Cranleigh Boutique Hotels who operate the eighteen-bedroom Cranleigh and the Hideout House Boutique, both in Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District have just opened a third property – Church Suites, located in the centre of Bowness. The group have taken the former Rose Cottage bed and breakfast on Church Street and created four luxury serviced suites.

Church Suites feature the last word in bedroom luxury and in-room technology. As well as super-sized spa bath for two with underwater lighting, the suites also include a hidden 8ft cinema screen which drops down from the ceiling with a projector and with automatically-closing blackout blinds plus a library of 400 movies on demand.

Breakfast is served in the suite and there is a range of restaurants in and around Bowness-on-Windermere. The nearest station is in Windermere just over a mile from Bowness.

Details:  www.thecranleighboutique.businesscatalyst.com

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Published: 28 January 2015

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A new Hampton by Hilton hotel is to be developed at Humberside Airport. The £7million project, operated by Nightel, is expected to open mid-2016. Plans for Hampton by Hilton Humberside Airport include a restaurant and bar, a 24-hour fitness centre and on-site parking.

Hampton by Hilton Humberside Airport is located just off the A18 link road to Grimsby and alongside the existing Hotel Nightel Humber, which services offshore workers in the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors.

Details: www.northlincs.gov.uk

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Published: 28 January 2015

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Urban Villa Brentford, the first extended-stay hotel concept from Union Hanover Securities has just opened in west London. Urban Villa Brentford has 100 apartments designed in the style of a Manhattan loft property.

Urban Villa Brentford features a combined reception and lobby bar. The apartments are fully equipped and include a kitchen and living room with spa treatments also available in-room.

Urban Villa Brentford is located in a 25-storey block in the Great West Quarter (GWQ) scheme close to Chiswick High Street in Brentford. The scheme is a mixed-use development which also includes the new and recently opened Novotel London Brentford.

Urban Villa's parent company, Union Hanover, has also submitted plans for a new Urban Villa in Edinburgh. This will be a 180 apartment hotel overlooking the Union Canal Basin in Freer Street in Edinburgh. The group also has plans to open two more London properties in Eastgate and Stratford.

Details: www.urbanvilla.com

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Published: 28 January 2015

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The Cornerstone project is aiming to transform Ebenezer Chapel, a disused chapel in the centre of Cardiff, into a centre for business conferences and events as well as social and community events. The project is being undertaken with financial assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund and other charitable bodies.

The Grade II-listed former chapel in Charles Street was built in 1855. It is located opposite Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral of St David and was purchased by the Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff in May 2012.

Cornerstone is scheduled to open in autumn 2016.

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Published: 27 January 2015

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