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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

 


Oddsocks restaurant has just opened at Jurys Inn Manchester.

Oddstocks promises ‘delicious food in a cosy and quirky environment’ where the emphasis is on burgers and ‘hearty British fare’.

The first Oddsocks restaurant opened at Jurys Inn Brighton earlier this summer. Jurys Inn is located in Great Bridgewater Street in the centre of Manchester

Details: https://www.jurysinns.com/



Rushton Hall in Northamptonshire has opened its new Orangery adding to its already extensive range of meeting and events facilities.

Primarily aimed at the wedding market, the Orangery nonetheless will offer events facilities for groups from 80 to 500 delegates.

The Orangery features an impressive entrance hall with a large bar and marble fireplace, a ballroom with windows to ceiling height, a state-room with doors that will open to extend the ballroom plus a picture gallery room with a minstrel balcony - all fitted with modern technology and state of the art audio systems and wi-fi.

Rushton Hall Hotel is a Grade I-listed Four Red Star Hotel and Three Rosette Restaurant and Spa with 46 individually styled bedrooms. It is located on the borders of Northamptonshire and Leicestershire.

Details: http://www.rushtonhall.com/


Marriott’s extended-stay Residence Inn brand has made its debut in London with the opening of Residence Inn – London Bridge.

The 87 apartments at Residence Inn – London Bridge offer a ‘home-from-home experience’ for one night or for an extended period of time.

All the suites include a separate bedroom and living area with work space. The fully equipped kitchen includes: refrigerator, microwave, hob, oven, dishwasher and cookware.

Complimentary hot breakfast is served every morning. A state-of-the-art fitness centre is available 24/7.

Residence Inn – London Bridge also offers complimentary wi-fi throughout the hotel, communal laundry facilities and a 24/7 Grab ’n Go Market in the lobby.

Residence Inn London Bridge is located south of the river in Long Lane just off Tower Bridge Road. It is just over a mile from Bermondsey tube station and just under a mile from London Bridge rail terminal and tube station.

A 307-unit Residence Inn London – Kensington is scheduled to open later this year with Residence Inn Aberdeen scheduled to open in early 2018. 

Details: https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/travel/lonri-residence-inn-london-bridge/

 


The former St Mary’s Convent near Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is currently being transformed into a boutique hotel. It will open on 22nd September 2017 as the 11-bedroom hotel – The Cookie Jar. 

The bedrooms at the Cookie Jar have been created from 24 smaller rooms in the original convent.  The Cookie Jar will feature a suite located in the former chapel complete with the original stained-glass windows.

All bedrooms will feature a signature drench showers with luxury toiletries. Rooms will also include an oversized flat screen television, complimentary water and super-fast wi-fi – plus home-made cookies from the jar.

The Cookie Jar features a drying room on the ground floor with heater cabinets, boot racks and a secure double gun cabinet for the shooting enthusiasts - plus five comfortable kennels for the dogs.

The 30-coverBailiffgate Bistro opens spring 2018. In the meantime, morning coffee, “small-plate” snacks and afternoon tea will be served daily. Beyond the Bistro there will be a heated, 40 seater, two-tier terrace with a fire pit, garden area and lawn.

The Cookie Jar is located in the centre of Alnwick town, on the doorstep of Alnwick Castle (pictured) in Northumberland.

 Details: http://www.cookiejaralnwick.com/



Construction work has started in Liverpool on the new £20million Times Hotel by Vincent in the city’s historic Ropewalks district. 

The new 15-storey Times Hotel will overlook Queen’s Dock in the centre of Liverpool and will include a rooftop restaurant and lounge.

The hotel will feature a spa, gym and outdoor circuit training terrace. It is scheduled to open spring 2018.

Times Hotel by Vincent will join its sister hotel - the 4-star, 59-bedroom Vincent Hotel just up the coast in Southport.