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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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

Dalata plan new London Hotel

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

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September
Indigo coming to Chester
Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel
Dalata plan new London Hotel
New Hotel opens in Glasgow

Hotel Indigo York is a new hotel which has just opened with 101 bedrooms in Walmgate in the historic centre of York.

Every Hotel Indigo property takes its influences from the surrounding neighbourhood. In the case of York it is chocolate. The city is the home to both Rowntree’s and Terry’s of York. The designs within the bedrooms and throughout the hotel all reflect York’s rich chocolate heritage combined with that of the city’s stonework.

The bedrooms in Hotel Indigo York are modern and stylish. Each room is air-conditioned and features a 32" HD LCD television, a work desk with complimentary wi-fi, a mini fridge with complimentary soft drinks, fresh milk and snacks, an iron and ironing board and tea and coffee making facilities.

Hotel Indigo York has partnered with the Yorkshire Meatball Com so the restaurant serves meat, fish, vegetarian and sweet balls all hand-rolled in-house.

The on-site fitness centre includes cardiovascular and free weight equipment.

Hotel Indigo York has limited off-site parking which is a two minute walk from the hotel. It is around 1.5 miles from York Station – approximately £5.00 in a taxi.

Details: www.hotelindigoyork.co.uk

Details: Published: 21 July 2015; Hits: 1384

Stockport Council has granted permission to convert Bruntwood Hall, in Cheadle, Cheshire into a 22-bedroom boutique hotel on behalf of Oddfellows Hotels.

Bruntwood Hall lies in the centre of Bruntwood Park with over 100 acres of parkland including ponds, waterways and mature woodland.

The £3million plan involves restoring and converting the 19th century Bruntwood Hall manor house to create Oddfellows on the Park hotel – with 22 hotel bedrooms, a restaurant, cocktail bar and private dining rooms. There are also plans to incorporate a spa facility.

Bruntwood Hall has previously been a town hall for Cheadle and Gatley council, a racehorse stud farm and most recently the headquarters of a film company. Bruntwood Hall is located just off the A34 south of Manchester, five minutes from the M60 at junction 2 and with good access to Manchester Airport.

Oddfellows on the Park will join its sister hotel Oddfellows Chester, an 18 bedroom boutique hotel behind a 17th century façade in the centre of Chester.

Details: www.oddfellowschester.com

Details: Published: 20 July 2015; Hits: 1283

Plans have been submitted to Westminster Council to build a new 190-bedroom hotel at Hyde Park Corner in London. It will be known as The Peninsula London. It will also incorporate a spa, restaurants, bars, shops and a ballroom.

A 1960s office block currently stands on the site at 1-5 Grosvenor Place. This will be demolished and replaced with the new hotel plus up to 28 new apartments within the £50million development.

If plans are approved construction of the new hotel is expected to start summer 2017 with an opening scheduled for 2021.

The Peninsula London will be operated by Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels. It will be the group’s third hotel in London joining the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in Knightsbridge and the Shangri-La in The Shard.

Details: www.peninsula.com

Details: Published: 20 July 2015; Hits: 1034

City Apartments, serviced apartment operators in London, are about to open 32 fully serviced apartments in Cloth House, a former office building in London’s financial district.

All apartments in Cloth House will be air conditioned, fully furnished and fitted with fully equipped kitchens. Included is a weekly maid service and a personal shopping service. There is a free Sky TV package and free wireless broadband internet.

Cloth House is located in the heart of the City of London, a short walk from Smithfield Market, Clerkenwell and Old Street, with Barbican, St Paul’s and Moorgate tube stations on the doorstep. It is also a short walk to Farringdon which will be the nearest Crossrail station. When it opens it will have high-speed links across London and to Heathrow airport.

Cloth House will increase the City Apartments portfolio to 220 serviced apartments across 12 buildings in London.

Details: www.cityaparts.com

Details: Published: 20 July 2015; Hits: 1487

Campbell Gray Hotels are new owners of the Machrie Hotel and Golf Links on the Isle of Islay in Scotland. They are planning a major upgrade to the accommodation, the restaurant and to the golfing facilities. The golf course and the Islay Golf Club will continue to operate as usual throughout.

The new-look Machrie Hotel and Golf Links will be re-launched in 2017.

Campbell Gray Hotels is also planning to launch ‘Baby Gray’, a limited service hotel brand, later this year. The brand is currently at the design phase and will launched in the autumn.

Details: www.campbellgrayhotels.com