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A Kent hotel - Bleak House - where Charles Dickens is thought to have found inspiration for his novel, David Copperfield, has been brought to market.

Bleak House was originally named Fort House and was the residence of the captain of one of two coastal forts guarding Broadstairs.

It is a Grade-II listed mansion house and is better known as one of Charles Dickens’ favourite lodging houses during the summer months and where he wrote his novel David Copperfield.

Bleak House is now a seven bedroom, five-star guest house with a restaurant and tea room.

Bleak House is available for exclusive hire. As a function venue the property can accommodate up to 65 seated guests and up to 200 guests in a marquee in the hotel’s landscaped gardens.

Details: http://www.bleakhousebroadstairs.co.uk/

Details: Published: 19 September 2017; Hits: 562

Apartment operator, Staying Cool, has been given the go-ahead to create a new aparthotel in central Manchester.

The site at 40 Chorlton Street in the city centre is destined to become a 41-bed aparthotel with a rooftop extension and a restaurant/bar at ground and basement level.

The building is a former cotton warehouse, which was once home to the Mash & Air bar-restaurant and Jongleurs comedy club but it has now stood empty for several years.

Restoration and renovation work is expected to start in the autumn of 2017 with the Staying Cool aparthotel earmarked to open in late 2018.

The project is the first in a joint partnership with Bespoke Hotels, which will see the Staying Cool brand rolled-out across the UK.

Staying Cool currently operates a 45-unit apartment hotel on the top floors of Birmingham’s Rotunda building alongside Birmingham New Street Station.

Details: https://www.stayingcool.com

Details: Published: 19 September 2017; Hits: 525

Operators of the boutique Hoxton Hotel brand are working on plans for a new-build hotel in Shepherds Bush in West London.

The project will see the demolition of Union and Threshold House located on the west side of Shepherd’s Bush Green and the removal of a surface car park. In its place will be a new eight-storey, 214 bedroom

Hoxton Hotel.Hoxton Hotel Shepherd’s Bush will also include a restaurant, bar plus meeting and events spaces.

A planning application has been lodged with Hammersmith & Fulham Council.

If plans go ahead Hoxton Hotel Shepherd’s Bush will join two other Hoxton Hotels in London – in Shoreditch and Holborn. A third London hotel is planned in Southwark as well as various outposts in Europe and the USA.

Details: https://thehoxton.com/

Details: Published: 18 September 2017; Hits: 592

The Grade II-listed Mount Hotel in Wolverhampton has received planning consent to demolish a 20th century extension and replace it with a more attractive glazed structure.

This would "enhance the character of the original building" and "allow views of the ground floor element of the original east façade which are presently obscured".

The Mount Hotel is a 67-bedroom, four-star hotel with two AA rosettes.

It dates back to the 1870’s when it was built as a home for Charles Mander, a local industrialist. It was converted into a hotel in the early years of the twentieth century.

The Mount Hotel includes a modern business centre with six meeting rooms accommodating up to 200 delegates. They are all equipped with the latest business facilities which also incorporate a high-speed wi-fi connection.

The Mount Hotel is located in Tettenhall Wood in the rural outskirts of Wolverhampton and just five minutes from city centre Wolverhampton. The Mount Hotel is minutes away from the M54 and ten minutes from the M6 motorway.

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

Details: Published: 18 September 2017; Hits: 517

Trafford Park Hotel in Greater Manchester is about to be rescued after spending the last eight years in dereliction.

Built in 1902, the Grade II-listed property was sold earlier this year and is now owned as a joint venture between Nine Group and Ashley Hotels.

They plan to refurbish and relaunched the hotel under a mid-market international boutique brand.

Planning permission has been submitted for the creation of an additional wing to the red-brick building which will increase the total number of bedrooms to 120.

Nine Group is the owner and operator of 18 branded hotels in the UK including the Mercure St Albans Noke Hotel and the Crowne Plaza Basingstoke.

Trafford Park Hotel stands on the corner of Third Way and Ashburton Road in Trafford Park Village in Manchester. It was built initially to house workers at the newly created Trafford Park Industrial Estate.

Details: http://nine-group.co.uk/trafford-park-hotel-in-manchester-to-be-given-new-lease-of-life/