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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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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September
Indigo coming to Chester
Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel
Dalata plan new London Hotel
New Hotel opens in Glasgow

Hotel Indigo London - One Leicester Square will be IHG’s fourth Hotel Indigo property in London and it is set to open in late 2017.

Hotel Indigo London – One Leicester Square will have 95 bedrooms, a rooftop pan-Asian restaurant and bar plus a gym and meeting rooms.

Bedrooms will be fully air conditioned with a 40” LCD TV, invigorating shower, luxurious toiletries and complimentary wi-fi throughout. Many of the rooms will boast views across Leicester Square.

Hotel Indigo London - One Leicester Square is located in one of London’s busiest cultural hubs at the heart of the West End and this will be reflected in the hotel’s art deco design.

Other new Hotel Indigo properties ‘in the pipeline’ include:
Hotel Indigo Dundee, due to open mid-2018 with 96 bedrooms.
Hotel Indigo Manchester - Piccadilly Gardens, due to open later in 2018 with 139 bedrooms.
Hotel Indigo Manchester - Victoria Station, due to open in early 2019 with 187 bedrooms - located adjacent to Manchester Victoria station.

Details: https://www.ihg.com/hotelindigo/hotels/gb/en/london/lonls/hoteldetail

Details: Published: 17 July 2017; Hits: 532

The Square Chapel Arts Centre is a new venue which has just opened in the centre of Halifax. It follows completion of a £5million contract to extend an existing eighteenth century Grade II-listed Georgian church.

The Square Chapel Arts Centre has a number of spaces available suitable for events including one-to-one meetings, team away-days, conferences and lectures.

The main Auditorium is the largest room and this will seat up to 220 delegates. It is equipped with a PA system, theatre lighting, a multiverse projector and screen as well as free wi-fi.

Other facilities at The Square Chapel Arts Centre include the Cornerstone Room for smaller meetings and workshops, a green room and a café/bar area.

The Square Chapel Arts Centre is located in Square Road in the centre of Halifax in West Yorkshire, opposite Halifax station.

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

Details: Published: 13 July 2017; Hits: 522

Two new hotels will be opening in Dundee as Jute Mill Restoration Project takes shape. The disused Bell Mill and North Mill at the former Baxter Brothers jute mill in Dundee are being transformed into two modern hotels.

Hotel Indigo Dundee will have 102 rooms and Staybridge Suites Dundee will have 85 suites. Both will open in 2018.

The hotels will form a key part of the Dundee waterfront regeneration initiative, headed by the V&A Museum of Design, to help boost the city’s economic revival.

Hotel Indigo Dundee will provide a mixture of standard and executive rooms as well as suites, all fully air-conditioned and furnished with large beds and smart TVs.

The hotel’s public areas will highlight the site’s former use as a significant jute mill, while also paying homage to some other key themes Dundee is famed for: marmalade, games, fresh produce and as the home of the Beano.

Staybridge Suites Dundee will include a range of serviced studios and one-bedroom apartments with full kitchen facilities, including a fridge, oven and dishwasher, as well as a large desk. There will also be a breakfast area, a small retail complex, a spacious lounge, a laundry room and a meeting area.

Hotel Indigo – Dundee and the Staybridge Suites Dundee will only be a short distance from city centre Dundee and both will have easy access to the motorway network north or south via the A90 and A92.

Details: http://www.focushotelsmanagement.co.uk/two-stunning-new-hotels-come-to-dundee.html

Details: Published: 12 July 2017; Hits: 560

Vintry & Mercer is a new 92 bedroom hotel set to open in 2018 in the City of London. It will be located in London’s historic trading centre, a stone’s throw from St Paul’s, the City and the Shard.

Vintry & Mercer will feature five bedroom categories and three distinct food and beverage outlets all inspired by the history of the site – where vintners once traded their wines and mercers their fine silks. The décor in Vintry & Mercer will pay homage to these two city guilds.

The food and beverage outlets at Vintry & Mercer will include: ‘Vintry Kitchen’ serving Mediterranean food; Mercer Roof Terrace with views across London; and DND, (Do Not Disturb), an underground cocktail bar.

Vintry & Mercer will also feature three meeting and events spaces and a residents’ gym.

Vintry & Mercer will be operated by the team behind The Ampersand Hotel in South Kensington. It will be located at 19 – 20 Garlick Hill in London, close to Bank, Mansion House and Cannon Street tube stations.

Details: http://www.vintryandmercer.com/

Details: Published: 13 July 2017; Hits: 615

Dublin-based aparthotel operator, Staycity, has announced details of its new brand: Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity.

The brand taps into its Irish heritage by taking its name from Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright.

Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity will include the latest in-room technology including a 43" flat screen smart TV and touch control panels for lighting, air conditioning, towel rails and blinds. Features include extra-large beds and rainfall showers.

The studio and deluxe studios have fully equipped kitchenettes with a Nespresso machine. All rooms will be fitted with a Handy guest smartphone device offering free local and international phone calls to selected destinations.

The apartments will also feature solid oak flooring, handmade joinery and bespoke artwork.

Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity will be rolled out across gateway city centre locations throughout Europe. The first will open this autumn on The Strand in the centre of London.

This will be followed by properties in Edinburgh and Manchester.

Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity - The Strand will have 106 studios and deluxe studios over eight floors including three penthouse studios. It will not be far from the Oscar Wilde memorial in London.

Details: https://www.staycity.com/news/