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New look for Cambridge venues
A number of new-look facilities and new venues will be available for the conference organiser in Cambridge when face-to-face meetings can resume.
Homerton College has opened a new North Wing featuring an auditorium with retractable seating for 105 delegates plus 18 new bedrooms. The auditorium is equipped with state-of-the-art AV and has been designed as a flexible space which can be adapted for a number of uses.
St Catherine’s College has updated and redesigned its Dining Hall and other spaces which will provide a flexible suite of rooms that connect directly through its Atrium and the College’s 150-seater McGrath Conference Centre.
The project will create new space at St Catherine’s College for a range of meetings, with capacity for 190 delegates in the Dining Hall and 20 delegates in the new Dr Sydney Smith Room. The project is scheduled for completion in Summer 2022.
King’s College has unveiled a new look for its Old Garden Hostel building. The project has included a full refurbishment of the building plus the addition of a third floor providing 40 extra bedrooms. The existing 30 single bedrooms have also been enhanced with new ensuite bathrooms bringing the total number of bedrooms on site to 70; all available for conferences and events in the College’s vacation periods.
New kitchens and dining areas have been introduced at both Jesus College and Gonville & Caius College.
Wesley House now has two newly refurbished small meeting rooms, suitable for 10-12 delegates, board room style.
In the hotel market: Hilton Cambridge City Centre is about to unveil a new look for its Isaac Newton Suite. The refurbishment includes a full audio-visual upgrade. New 86-inch smart 4K UHD screens have also been fitted in the hotel’s Byron, Wordsworth, Hawking and Tennyson rooms.
New venues scheduled to open in 2021 include The Graduate Cambridge hotel in the city centre; Turing Locke Aparthotel just north west of the city centre; the Hyatt Centric Hotel within the University of Cambridge’s Eddington Development and The Fellows House Cambridge, Curio Collection by Hilton five minutes from central Cambridge.
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New in Wales
easyHotel Group has just opened its latest property in the UK and its first in Wales.
easyHotel Cardiff City Centre has 116 bedrooms, a mix of double, twin and accessible rooms. Bedrooms are air-conditioned with a flat-screen television, a shower room and bedside USB charging points.
easyHotel Cardiff City Centre is located in Fitzalan Place around half a mile from Cardiff Queen Street station.
Also in South Wales, Celtic Collection group, operator of the world renowned Celtic Manor hotel and Ryder Cup venue is planning an extension to its portfolio.
Celtic Collection will operate a new hotel which is currently under construction on the Milford Waterfront - a new development in Milford Haven. The new hotel with four storeys will have a restaurant and bar, private dining space and leisure facilities on the ground floor. A 2022 opening is anticipated.
In addition to the five-star Celtic Manor Resort Hotel, the Celtic Collection also operate the 148-bedroom Coldra Court, the Newbridge on Usk country inn with six rooms and Tŷ Hotel Magor with 129 bedrooms.
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London’s Planned New Venues – Part 2
We have just highlighted the new hotels slated to open in London this year and into the future. Now we look at London’s events spaces and hotels that have undergone developments – with thanks to London and Partners.
Tobacco Dock is taking its events space digital with ‘Tobacco Dock Virtual’. The virtual venue will allow users to experience immersive, real life conferences, seminars and events online.
Hilton London Metropole one of Europe’s largest hotel and conference centres with good transport links to central London, its rail terminals and Heathrow Airport has undergone a £1.8m refurbishment, introducing a contemporary new bedroom design.
The Carlton Tower Jumeirah. A £100 million renovation is set to open with a revamped spa, a 20-metre indoor pool, health club and restaurant.
Olympia London. A £1.3 billion redevelopment project due to launch in 2024 will includes a four-screen arthouse cinema, 1,500-seat theatre, live music venue, restaurants, shops, cafes plus Hyatt and CitizenM hotels.
The Westin London City. Redevelopment of this riverside hotel will feature ultra-modern meeting and events facilities plus an indoor swimming pool, spa and fitness studio.
