 21 and 22, as well as indoor and outdoor lounge areas.

Every Locke studio and suite will feature a high-spec kitchen, bespoke furniture and bedding, ultrafast wi-fi and SMART HD televisions plus temperature controlled air conditioning.

SACO plans to open further Locke properties across the UK and Europe from 2017.

Details: http://www.sacoapartments.com/serviced-apartments/uk/london/leman-locke-by-saco/

Details: Published: 04 July 2016; Hits: 638

Hilton Southampton in Chilworth is currently undergoing a £4million refurbishment programme prior to its rebranding as the DoubleTree by Hilton Southampton; a move scheduled for winter 2016.

Hilton Southampton has 135 bedrooms, some with garden views and all with the latest in-room facilities plus windows which open. There is a restaurant and bar. A residents-only Precor fitness centre will be opening later this year.

Hilton Southampton has 14 meeting and event rooms plus a business centre. The largest room, the Library Suite, will accommodate up to 180 delegates theatre style.

Meeting rooms are fully equipped with the latest technology including complimentary wi-fi.

Hilton Southampton is located four miles from the centre of Southampton and two miles from Southampton Airport. The hotel offers pre-cruise packages with parking options.

Details: http://www3.hilton.com/en/hotels/united-kingdom/hilton-southampton-SOUHNHN/index.html

Details: Published: 30 June 2016; Hits: 602

Churchill College, Cambridge, officially opens its new Cowan Court development in September 2016.

Cowan Court will include 68 hotel-standard double ensuite bedrooms plus a new multi-purpose meeting space named the Sixties Room. Cowan Court will also include three fully accessible bedrooms for disabled visitors and residents.

Cowan Court is built in the ‘Danish style’, comprising a renewable timber-framed building clad with reclaimed oak with pale decoration, bespoke furniture, a tree-filled courtyard and large outward-facing windows in all rooms.

When Cowan Court opens, Churchill College will have 200 ensuite bedrooms available for conference clients during vacations, in addition to 250 standard bedrooms.

Conference and meeting facilities at Churchill College include a purpose-built Lecture Theatre seating 300 delegates, a Dining Hall for 400 guests plus a range of smaller meeting and break-out rooms, all set in more than 40 acres of parkland and playing fields.

Free wi-fi is available throughout the site, together with state-of-the-art AV.

Sports facilities including a gym, a sculpture walk and a modern art collection.

Churchill College is around half a mile from the centre of Cambridge, 1.5 miles from the M11 and within easy reach of Cambridge station and London Stansted Airport. Churchill College has on-site parking.

Details: https://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/news/2016/jun/28/new-facilities-underpin-our-drive-excellence/

Details: Published: 30 June 2016; Hits: 855

Storrs Hall Hotel overlooking Lake Windermere has joined the Bespoke Hotels roster. The Bespoke group will manage and operate the hotel which is located in 17 acres of landscaped gardens and grounds in the heart of the Lake District.

Storrs Hall is a Grade II-listed Georgian mansion dating back to the late eighteenth century. Storrs Hall has 31 bedrooms plus a three AA-rosetted restaurant.

Storrs Hall is around five miles from Windermere station. The M6 at junction 36 is the nearest motorway junction for both north and south bound traffic.

Details: http://www.bespokehotels.com/storrs-hall