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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 new Novotel London Heathrow Airport T1 T2 & T3 Hotel is scheduled to open February 2018 with 166 bedrooms.  

Novotel London Heathrow Airport T1 T2 & T3 is located in Bath Road less than one mile from London Heathrow Airport Terminals: T1 T2 and T3.

The contemporary styled bedrooms will be air conditioned and furnished with a flat screen TV. Free high speed wi-fi will be available throughout the hotel.

Novotel London Heathrow Airport T1 T2 and T3 will feature a Brassiere Restaurant and Grill, two bars and lounges, a residents’ fitness centre plus two meeting rooms to accommodate up to 150 delegates theatre style.

Novotel London Heathrow Airport T1 T2 and T3 will have good access to the Heathrow terminals - as its name would suggest. It will also be convenient for the M25 and M4 as well as Brunel University and Twickenham Stadium.

Details: https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-A1C1-novotel-london-heathrow-airport-t1-t2-and-t3opening-feb-2018/index.shtml


Latest news from Travelodge includes plans to open its new London flagship hotel at the beginning of August 2018. 

Travelodge London City will be located in Middlesex Street at the heart of London’s business district between Aldgate East and Aldgate tube stations.

It will be within walking distance of the Towerof London, London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Travelodge London City will feature the new Travelodge SuperRooms, a new Bar Café concept and a contemporary reception area. 

Bedrooms at Travelodge London City will be furnished with a king size bed, a 32" Samsung LED slimline Freeview TV, a desk, tea and coffee making facilities, the new Travelodge bathroom design and LED lighting throughout. Wi-fi is complimentary for thirty minutes.

Further north refurbishment will be complete in February at Travelodge York Central Micklegate.

This Travelodge will also feature the new Travelodge SuperRooms as well as a new bar/café.

Travelodge York Central Micklegate is located in the centre of York, a short walk from York station.

Details: https://www.travelodge.co.uk/


Compass Hospitality is set to rebrand its three Big Sleep Hotels in Cardiff, Cheltenham and Eastbourne as Citrus branded hotels.  

The group opened its first Citrus-branded hotel in Coventry last year. The decision to expand reflects the company’s confidence in the brand.

All three hotels become Citrus hotels from 1st February 2018.

Each hotel has undergone a substantial refurbishment prior to the rebrand.

Citrus Hotel Cardiff, with 83 bedrooms, has completed a £1.2million refurbishment which has included a new reception. It is located in central Cardiff.

Citrus Hotel Cheltenham has 60 bedrooms plus two meeting rooms with private car park. Bedrooms and public areas are being refurbished.  It is located in Bath Road a short distance from the town centre.

Citrus Hotel Eastbourne has 50 bedrooms and two meeting rooms, as well as boasting views across the English Channel. Bedrooms at Citrus Hotel Eastbourne have a new décor. The hotel is 400 metres from the centre of Eastbourne.

The Compass portfolio includes a wide range of hotels and resorts in the Far East.

Closer home it operates hotels in Shrewsbury, Halifax, Cardiff, Cheltenham, Eastbourne, Nottingham, Oxford, Manchester, Inverness, Leeds, Coventry, Scarborough and Dundee.

 

Details: https://www.compasshospitality.com/news/


New owners of the 178-bedroom RE Hotel in London’s Shoreditch have published plans to totally refurbish the hotel and relaunch it as a Mama Shelter hotel.  

It will be the first Mama Shelter hotel to open in the UK.

Mama Shelter was launched in Paris nearly a decade ago. The hotel brand is aimed at the tech-savvy millennial generation.

Accordingly, Mama Shelter hotels offer large open communal spaces with a restaurant and bars plus features such as ping pong tables and photo/video booths for guest use. 

So far ten Mama Shelter hotels have opened around the world (Picture: Mama Shelter Rio de Janeiro).

Mama Shelter is now 35% owned by the Accor Group.

Details: https://www.mamashelter.com/en


April 2018 will see the opening of the Mercure Birmingham North Barons Court Hotel. The hotel was formerly the Best Western Barons Court Hotel. 

Mercure Birmingham North Barons Court Hotel has 94 bedrooms. They range from single rooms to executive doubles.

All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen digital TV, free tea and coffee facilities, a desk area, free wi-fi access plus a private bathroom with complimentary toiletries.

Mercure Birmingham North Barons Courthas a brasserie restaurant and bar plus five meeting and events rooms. The largest room is the Jerome Suite seating up to 140 delegates for a theatre style meeting.

Mercure Birmingham North Barons Court is located in Walsall Wood to the north of Birmingham city centre.

It is close to the M6 Toll and has good links to the M6, M5 and M42 leading to the M40. The hotel offers free parking.

Details: http://www.mercure.com/gb/hotel-B1M8-mercure-birmingham-north-barons-court-hotel-open-april-2018/events.shtml