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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

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Indigo coming to Chester

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Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

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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

Judges Lodgings is a Grade I-listed Georgian townhouse hotel in the centre of York. It is currently undergoing a major refurbishment; excavations during which have already uncovered part of the original City of York walls within the cellar. Judges Lodgings is scheduled to reopen at the beginning of July 2014.

Judges Lodgings will be reopening as a ‘Thwaites Inn of Character’. Prior to refurbishment the hotel had 13 bedrooms and new bedrooms are being added. The hotel will also feature a restaurant and a cellar bar.

Details: www.judgeslodgingsyork.co.uk

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Eden Hotel Collection has added the 64-bedroom Bovey Castle hotel in Dartmoor National Park to its portfolio of individual hotels. The group now intends to invest £2million restoring the hotel and estate which includes an 18-hole championship golf course, a spa, an outdoor pursuits centre and 14 self-catering lodges.
The Eden Collection includes seven individual and stylish hotels in the Midlands and South West England including Buckland Tout-Saints Hotel in Devon and the Mount Somerset Hotel and Spa in Somerset.

Details: www.edenhotelcollection.com

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to open a dual-branded hotel at Tobacco Dock in east London. A 251-room Aloft London Tobacco Dock will be connected to a 77-suite Element London Tobacco Dock. Both hotels are scheduled to open at the beginning of 2017.
Aloft London Tobacco Dock will feature the brand’s signature loft-like ceilings, oversized windows and platform beds, alongside a WXYZ bar, Re:charge fitness centre and Re:fuel by Aloft deli.
‘Element’ is Starwood’s eco-conscious brand which although it was launched in 2008 is only now making its UK debut. Element London Tobacco Dock will include 77 studio, one bedroom and two-bedroom suites. Bedrooms will incorporate a fully-equipped kitchen. Guests will also be able to borrow bikes and use electric vehicle charging stations.
Aloft London Tobacco Dock will be the third ‘Aloft’ branded hotel to open in the UK. The first is already open at ExCeL in London, the second will be opening in Liverpool.

Details: www.tobaccodocklondon.com

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The Quarters Watford has opened with 100 bedrooms - a short walk from Watford Junction Station. The hotel was formerly the Radisson Blu Watford and new owners, Bravo Hotels Group, have rebranded the property as The Quarters Watford.
The Quarters Watford has a restaurant and bar, six meeting and conference rooms and a 24-hour fitness centre. Bedrooms are modern and equipped with a flat-screen television and high-speed internet, access to which is free of charge.
The Quarters Watford is located in Watford’s main business district with convenient access to the M1 and M25 motorways.

Details: www.thequarterswatford.co.uk

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Arena Central occupies a 9.2 acre site at the city end of Broad Street facing the new Birmingham Library. The site was previously home to a number of derelict buildings, including the former Carlton Television studios, an exhibition centre, leisure club and multi-storey car park.
Replacing it will be a mixed-use scheme comprising office accommodation plus residential, retail and leisure facilities. It will also feature a landmark urban park as well as a new 200-bedroom Holiday Inn Express Hotel to be developed by Centre Island Ltd, owners of the adjacent Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre Hotel.
Site clearance is already underway with the redundant multi-storey car park on the corner of Holliday Street and Bridge Street having been demolished to make way for the hotel. A contractor is due to be appointed autumn 2014 for the 14-storey hotel which should be completed and ready for occupancy in 2016.

Details: www.arena-central.com