Every Hotel Piccadilly has just opened in London. It was formerly the Thistle Hotel Piccadilly but owners Glh have now refurbished and rebranded the hotel.

Every Hotel Piccadilly has 82 bedrooms in three room categories: standard, deluxe and junior suites. Standard rooms include a Hypnos bed, a rainfall shower, a Smart television, free soft-drink minibar, a Nespresso machine and free super-fast wi-fi. Deluxe rooms are bigger with a larger television and a plush bathrobe.

There is no choice of restaurants or meeting facilities in an Every Hotel but Every Hotel Piccadilly does include an all-day dining room and a fully equipped gym.

Three more Every Hotels will be arriving in London within the next 18 months. These are former Thistle Hotels at Hyde Park, Leicester Square and Bloomsbury.

Every Hotel Piccadilly is located in Coventry Street, a short walk from either Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly or Bakerloo lines) or Leicester Square (Northern or Piccadilly lines) tube stations. London Charing Cross station is a ten-minute walk away.

Details: www.every-hotels.com

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Published: 24 February 2015

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Pub operators, JD Wetherspoon, are looking to turn vacant office space above the Admiral of the Humber pub in Anlaby Road in Hull into a 20 bedroom hotel.  The Admiral of the Humber is located underneath the empty property, which is considered an eyesore compared to the surrounding buildings.

The proposal aims to convert the two floor property into a "comfortable and aesthetically pleasing hotel environment that compliments the design of the site".

There is a Wetherspoons pub at ground floor level. There are also 26 parking bays at the rear of the building which would serve the hotel. The hotel would be less than one mile from Hull station.

Hull City Council's planning committee will consider the application next month.

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Published: 23 February 2015

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If you think it sounds like a venue aimed at children you would be dead right. However, KidZania London is a 75,000 sq-ft city built and it does have some very impressive conference and banqueting space – as well as team-building options available for hire when the children are safely tucked up in bed.

KidZania London encompasses a Main Square, a Stadium, a Theatre and an Airport. It is available for seminars and conferences in the main Theatre, as well as champagne receptions and promotional dinners in the City Square to award ceremonies in the Stadium.

The Main Square will seat 300 guests for dinner. The Airport, where guests will also have access to the ‘BA Aviation Academy’, will accommodate up to 300 guests for a drinks reception. The Stadium will accommodate 150 guests for a reception. The fully equipped Theatre will seat up to 86 delegates for a meeting or conference.

KidZania London is 15 minutes from central London with good links to the Underground and Overground. Shepherd’s Bush and Wood Lane are the nearest stations.

Details: www.london.kidzania.com

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Published: 24 February 2015

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Plans have been submitted for a new 40-bedroom boutique hotel in the centre of Paisley in Scotland. The site for the proposed hotel is opposite Paisley Abbey and consists of two buildings - Kelvin House, which was built in 1939 and has an Art Deco front elevation, and Forbes Place. Forbes Place is an older building dating from the mid-19th century and was used for patternmaking. The new hotel will be called the Patternmaker.

As well as the 40 bedrooms, the Patternmaker will also include a bar, a brasserie restaurant and conference facilities. The hotel will sit alongside a microbrewery.

The development is being spearheaded by Tom Stewart, the owner of the 14-bedroom Ashtree House hotel also in Paisley. If given the go-ahead, the Patternmaker is expected to open in summer 2016.

Details: www.thepatternmakerhotel.com

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Published: 23 February 2015

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