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Work starts on new Liverpool hotel
Building work has just started on refurbishing the Municipal Building on Liverpool's Dale Street. Over the next two years the Grade II-listed former council offices will be converted into a 179-bedroom four-star hotel.
The new hotel will feature a restaurant and bar in the building’s atrium. It will also include leisure facilities and a range of meeting rooms throughout.
The Municipal Building dates back to 1868 and was home to Liverpool City Council from its completion until the authority moved out in 2017.
The new hotel will be operated by the Fragrance Group.
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Hyatt to open in Battersea
Hyatt Hotels Group has published plans to build a new 203-bedroom hotel on the south bank of the River Thames in central London.
The new Park Hyatt London River Thames is expected to open in 2022. It will be located on the Nine Elms development site directly opposite Westminster.
Park Hyatt London River Thames will have a restaurant and bar plus a secure executive wing and events space including a large ballroom.
Park Hyatt London River Thames will be part of the major Nine Elms development. Nine Elms will be site of the new American Embassy and will also include over 2,000 apartments, commercial space, shops and restaurants. The Northern Line underground extension will service the new development and will have an entrance located close to the hotel.
Park Hyatt London River Thames will join Hyatt's existing portfolio in London which includes the Hyatt Regency London – the Churchill, Andaz London Liverpool Street, Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, Hyatt Place West London Hayes and the Great Scotland Yard Hotel. In addition. Hyatt Place London City East is also currently in development
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Hampton by Hilton opens in Manchester
Hampton by Hilton, Manchester Northern Quarter has just opened in the centre of Manchester.
Hampton by Hilton Manchester Northern Quarter has 221 bedrooms offering a choice of Queen and Queen Family rooms. The bedrooms are air conditioned and furnished with a desk, a 49" flat-screen TV plus floor-to-ceiling windows with city views.
Hampton by Hilton Manchester Northern Quarter has a restaurant and bar plus a 24/7 fitness centre. There is one 46 sq-mt meeting room accommodating up to 220 delegates.
Hampton by Hilton Manchester Northern Quarter is the latest property to join the growing Hampton by Hilton portfolio, which now includes 31 properties in the UK.
Hampton by Hilton Manchester Northern Quarter is located at 41 Rochdale Road a short walk from Manchester Victoria station, the AO Arena and all central Manchester venues and attractions.
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Moxy Chester opens
Moxy Chester is a new boutique hotel which has just opened in the centre of Chester. It is currently just open for key workers and business travellers.
Moxy Chester has 194 bedrooms each equipped with a large flat screen television, a built-in USB port and free wi-fi.
Moxy Chester has a restaurant and bar and also features a state-of-the art video wall in the lobby.
Moxy Chester is themed throughout with nods to the nearby Chester Racecourse. A steel horse installation, for example, greets guests on arrival. The hotel also features a series of murals themed on racing.
Moxy Chester has two 11 sq-mt meeting and events rooms.
Moxy Chester is within a five-minute walk of the city centre and Chester station, plus the hotel has 24 car parking spaces.
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Ennismore and Accor merge lifestyle brands
Ennismore, the company that owns Gleneagles in Scotland and the Hoxton hotel chain is to merge its operations with the lifestyle division of Accor thus creating a €1 billion-plus joint venture.
The new company will use the Ennismore name and will be based in London.
Accor brands included in the deal include SLS, Mama Shelter, Mondrian, Delano, Hudson and Jo and Joe
The joint venture will comprise 12 brands in total with 73 hotels in operation plus more than 110 hotels in the development pipeline.
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Hotel planned in Glasgow’s Merchant City
Planning permission has been granted to convert an historic A-listed building in Virginia Street in Glasgow’s Merchant City into a boutique hotel.
The building will become The Virginia Hotel. It will include 14 bedrooms on the upper floors with a restaurant and bar on the ground and basement levels. The building also features a courtyard to the rear.
The building dates back to the 1760’s when it was used as the headquarters for a tobacco and sugar merchant. It was then converted into a girls school. Most recently the building was the base for a local wholesaler but it has now been vacant for the last twenty years.
Details of the hotel operator and its likely opening date await publication.