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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


An autumn 2018 opening is planned for The East London Hotel in Bethnal Green.

The East London Hotel will have 161 bedrooms and will openon a site previously occupied by Balls Brothers wine merchants.

The East London Hotel will reflect the modern urban style of its east London location with a restaurant and bar highlighting the local food and drink suppliers.

Bedrooms will be furnished with all the latest in-room comforts and technology including super-fast wi-fi, in-room 43inch 4k televisions and an online check-in.

The East London Hotel is the first hospitality venture from the property investment and development company, Definition Capital.

The East London Hotel is situated in Cambridge Heath Road in the heart of Bethnal Green, opposite the Victoria & Albert Childhood Museum. Tube and Overground stations are on the doorstep with central London a fifteen minute journey away.

 

 


 

 

 


Planning approval has been granted for a new hotel in Newport, South Wales.

 

The proposed redevelopment of Chartist Tower, Newport's tallest building, will create a new hotel, offices and retail units.

 

The hotel will be a 164-bedroom Mercure Hotel. The ‘Chartist’ connection will be included in the hotel name and the meeting rooms will reflect Newport's role in the Chartist movement.

 

The hotel is scheduled to be completed in time to coincide with the opening of the new ICC Wales (International Convention Centre) in summer 2019.

 

Details: https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/wales/planning-approval-for-chartist-tower-redevelopment

 

 


Crowne Plaza London –The City has just re-launched the newly refurbished City Lounge as a meeting point. 

The £800K refurbishment project has increased the capacity of the lounge. City Lounge will now seat up to 62 guests for a meeting or an informal dinner.

The Crowne Plaza London - The City is located in the City of London, on the corner of New Bridge Street and Victoria Embankment. Crowne Plaza London –The City is on the north side of the River Thames adjacent to Blackfriars underground station.

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


 


Gainsborough Golf Club in Lincolnshire has just opened a new eight-bedroom boutique hotel.

The hotel has been built as an extension to the clubhouse. 

Gainsborough Golf Club already has extensive clubhouse facilities, including a café, restaurant, business meeting rooms and a sports lounge.

Each hotel bedroom can be set up as a double or a twin room. All bedrooms are en-suite and include a shower, heating/ air conditioning, TV, towels, complimentary wi-fi and tea and coffee making facilities.

Also available in each room is an ironing board and iron plus a hairdryer. 

The new bedrooms are available for club members, people attending events at the club and for people travelling to, or through, the Gainsborough area on business.

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



The controversial St Michael's development off Deansgate in central Manchester has been given the go-ahead.

The £200m mixed-use redevelopment project is spearheaded by ex-Manchester United footballers turned property developers, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs. 

St Michael's development will include a 216 bedroom five-star hotel as well as apartment units in what will be a 39-storey building.

The development will also include an outdoor rooftop terrace –and a boutique hotel in the former Bootle Street police station.

St Michael's development has been a decade in its incubation so far. No time scale for its completion and opening has been published yet.