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Leonardo opens in Manchester
Leonardo Hotels has just opened its first hotel in Manchester - the Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly has 275 bedrooms and suites, each furnished with a Leonardo Hotels’ signature DREAM bed plus free wi-fi, a flat screen LCD TV with Freeview, a hairdryer, a tea and coffee refreshment dock, an iron and ironing board, a safe, a mini fridge, a well-lit desk and full air-conditioning.
Leo’s is the hotel restaurant at Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly serving meals all day. There is also a fitness suite and a meeting room.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly is known locally as the ‘Jenga’ building due to its striking exterior which has been dressed in greenery to complement the surrounding new Piccadilly East neighbourhood. It is near Ancoats and the Northern Quarter and close to Manchester city centre. Manchester Piccadilly Station is 0.5 miles from the hotel and Manchester Airport around 30 minutes away.
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Plans for aparthotel in Birmingham
An application to build a 12-storey aparthotel on land owned by a furniture store in Birmingham has been recommended for approval. The site is a car park owned by the store, Lee Longlands, who are planning to relocate their business.
The car park is located just off Broad Street at the corner of Tennant Street and Granville Street in Birmingham’s Westside - a short walk from the city centre and Birmingham New Street Station.
The project, known as Lead Works, would comprise a reception, a restaurant and café plus 198 bedrooms over eleven floors.
The plans await final approval by Birmingham City Council planners.
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Bespoke Hotels add The Glenburn Hotel to their portfolio
Bespoke Hotels have just added The Glenburn Hotel which overlooks Rothesay Bay on the Isle of Bute to its growing portfolio of hotels. It brings their portfolio strength to 90 hotels in the UK, including 23 in Scotland.
The Glenburn Hotel has 134 bedrooms, a ballroom, restaurants, bars and a terrace. It was extensively refurbished in 2016 but has been shut since November 2020.
The Glenburn Hotel has a range of meeting and events facilities. Pattersons Grill is available for small private functions. There is a modern ballroom on the first floor seating up to 200 guests. In addition, two small conference rooms at the hotel will accommodate 24-26 delegates boardroom style.
Outdoor activities at The Glenburn Hotel include corporate golf days and various team building possibilities.
The Isle of Bute is serviced by two ferry crossings, the main one being the Wemyss Bay -Rothesay crossing, which is around an hour’s journey from Glasgow city centre. The second is the short crossing from Colintraive on the Cowal Peninsula- Rhubardoch on the island.
The Glenburn Hotel is scheduled to re-open in May 2022
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Dalata opens in Bristol
Dalata Hotel Group has just opened the Group’s first hotel in Bristol. Clayton Hotel Bristol marks the Group’s 17th hotel in the UK (11 Clayton branded hotels and six Maldron branded hotels).
Clayton Hotel Bristol has 255 air-conditioned bedrooms, a bar, restaurant, gym, and extensive conference facilities.
Clayton Hotel Bristol has six fully equipped, modern, bright meeting and events suites located on a dedicated Meetings and Events floor complete with an outdoor courtyard, a private entrance and drop off point. The largest room is the Albion Suite seating up to 63 delegates theatre style with another two rooms both seating 50 delegates or more theatre style.
Clayton Hotel Bristol is a converted former Edward Everard's Printing Works on Broad Street in Bristol’s city centre. The hotel’s main entrance is framed by the historical Art Nouveau façade, dating back to the 1900’s, which pays tribute to printing and literature greats Johannes Gutenberg and William Morris. The Clayton Hotel Bristol is close to Bristol’s commercial centre and is within walking distance of the main shopping and leisure districts as well as Bristol Temple Meads station.
New Dalata Hotels in the pipeline include:
Clayton Hotel Glasgow City: 303 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Liverpool City: 260 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Brighton: 221 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Cathedral Quarter Manchester: 188 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Shoreditch London: 149 bedrooms
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'New-look’ rooms coming to Travelodge
Travelodge hotels are set to get a major revamp with new 'luxe' hotel rooms being rolled out this year, as well as updates to hotels' receptions and restaurants.
The budget hotel chain is giving 60 of its UK hotels a makeover this year.
Rooms are going to be given a completely "new budget-luxe premium look". The rooms will feature king-sized beds with bedside reading lights and USB charging points. Rooms will also include a large desk and chair, a separate armchair, a TV with Freeview, and complimentary tea and coffee facilities.
The Bar Cafés at Travelodge will include dedicated zones for both business guests and holidaymakers, including counter seating, booths and dining benches for larger groups.
Five hotels are currently undergoing the makeover including London's Southwark, Vauxhall and Wembley hotels plus Southampton hotel and Thame hotel.
It's anticipated that their revamp will be finished by the end of the April.
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Holiday Inn completes refurbishment
Holiday Inn Bolton Centre has just undergone a £1.5m facelift, with the finishing touches currently being applied on-site.
Holiday Inn Bolton Centre opened in November 1991. It has 132 bedrooms plus a lounge bar and restaurant and a residents fitness centre.
Holiday Inn Bolton Centre is built on the site of St Mary’s RC Primary School and incorporates the former St Mary’s Church. It features The Cloisters with its stained-glass windows and original arches – now a meeting and events space seating up to 300 delegates theatre style. Holiday Inn Bolton Centre also has a conference centre with eight meeting rooms of varying capacities, and free wi-fi throughout.
Holiday Inn Bolton Centre is located in Higher Bridge Street, less than a mile from Bolton Station and with limited parking facilities on-site.