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Plans afoot to convert Wool Exchange into a hotel
Plans are currently being drawn up to turn Bradford’s Wool Exchange into boutique hotel as part of the city’s regeneration plans.
The Grade-I listed property was the centre of the city’s wool trade and is currently home to a branch of Waterstones bookshop and a cafe. The building’s empty spaces on the upper floors could be transformed into a boutique “art hotel” if plans go ahead.
The new hotel proposals could become particularly relevant if Bradford is successful in its bid to be crowned City of Culture for 2025.
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Construction starts on new Radisson Blu
Construction has just started on a new flagship Radisson Blu hotel in the centre of Sheffield - in the city’s ‘Heart of the City’ programme in Pinstone Street.
Radisson Blu hotel will have 154 bedrooms and suites. It will also feature a rooftop bar and terrace with views over Sheffield’s Peace Gardens.
Completion of the new Radisson Blu is expected towards the end of 2023.
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Hotel AMANO Covent Garden opening May 2022
Hotel AMANO Covent Garden will be opening in London in early May 2022. It is the first UK hotel from the German-based Amano Group and will be based in a former office building in Drury Lane. It will also be the first of several AMANO hotels set to open in London in the future.
Hotel AMANO Covent Garden will have 141 bedrooms with categories including: Cosy, Comfy and Roomy. All will be fully equipped with the latest in-room comforts and technology. Hotel Amano Covent Garden will have a restaurant and two bars as well as a 7th floor rooftop terrace with a Skybar.
There has been no mention of the meeting and events facilities at Hotel AMANO Covent Garden in the group’s pre-opening publicity, but we will monitor developments and report back.
In the meantime, Hotel AMANO Convent Garden is located on the corner of Russell Street and Drury Lane a short walk from several tube stations including Covent Garden, Holborn, Charing Cross and Embankment.
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Summer 2022 opening planned for Lost Property
Hilton Hotels are set to launch a new concept called Lost Property this summer. The first hotel under the new branding will be: Lost Property, Curio Collection by Hilton, St Paul’s London. The building’s Grade II-listed façade is currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to preserve its architectural heritage
Lost Property, Curio Collection by Hilton, St Paul’s will have 145 contemporary designed bedrooms over six floors. The hotel will feature ‘Found’ - a ground-floor restaurant and bar and ‘Tattle’, a barista café. The hotel will also include meeting and events facilities.
Lost Property, Curio Collection by Hilton, St Paul’s is located in sight of St Paul's Cathedral in the heart of the City of London.
Lost Property is set to join a growing collection of Curio Collection hotels in London. These include: The Gantry hotel in Stratford, The Hart Hotel in Shoreditch and The Trafalgar St James in London.
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Construction of Gateshead Conference Centre expected to start spring
Construction is expected to start this spring on the new Newcastle Gateshead Quays waterfront conference centre, arena and hotel.
The £260million scheme will comprise a 12,500-seat arena, 2,800 sq-mt of flexible meeting space, 6,300 sq-mt of exhibition space along with two new hotels and multiple restaurants.
The new conference centre will be located on the banks of the River Tyne at the heart of NewcastleGateshead; between Sage Gateshead and BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. It is expected to open in 2024.
We will monitor progress and report back.
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Virgin Hotel Edinburgh confirmed opening date
1 June 2022 is the confirmed opening date for the new Virgin Hotel Edinburgh.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh is the first Virgin branded hotel to open in the UK and this will be closely followed by the second - Virgin Hotel Glasgow.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh opens in the historic India Building in Edinburgh’s Old Town, close to the Royal Mile, in the centre of a UNESCO World Heritage Site and close to the Royal Mile.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will have 222 bedrooms and suites plus a variety of restaurants and bars.
Virgin Hotel Edinburgh will feature four meeting and events spaces with the largest room seating up to 150 delegates theatre style.
Virgin Hotel Glasgow is set to open will later this summer.