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Crowne Plaza Marlow hotel will be joining the Amaris Hospitality group in March 2016. There will be no change of branding for the hotel.

Crowne Plaza Marlow is situated in five acres of Buckinghamshire countryside. The hotel has 168 bedrooms and eight conference and events rooms including the Winterlake Suite accommodating up to 450 delegates. It is within easy reach of London Heathrow Airport.

Crowne Plaza Marlow joins two other recent additions to Amaris:

The 185-bedroom Carlton Hotel Edinburgh: The hotel is undergoing a major refurbishment ahead of its rebranding as a Hilton Hotel later this year.

The 300-bedroom Glasgow City Hotel: This hotel is also undergoing a major refurbishment prior to its rebranding as a Doubletree by Hilton, again later this year.

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

Details: Published: 17 March 2016; Hits: 561

Berners Tavern at the London EDITION hotel is the highest grossing restaurant in the entire Marriott Hotel portfolio, which comprises 4,400 properties in 87 countries worldwide.

Berners Tavern at the London EDITION was closely followed by The Matador Room at Miami Beach EDITION and The Clocktower at The New York EDITION, which opened less than a year ago.

Berners Tavern is run by Michelin-starred head chef Jason Atherton. It was also the AA Restaurant of the Year in 2014.

The London EDITION is located in Berners Street, just off Oxford Street in London’s West End.

Details: http://www.editionhotels.com/london

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Plans have been unveiled for a new 183-bedroom hotel in the centre of Leeds. The site is a 2.45-acre location off Bridge Street. It was last occupied by British Gas.

Planning permission is in place for four 40-storey towers on the site. However, a phased development is envisaged with the first part of the project involving the refurbishment and recladding of an existing ten-storey tower and its podium to accommodate the three-star hotel.

The building would be stripped back to its concrete frame prior to recladding, extension and fitting out. A 59-space car park is also in the plan.

These new proposals will be discussed by Leeds City Council planning committee meeting very shortly.

Details: Published: 16 March 2016; Hits: 448

The four-star boutique Varsity Hotel and Spa in Cambridge is planning to launch its new £2million restaurant in April. It will be housed on the sixth floor, below the hotel's rooftop garden.

The 120-cover restaurant and bar will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as putting on weekend brunches.

The restaurant will feature floor-to-ceiling windows throughout plus two terraces offering diners a panoramic view across historic Cambridge. The new restaurant will complement the hotel's existing restaurant, the River Bar Steakhouse and Grill.

Varsity Hotel and Spa has 44 contemporary-styled bedrooms each fully equipped with the latest in-room technology including free wi-fi. Guests have access to the Glassworks Gym and Spa with a hot tub, steam room, sauna and exercise classes.

Varsity Hotel and Spa is located in Thompson’s Lane on the edge of the River Cam in the centre of Cambridge, a short walk from Kings College Chapel and Trinity College.

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

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Belfast City Council has given approval to develop a new 188-bedroom hotel in the City Quays area of the city.

The hotel will be operated by the Marriott group as an AC Hotel. It is the group’s ‘lifestyle’ brand with each hotel designed to reflect the uniqueness and character of its urban location.

The hotel will join Ramada Manchester in Salford Quays and Ramada Birmingham City in the city’s canal quarter both of which will be rebranded AC Hotels this summer - the first two AC by Marriott Hotels in the UK.

City Quays is an area along the Belfast waterfront currently undergoing regeneration. The finished project is expected to include a mix of offices, retail units and residential space as well as the new hotel.

Details: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/news/marriott-hotel-to-open-in-belfast-as-part-of-city-quays-project-34539657.html