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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 Abu Dhabi-based owners of the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, are planning to add a further 50 bedrooms to the 241-bedroom hotel.  

It is part of their overall  £20million refurbishment scheme.

The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian, universally known as ‘The Caley’, was constructed by the Caledonian Railway Company as a ‘Grand Railway Hotel’.

The hotel opened in 1903 and underwent a £24million renovation before relaunching in 2012 as the Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh. It was the first Waldorf Astoria in the UK.

Details: http://www.waldorfastoriaedinburgh.com/


Plans have been submitted for a new 207-bedroom hotel in Liverpool.

The hotel would form part of a mixed use redevelopment of the Echo Building in Old Hall Street in Liverpool’s business district.

The Echo Building is owned by newspaper group, Trinity Mirror.

The 18-storey building has a three storey podium base with a central tower rising above. 

The central tower has been vacant since 2007 and the newspaper group moves out of the podium section this March. 

The hotel would be housed in the existing 15-storey tower and would feature a restaurant and bar with an open kitchen, a lounge, a 24-hour fitness zone and meeting space.

There would also be a rooftop skybar with an external terrace looking out over the River Mersey.

An international hotel group is being lined up to operate the new hotel.

The lower floors of the building would include retail and office outlets.

The plans are due to be considered by Liverpool City Council.

 


Plans submitted for a new £55million leisure scheme in Wolverhampton city centre have been approved. 

The scheme will include a new 150-bedroom hotel, a 12-screen cinema, restaurants and a multi-storey car park.

The site, in the centre of Wolverhampton, encompasses land between Penn Road Island and Salop Street, including the current School Street and Peel Street car parks and the area around Market Square.

If all goes to plan construction is expected to start this year. Phase one of the project is expected to be complete by early 2020.


King's Venues has opened Bush House, the former home of the BBC in London’s Aldwych, as a completely renovated modern events and conference space. 

Spaces at Bush House include a lecture theatre for 120 delegates with complimentary syndicate space and breakout areas.

The Auditorium is a purpose built lecture theatre for 395 guests with retractable seating plus an adjacent ground floor Arcade which offers hospitality for up to 400 guests.

Bush House also has a variety of classrooms designed for smaller meetings.

The building’s rooftop terrace with two balconies overlooking the Thames and Holborn respectively will accommodate up to 250 guests for an event.

Bush House is a Grade II-listed building located a stone throw away from Holborn and Covent Garden.

Bush House’s ‘day job’ is as an academic venue so availability is limited before 5.00pm Monday to Friday during term times. It is available during vacation periods and after 6.00pm for private dining, drinks receptions, conferences and meetings.

Details: https://www.kingsvenues.com/Conferences-Meetings/Bush-House/Bush-House.aspx


Beyond Shoreditch is a newly opened events venue in Shoreditch in east London.  

Beyond Shoreditch is a two-storey Victorian townhouse with its own private entrance.

Once inside, Beyond Shoreditch features fully restored, elegant Victorian interiors, versatile floor-to-ceiling space and innovative audio-visual technology including PA, lighting, DJ equipment as well as projector and screen facilities plus free wi-fi.

Beyond Shoreditch is designed to attract 'forward-looking brands' - for launches, pop-ups, meetings, conferences and bespoke events.

Beyond Shoreditch will accommodate from 10 to 150 delegates on each floor for a meeting or 100 guests for a seated lunch/dinner.

Beyond Shoreditch is available to hire seven days a week from 6.30 in the morning through until midnight.

Beyond Shoreditch is located in Paul Street – within a short walk of four tube or overground stations: Old Street, Shoreditch High Street, Moorgate and Liverpool Street.

Details: https://venuelab.co.uk/beyond-shoreditch.html