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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

Australian-based Quest Apartment Hotels plans to make its debut in the UK with a property in Liverpool.

Quest Liverpool City Centre will open in 2019 and will be located in currently vacant office space in a building in Church Street, adjacent to the Liverpool ONE complex.

The building itself is a 1980s commercial office building with retail on the ground and first floors.

Quest will convert the existing vacant office space on levels two, three and four and construct additional levels five and six, creating 100 serviced apartments, a reception, a conference room and a gym.

Quest Apartment Hotels was established nearly 30 years ago in Melbourne and has developed a 160 strong Quest Apartment Hotel portfolio. Quest has 27 properties currently in the pipeline and 12 under construction in its home market.

Quest aims to open 8-10 apartment hotels across the UK by 2023.

Details: http://www.questapartments.com.au/about-quest/uk-expansion-plans

Details: Published: 23 November 2017; Hits: 762

Toll House Inn, in the centre of Lancaster, has just completed a half-million-pound refurbishment.

Among the work carried out on this 19th-century property was the installation of a new roof, an updating of all 28 bedrooms plus a refurbishment of the bedroom corridors and staircase.

The main restaurant and bar at Toll House Inn was refurbished last year.

The bedrooms at Toll House Inn are spacious and modern. Each feature air conditioning, a flat-screen digital TV and a power shower.

The Counting House is the meeting room at Toll House Inn. It will seat 12-14 delegates boardroom style and is equipped with a large flat screen TV.

Toll House Inn overlooks the Lancaster Canal. It is 700 yards from Lancaster Castle and around a ten-minute walk from Lancaster Station.

Toll House Inn is a member of Thwaites Hotels and Inns.

Details: https://www.thwaites.co.uk/hotels-and-inns/inns/toll-house-at-lancaster/

Details: Published: 23 November 2017; Hits: 724

A major development in Swindon, which will feature a new hotel, has been given the green light by Swindon Borough Council.

The £270million development will regenerate the North Star site in Swindon.

In addition to a new 130-bedroom hotel, the project will also include a snow and ski centre, a 14-screen IMAX cinema with the largest IMAX screen in the UK plus new restaurants and retail units.

A detailed planning application for the scheme is expected to be submitted next Spring.

Details: Published: 21 November 2017; Hits: 670

Building work is expected to start shortly to create the first Pan Pacific Hotel in London.

The £300million, five–star hotel will be located at 150 Bishopsgate in central London.

Pan Pacific London will include a luxury spa facility, meeting and events spaces plus a 380 seat double height ballroom/conference facility.

The planned 43-storey building will be a mixed-use tower and will include around 160 private residences on its upper levels.

Piling work has been completed on site in readiness for the start of construction. 2020 is the scheduled opening date of Pan Pacific London

Details: http://www.pphg.com/upcoming_openings.html

Details: Published: 22 November 2017; Hits: 746

The Pilgrm hotel has opened in London with 73 bedrooms.

The Victorian building which formerly housed the Royal Norfolk Hotel has been stripped back to reveal its full glory with the original mahogany staircase dominating the downstairs.

Interior features have been either recreated or sourced locally. Hence the hallway lights have come from a local hospital and the parquet floors have been rescued from a former army gym.

There is no reception desk at The Pilgrm. Guests check in and out online and pay before arrival so all they need to do is collect a key from a 24-hour station in the downstairs café.

There are three bedroom types in The Pilgrm: Small, Medium and Large. Each is meticulously furnished featuring bespoke beds, white-tiled bathrooms and Victorian–style lavatories but with modern-day plumbing. Each floor has its own 24-hour pantry with snacks and drinks.

The first floor lounge at The Pilgrm also captures the Victorian-era style of the building. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as an all-day menu.

The Pilgrm is situated next to Norfolk Square, very close to Paddington Station. Marylebone, Hyde Park, Notting Hill and Bayswater are all within easy walking distance.

Details: https://thepilgrm.com/