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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
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New Hotel opens in Glasgow

Hawksmoor Borough is a steak restaurant and cocktail bar which has just opened near Borough Market in central London.

The building is located within the grounds of what was once the medieval Winchester Palace. The restaurant building is a converted former Victorian hops warehouse.

Hawksmoor Borough is a two-storey restaurant. Its interiors feature reclaimed materials such as its salvaged parquet floor and tabletops made from school chemistry lab tops.

The bottom floor at Hawksmoor Borough has been designed as both a creative hub for the restaurant and a private events space for customers. The room will seat up to 16 guests. It is available for breakfast meetings as well as lunch and evening dinners.

Hawksmoor Borough is a short walk from London Bridge.

Details: http://thehawksmoor.com/locations/borough/

Details: Published: 02 May 2017; Hits: 603

Reading Football Club has received planning permission to build Royal Elm Park - a major new convention centre plus a 250-bedroom hotel and ice rink on land next to its Madejski Stadium just off the M4 at junction 11.

A 300,000 sq-ft convention centre will be at the heart of the new development. It will be known as The International and will be designed to attract a wide range of events, concerts, conferences as well as community uses.

With a capacity of 6,000, The International will become the largest dedicated conference venue in the south of England.

The plan also includes 630 homes across a dozen blocks, a large multi-storey car park, a large public square and a park.

A new mainline station could also be created at nearby Green Park giving visitors direct rail access to local destinations, the south west, the Midlands, the North of England and Scotland.

Subject to completing the final planning requirement, construction is expected to start early next year with The International scheduled to be operational in 2020. Final completion of the scheme is expected by 2023.

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

Details: Published: 02 May 2017; Hits: 595

London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch is part way through of a multi-million pound makeover that will see its bedrooms, executive lounge, lobby, restaurant and meeting rooms transformed.

The aim is to refresh the 240-bedroom London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch. Five floors have so far been completed, with the total refurbishment due to finish by September 2017.

Bedrooms will feature a new colour scheme, soft furnishings, Apple televisions and USB charging points.

The lobby area at London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch is being revamped to create more ‘social’ space. The hotel’s restaurant is also to be redesigned.

The five meeting rooms at London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch are also being refreshed and these will feature the latest technology as well as a flexible layout.

London Marriott Hotel Marble Arch is located in George Street in London’s West End, a short walk from Paddington Station.

Details: https://www.marriott.co.uk/hotels/fact-sheet/travel/lonma-london-marriott-hotel-marble-arch

Details: Published: 27 April 2017; Hits: 650

Merchants Tavern Restaurant in Shoreditch has added breakfast meetings to its menu of private hire events it will host in “The Storeroom”.

The Storeroom is a private dining room located in the cellars of Merchants Tavern but with plenty of natural daylight light.

The Storeroom will seat up to 22 guests around the table for dining and meetings or up to 35 for standing receptions.

AV equipment includes a large flat-screen Apple TV, Blu-ray player, vintage stereo, speakers, amplifier and turntable. The room also has laptop plug-in points.

The Storeroom is available for private parties, seated dinners, screenings, product launches and presentations.

Menus at Merchants Tavern range from a working breakfast, or lunch to a five-course dinner.

Merchants Tavern is located in Charlotte Road off Old Street, a few minutes’ walk from either Old Street or Liverpool Street stations in London.

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

Details: Published: 02 May 2017; Hits: 551

The 61-bedroom Abode Manchester hotel is about to launch Brasserie Abode.

Brasserie Abode will be an all-day venue in the style of a grand European café and will open from breakfast through until the early hours of the following morning.

Brasserie Abode will serve breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner plus cocktails in the evening.

Brasserie Abode Manchester will be the first of a new restaurant brand for the Abode Hotel group.

If successful Brasserie Abode could be introduced in the other Abode Hotels in the UK. These are located in Canterbury, Chester, Glasgow and Exeter, as well as

Manchester. The Exeter hotel is to be rebuilt following a fire which destroyed the property in October 2016.

Details: http://www.abodemanchester.co.uk/brasserie-abode/brasserie