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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


Roomzzz Aparthotels has announced plans to open its first hotel in London at Stratford with 82 apartments. Building work is expected to start in early 2015 with an opening scheduled for later in the year.
Each apartment will includes a full kitchen, a work desk, a plasma television and free wi-fi plus room service and a “grab and go” breakfast service.

Roomzzz London Stratford will be located minutes from the Olympic Park site, close to Westfield Shopping Centre and Stratford tube station.

Details: www.roomzzz.co.uk


Best Western International has launched a boutique hotel concept called Vib (pronounced Vibe) in the USA as their answer to the increasing popularity of boutique and lifestyle hotels

The Vib guestroom is less than 19 sq-mt and with minimal but modern, functional furnishings. However they are equipped with the latest in communications and entertainment technology including ample USB and power ports for electronics, a media wall with custom content in the lobby, smart televisions in the rooms to stream on-demand content and LED mood lighting throughout the hotel.

Vib hotels will also feature grab-and-go food stations, gaming pods and fitness centres.

Details: www.hotelsmag.com


Work is expected to start in January 2015 on a new £14.2million, 190-bedroom Hampton by Hilton hotel in London’s Royal Albert Dock.
The hotel will be located between ExCel exhibition centre and London City Airport.

Details: www.gbgroup.co.uk

The new £250million Heart of Telford Southwater Convention Quarter is set to officially launch on 18th October 2014. Telford, one of the most ambitious towns in the UK, is seeking to demonstrate that it is one of the country’s top event destinations.

The centre of Telford has become a pedestrianized area linking business, leisure, cultural and events facilities into one compact area with The International Centre Telford at its heart. Facilities now include:

The International Centre Telford: 15,000sq-mt of event space with 33 meeting and event rooms.
QE11 Arena:  outdoor arena for events and concerts for up to 6,000 people.
Telford Town Park: 450 acres of adventure and outdoor team building and leisure facilities.
SW1: a digital library and events spaces.
Cineworld IMAX: three dedicated conference theatres alongside an 11-screen cinema.
Three hotels: with a combined total of 343 bedrooms: Ramada Telford Ironbridge with 90 bedrooms; Holiday Inn Telford /Ironbridge with 152 bedrooms and the International Hotel with 101 bedrooms.
…plus the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ironbridge nearby.

Telford Convention Quarter is harnessing these advantages in a bid to attract large scale exhibitions, national conventions, creative team building events and hospitality events of every kind.

Details:  www.heartoftelford.co.uk

Tulse Hill Tavern in south London will become Tulse Hill Hotel in November 2014 following an extensive refurbishment. The 19th century public house will have nine new bedrooms from family sized doubles to singles - all with ensuite bathrooms, free wi-fi, iPod docking stations, Freeview television and tea and coffee making facilities.

Tulse Hill Hotel will also features an antique bar, a restaurant and a private dining room, a chef’s table for five plus a landscaped garden for al-fresco dining.

Tulse Hill station is the  nearest overland train station to Tulse Hill Hotel - a three minute walk away with trains to Blackfriars, King Cross St Pancras and Clapham Junction. Tulse Hill Hotel will have an onsite car park exclusively for the use of guests staying overnight.

Details:  www.tulsehillhotel.com