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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


The Heathrow Hotel Bath Road is the temporary new name for the former Arora Hotel Heathrow which is now under the ownership of M&L Hospitality.

The Heathrow Hotel Bath Road is a five-minute drive from London Heathrow Airport. The four-star hotel has 350 air-conditioned, triple-glazed guest bedrooms, a restaurant, bar and seven meeting rooms accommodating from 2 to 100 delegates.

M&L Hospitality also operate the Holiday Inn and Staybridge Suites at Stratford City in London.

Details:  www.heathrowhotelbathroad.com


Britannia Hotels group has acquired two additional properties: The Basingstoke Country Hotel and The Palace Hotel Buxton, bringing its total UK hotel portfolio up to 49.

The Basingstoke Country Hotel has 100 bedrooms with free wi-fi, three restaurants and bars plus Spindles Health Club and Spa. It is located a five minute drive from the M3 in Hampshire.

The Palace Hotel Buxton is a Grade II-listed Victorian hotel located in five acres of landscaped gardens in the spa town of Buxton, Derbyshire. The hotel has 122 bedrooms with free wi-fi, a restaurant and bar and a Spindles Health Club and Spa. It is adjacent to Buxton station.

Details:   www.britanniahotels.com


The Spa at The Midland in Manchester officially opens to the public on 13 June 2015. The Midland Hotel has invested £1.5million creating its city centre day spa and it replaces the hotel’s former health club.

The eight-treatment room spa on the Midland Hotel’s lower ground floor includes two private couples’ suites and is open to members of the public as well as hotel guests. In addition to treatment rooms, there is a wet zone that includes a salt-infused aromatherapy steam room, a relaxation pool, experience showers and a mud rasul chamber.

A separate ‘express spa’ space has been incorporated for the lunchtime guests or those with limited time. Services include a 25-minute express massage and a range of manicures, pedicures, eye care, tanning and wax treatments. It also includes separate relaxation pods and a dedicated spa café.

The new gym in the centre will be restricted to a maximum 200 members.

The 213-bedroom Midland Hotel overlooks St Peters Square at the front and Manchester Central Convention complex to the rear. It includes a selection of restaurants and bars as well as extensive conference and banqueting facilities.

Details: www.qhotels.co.uk


Apex City of Glasgow Hotel is a new hotel opening September 2015 with 104 bedrooms. Formerly the Marks Hotel on Bath Street, the hotel has been closed since the New Year undergoing a total refurbishment.

Apex City of Glasgow Hotel will feature modern, stylish bedrooms including five duplex suites with views over the city. Each room will be air-conditioned and will be equipped with the latest business and entertainment facilities including a 42” LCD television with satellite channels and free wi-fi internet access. There will be a bar and restaurant.

Apex City of Glasgow Hotel is located in Bath Street, a few minutes’ walk from Glasgow's main shopping and business districts. Glasgow Queen Street Station and Glasgow Central Station are both a short walk from the hotel.

Apex City of Glasgow Hotel will be the ninth Apex Hotel in the UK. The group currently has four hotels in Edinburgh, three in London and one in Dundee.

Details: www.apexhotels.co.uk


Mercure Edinburgh Quay is a new-build hotel which has just opened with 110 bedrooms in the heart of Edinburgh.

Each bedroom at Mercure Edinburgh Quay is air-conditioned and furnished with an Apple television, a fridge, a coffee maker, a lap-top compatible safe, work-space and free wi-fi.

The hotel includes a restaurant, a fitness centre and a bar/lounge.

Mercure Edinburgh Quay is located in Gardners Crescent, in the heart of Edinburgh, with easy access to the EICC - Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Haymarket station and Princes Street.

Details:  www.mercure.com