Marriott Kensington. A phased renovation project is transforming the hotel’s bedrooms and public areas – another hotel with good connections to central London and the major transport links.
Leonardo Royal London City Hotel. Currently undergoing an £11.5m refurbishment transforming the hotel's bedrooms plus its public areas, notably the lobby and reception.
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Radisson RED landing at London Gatwick Airport
Radisson Hotel Group has published plans to open a Radisson RED hotel at London Gatwick Airport later this year. This follows the launch of Radisson Red Hotel London Heathrow in September 2020.
Radisson RED London Gatwick Airport will feature 185 contemporary bedrooms plus a bistro-style restaurant and bar, a fitness room and social meeting spaces. Bedrooms will be fully equipped with the latest in-room facilities including a 49" Smart TV with built-in Chromecast, a mini-bar, tea & coffee facilities, an iron and ironing board, black-out curtains and free wi-fi.
Radisson RED London Gatwick Airport is set to open in the third quarter of 2021.
Radisson RED London Gatwick Airport is located 3.9 miles from Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal, and five miles from the South Terminal. Radisson RED London Gatwick Airport will have a 120 car parking spaces with good connections to the motorway system as well as central London
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Introducing Wildhive
Wildhive is a new boutique hotel operator. They are planning to open their first hotel - Callow Hall - in Derbyshire in summer 2021.
Callow Hall is a country house set in 35 acres of grounds, built in the mid-nineteenth century. It was converted into a hotel, operated by the Von Essen Group, in 1982.
Callow Hall has now undergone an extensive renovation. The main house comprises 15 bedrooms, with a further 11 one-bedroom Woodland Hives in the hotel grounds. These come complete with a bathroom and a kitchenette. Two treehouses will also feature on the site, each designed to ‘sit amongst the trees’ and geared for self-catering with open-plan sitting rooms and kitchens.
Callow Hall will feature a contemporary glass Garden Room serving breakfast through to dinner.
Callow Hall will also feature the Coach House Wellness Centre including a gym, a yoga studio, a sauna and steam room and treatment rooms. Bikes will also be available to hire.
Best of all Callow Hall will house 15 beehives in its grounds managed by the Derbyshire Bee Society. They will provide honey for the restaurant. Callow Hall’s kitchen garden will also provide seasonal vegetables and herbs.
Callow Hall is located in Derbyshire’s Peak District, on the edge of the Dove Valley on the outskirts of Ashbourne.
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London’s planned New Venues
With the end of lockdown now in sight and hopes that the meeting and events industry can start its recovery, London and Partners have published a handy list of new hotels expected to open in London this year and into the future. The list includes several international hotel brands which will be opening their first European hotels in London.
NoMad London inside the former Bow Street Magistrates Court and Police Station and opposite the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. It opens with a Mexican theme together with 92 bedrooms and a range of food and beverage outlets.
Mondrian Shoreditch set to be the group’s European flagship property. It takes over the Curtain Hotel with the Curtain Members Club remaining alongside.
Pan Pacific London located in Bishopsgate in the City of London and will include luxury apartments as well as a mindfulness studio and spa facilities.
The Londoner from Edwardian Hotel Group with claims to be the first ‘super boutique’ hotel complete with private cinemas and a state-of-the-art ballroom.
Courtyard Marriott London City Airport, a new-build seven storey, 184-bedroom hotel with meeting and events facilities located near London City Airport and the Docklands Light Railway.
Nobu Hotel Portman Square featuring a world-class restaurant plus a range of meeting and events facilities.
Canopy by Hilton London City with 340 bedrooms meeting and events suites plus a rooftop bar for open-air dining and networking.
The Peninsula London in Belgravia with 190 bedrooms and suites, restaurants and bars plus spa and leisure facilities.
Kingsland Locke an aparthotel which has just opened in trendy East London with 124 studio apartments and featuring a microbrewery and gin distillery.