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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


SACO, the serviced apartment operator, has purchased the site of the former BridgeStreet Serviced Apartments in central Manchester.

The property, which is about to undergo an extensive refurbishment programme, will be known as Whitworth Locke.

When complete Whitworth Locke will include 150 apartments alongside amenities including a gym, multiple independent food and drink offerings, co-working space and meeting rooms.

Whitworth Locke will have a phased opening beginning in March 2018 and completing by June 2018. It will be the group’s first hotel in the Manchester.

Whitworth Locke is located on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street. It is around a five minute walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road stations. Central Manchester is on its doorstep.

Details: http://www.sacoapartments.com/


The first, and so far only, Nitenite hotel in the UK has been operating in Birmingham for almost a decade.

Nitenite  is located in the centre of Birmingham, a short walk from New Street station, with 104 pod-style bedrooms.

Nitenite was the first purpose-designed, windowless hotel concept to be built in the UK. What the Nitenite bedrooms lack in natural daylight they compensate for with their in-room facilities and technology.

Now the hotel management company, Fiveways Hospitality, are launching a new finely-tuned version of the ‘Nitenite concept’.

The new- generation Nitenite guest room will have around 10.6 sq-mt of floorspace and will combine a modern, stylish design with a hi-tech spec to create ‘compact luxury’. It is designed to take the hotel pod bedroom to a ‘new level of opulence’.

Fiveways Hospitality operate a portfolio of hotels from major brands such as Holiday Inn Express to smaller boutique hotels. As well as Nitenite in Birmingham they also operate Park Regis Hotel which opened in the city last year.

Details: http://www.5wayshospitality.com/


Warwick Conferences have successfully opened The Slate, their new conference and events venue on the Warwick University Campus.

Now they are planning to enhance their Radcliffe Conference Centre.

First of all: The Slate (pictured left). This is a brand new, flat, exclusive, ‘green’, flexible 650 square metres of meeting space for up to 400 delegates overlooking a lake in the grounds of the University of Warwick.

Over at Radcliffe Conference Centre a £6.5 million enhancement is planned which will include new bathrooms, a refurbishment of the lounge and  corridors plus additional "kitchen" meeting spaces.

Radcliffe Conference Centre currently has 154 en-suite bedrooms, up to 42 meeting spaces with eleven seating over 50 delegates theatre style.

Food and refreshments are available throughout the day. Wi-fi is complimentary throughout and delegates have access to the University of Warwick sports facilities including the pool, gym and sauna.

Warwick Conferences is located on the outskirts of Coventry with good access to Birmingham Airport, Coventry station on the West Coast line - plus the M1, M6, M5 and M42 motorways.

Details: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/conferences/spaces/


The Belfry Hotel and Resort in Sutton Coldfield on the outskirts of Birmingham has just unveiled a major expansion plan.

The Belfry Hotel and Resort is known worldwide principally as the home of golf’s Ryder Cup. However, the hotel also has 320 bedrooms and 22 conference and meeting rooms all with natural daylight and equipped with the latest AV technology, wi-fi and high speed internet access.

Development plans include a new indoor water entertainment area as well converting the current Bel Air nightclub into a luxury spa.

Plans could also include a new 500-seater conference facility and an additional 112 bedrooms.

A planning application is due to be submitted to North Warwickshire Borough Council in the summer and construction could start early next year.

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


Dane Tree House is a new visitor centre which has recently opened at the Henry Moore Studios and Gardens in Hertfordshire.

Dane Tree House is designed to celebrate the life and work of Henry Moore. It boasts sleek, modern rooms with panoramic views over the gardens.

The centre includes a shop and a café; an interpretation space for education and events and also meeting rooms.

The centre’s sculpture garden attraction has also been upgraded.

Dane Tree House is primarily a wedding venue with its own dedicated in-house wedding planner. However the meeting rooms are also available for private corporate hire.

The entire Henry Moore archive is now being housed under one roof for the first time. A former residential property on the estate is being redeveloped especially for the purpose. It contains an oak reading room; six climate controlled rooms and project space.

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens are located in the hamlet of Perry Green in rural Hertfordshire, less than 30 miles from central London, close to Hertford, Bishop’s Stortford and Stansted Airport.

Details:  https://www.henry-moore.org/visit/henry-moore-studios-gardens