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New boutique hotel planned in Oxford
Plans have been published to convert a former Oxford department store into a new hotel.
Boswells was Oxford’s oldest department store. It had traded in the city since 1738 before it closed earlier this year.
Plans would now see the historic building converted into a boutique hotel – The Store.
The Store would include a restaurant, bar and a rooftop terrace "with panoramic views of the city's iconic skyline". The building's frontage on Broad Street and Cornmarket Street would be preserved and enhanced in the redevelopment.
The developers are planning a public consultation next month to outline their plans.
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Bike & Boot Hotel opening July
The first Bike & Boot Hotel aimed at the outdoor enthusiast is set to open on Monday 20th July in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast.
Bike & Boot will have 65 bedrooms all equipped with the latest in-room technology and comforts - and some with sea views.
Bike & Boot will be targeting walkers, cyclists, surfers and dog owners. The facilities include secure bicycle storage, drying rooms (for surfers) and a dog washing room.
Bike & Boot will also feature a bar and grill restaurant plus an in-house film club and a private guest retreat.
Bike & Boot is located in Cliff Bridge Terrace in Scarborough.
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Rooftop restaurant planned at Birmingham hotel
The Ladbrooke Hotel in the centre of Birmingham is planning to add a luxury rooftop restaurant.
The Ladbrooke Hotel is located in Bordesley Street in Digbeth. It is housed in a three storey former 1930’s-built warehouse which has been converted into a 45-bedroom luxury hotel complete with a bar, lunch restaurant and a leisure centre with a gym, spa and swimming pool. The Ladbrooke Hotel also has a banqueting and events suite to seat up to 280 guests.
The Ladbrooke Hotel is close to Birmingham Moor Street station and a short walk from Birmingham city centre.
A final decision from City of Birmingham’s planning department is expected shortly.
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Leonardo plans for Liverpool
Plans were drawn up last year to convert The Gostin's Building in the centre of Liverpool into a NYX by Leonardo branded hotel. The plans outlined a 278-bedroom hotel plus a four-storey roof extension to the historic building.
Revised plans recently published now outline a 201-bedroom hotel with a two-storey extension – and remaining a NYX by Leonardo branded hotel.
The Gostin's Building is located within Liverpool's World Heritage Site and the Duke Street Conservation Area. It is part of the Liverpool One development. The Gostin's Building was built for a drugstore wholesaler and later became a furniture store and warehouse.
Fattal is an expanding Israeli-based hotel group which currently operates Jurys Inns Hotels and Leonardo Hotels in the UK. The group will be opening their first NYX Hotel in the UK in London shortly - NYX Hotel London Holborn. The hotel was formerly the 201-bedroom Grange Holborn Hotel.
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New Conference Centre planned in Gateshead
Details of a planned international conference and exhibition centre on Gateshead Quays have been released.
The Gateshead Quays centre will include a 6,300sq-mt pillar-free exhibition hall, which can be subdivided into three smaller halls. Additionally, there will be a 1,620sq-mt conference hall plus a arrange of smaller meeting and events spaces and a dedicated 1,350sq-mt outdoor events space.
The Gateshead Quays development will also include two hotels with 290 bedrooms, bars, restaurants and other public spaces.
The Gateshead Quays development will be positioned between the BALTIC and Sage Gateshead.
A full planning application has been submitted with a decision expected this autumn.
If all goes to plan a winter 2023 opening for Gateshead Quays is anticipated.
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New London Hotel planned by Shiva Hotels
Shiva Hotels has sourced the funding. Planning permission has been secured. It is now a green-light for the new 199-bedroom luxury lifestyle Marylebone Lane Hotel in London's Marylebone.
The Marylebone Lane Hotel will be located on the site of a previous car park.
Marylebone Lane Hotel will include a variety of restaurants, a rooftop swimming pool and a subterranean events space. It is expected to open in early 2023.
Marylebone Lane Hotel is one of a new range of luxury hotels in London planned by Shiva Hotels. Future projects also include Morley House on Holborn Viaduct and a hotel on the former Soho Works site on Great Marlborough Street and Poland Street.
In addition, Shiva are planning to open The Guardsman off Buckingham Gate, and the Middle Eight in Covent Garden this autumn. The Middle Eight Hotel was formerly the Kingsway Hall hotel and has just completed a £50million refurbishment.
Other London hotels in the Shiva portfolio include: Hilton London Heathrow Terminal 5, Doubletree by Hilton London ExCeL and Hampton by Hilton London Waterloo.