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The University Arms hotel in Cambridge is scheduled to reopen autumn 2017 with 192 bedrooms.

This follows completion of an £80million refurbishment programme over the last two years.

The University Arms hotel is the oldest hotel in Cambridge. It opened originally as a coaching inn in the 1840s. The hotel was extended in the 1930s, and again in the 1960s.

The latest refurbishment will create a new classical frontage with the aim of restoring the hotel's prominence in the city.

When the works are completed the University Arms aims to be the premier hotel in Cambridge providing first class facilities with excellent new bedrooms, a destination restaurant, bar, gym and over 11,800 square metres of conference and events facilities.

The project should also enhance the relationship of the University Arms hotel with the street and the open space of Parker's Piece in Cambridge which it overlooks.

Details: http://www.universityarms.com/

Details: Published: 21 March 2017; Hits: 533

Travelodge has begun construction on its new 395-bedroom hotel in the City of London as part of its UK-wide £125million investment drive.

The hotel will be located in Middlesex Street close to the Gherkin. It is expected to open in 2018.

Travelodge’s expansion plans in London will also see new sites opening in Brent Cross, Bromley, Romford, Wood Green and Harrow along with ten more hotels across the country (see list below)

New Travelodges planned
London Brent Cross
London Bromley Shopping Centre
London Romford Quadrant (Shopping Centre)
London Wood Green Shopping Centre
London Harrow
Bath (Westgate)
Dudley
Inverness
Newcastle (Swing Bridge)
Peterhead
Redhill
Stirling
Thurrock (Lakeside Shopping Centre)
West Bromwich
York (Layerthorpe)

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

Details: Published: 21 March 2017; Hits: 519

Curtain Hotel is a new 120 bedroom hotel opening in Shoreditch, London in May 2017.

Curtain Hotel will feature a rooftop pool and lounge, a 24-hour fitness centre, treatment rooms, co-working space, a screening room plus 6,000 square feet of event space including a ballroom to accommodate up to 200 guests seated.

Each bedroom at Curtain Hotel will have a hardwood floor, plenty of natural light and will be equipped with the latest in-room technology alongside contemporary artworks.

New York restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson will be opening a branch of Red Rooster at Curtain Hotel. It will be based on his Harlem restaurant with roots in American cuisine.

Curtain Hotel will also feature an all-day taqueria and bar on the ground floor of the hotel.

A private members club will be integrated within the hotel and will feature dedicated areas for members.

Curtain Hotel is located in Curtain Road, a short walk from Liverpool Street station.

Details: http://www.thecurtain.com/

Details: Published: 20 March 2017; Hits: 514

Hand Picked Hotels has added the gothic-style Stanbrook Abbey Hotel in Worcestershire to its hotel portfolio.

Stanbrook Abbey is a Grade II-listed hotel set in 26 acres of grounds at the foot of the Malvern Hills and close to the centre of Worcester.

Stanbrook Abbey was once inhabited by Benedictine nuns. More recently it has been a hotel and part of the Clarenco Group.

Stanbrook Abbey Hotel has 56 contemporary-designed bedrooms and six meeting rooms including Callow Great Hall, the former chapel at the Abbey with its vaulted ceiling and stained glass windows. It will seat up to 190 delegates for a theatre style meeting.

Sister Charlotte’s is the main restaurant at Stanbrook Abbey with Georges Bar alongside.

Stanbrook Abbey takes the total number of hotel in the Hand Picked Hotel's portfolio to 30 properties throughout the UK.

Details: https://www.stanbrookabbey.com/

Details: Published: 20 March 2017; Hits: 566

The building opened 166 years ago as the Station Hotel in Hull. In more recent times it has been the Quality Royal Hotel Hull. Then it was rebranded as the Mercure Hull hotel.

Now the original railway hotel is to be become the Royal Hotel Hull operated by Britannia Hotels, its new owners.

Historic it may be, but in 1990 much of the hotel had to be gutted and rebuilt following a devastating fire. Only the facade and the staircase remain from the original building.

The Royal Hotel Hull has 155 bedrooms with free wi-fi throughout. There is a restaurant and bar and a range of meeting and events spaces accommodating from two to 450 delegates.

The Royal Hotel Hull is located in Ferensway at the heart of central Hull. It is connected to Hull Paragon rail and bus station and is within easy reach of the M62 motorway.

Details: https://www.britanniahotels.com/royal-hotel-hull/