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New Hotel planned in Watford
Plans have just been released which would see an office building in Watford demolished and replaced with new offices plus a 168-bedroom hotel.
The building in question is Cassiobury House, an office block dating from the 1970s and located in Station Road opposite Watford Junction station.
The proposals are for the site include a new 168-bedroom hotel and restaurant, peaking at 13 storeys, but dropping down to seven storeys.
The new hotel will have limited parking space. Developers believe that the scheme's proximity to Watford Junction means that future business guests will travel to the new hotel via the station.
If all goes to plan construction could begin in late 2021 or early 2022.
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Cheval Collection adding Edinburgh properties
Serviced apartment operators, Cheval Collection, currently with apartments across London has announced expansion in Scotland. From July 2020 Cheval Collection will brand and operate two properties in the centre of Edinburgh.
The two properties will become Cheval Residences from 1 July 2020. They are The Edinburgh Grand and Old Town Chambers.
Cheval The Edinburgh Grand includes 50 mainly one- and two-bedroom apartments and is located in St Andrew Square - three minutes from Edinburgh Waverley Station. It also features a three-bedroom penthouse apartment on the seventh floor with a wraparound roof terrace and includes The Directors’ Suite which will seat up to 12 guests. The property features a cocktail lounge and bar and a gym.
Cheval Old Town Chambers is located in Edinburgh’s Old Town a few yards from the Royal Mile. Cheval Old Town Chambers includes 50 apartments, again mainly one and two-bedroom apartments. Cheval Old Town Chambers will also include a three-level two bedroom medieval townhouse which dates back to the 14th century. Cheval Old Town Chambers features an onsite gym.
The Edinburgh Grand and Old Town Chambers add a further 100 new apartments to the group’s portfolio. Cheval’s existing portfolio includes 512 apartments across eight London Residences.
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New Hotel planned in Lincoln
The House of Fraser store in Lincoln is to be demolished and replaced by a hotel and retail scheme.
Plans have just been approved by City of Lincoln Council to convert the four-storey building in Lincoln’s High Street into a 150-bedroom four-star hotel with retail and leisure space on the ground floor.
A council document published ahead of the meeting said: "The proposals represent an opportunity to address an identified need for a lifestyle hotel and mixed-use scheme of the highest quality at a prominent location in the heart of the city centre and conservation area, whilst securing a long term future for this prominent site and impacting positively on the city centre economy.”
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New Luxury Hotel in London’s St James’ approved
Blue Orchid Hotel group has been given the go-ahead to convert the Grade-I listed 55 Broadway Complex, above London's St James' Park station, into a luxury hotel.
The complex includes 55 Broadway, 100 Petty France and Wing Over Station. The building, described as London’s first skyscraper, was constructed in St James’s Park in 1929 in an art-deco style. It was built as the headquarters for Underground Electric Railways of London – now better known as the London Underground.
A 526-bedroom luxury hotel is planned for the building – more details to follow.
Blue Orchid Hotels is a private collection of luxury independent hotels all located in the heart of London. They include The Wellington, an 84-bedroom hotel in Vincent Square and The Rochester Hotel also in Vincent Square with 76 bedrooms. Both hotels have a range of meeting and events suites. The group’s third existing property - Tower Suites - overlooks the River Thames and the Tower of London. Tower Suites has 273 individual suites.
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Great John Street plans refurbishment
New owners of Great John Street Hotel in Manchester have published plans for a major revamping of the hotel.
Great John Street Hotel was Manchester's "first boutique hotel" when it opened in 2005 but now a refurbishment is required to keep it up to standard.
Plans would include a refurbishment of all the bedrooms and see the existing rooftop bar reconfigured. A new external glass lift shaft is part of the plan together with a single storey, glass extension on the Little John Street side of the hotel.
The refurbishment will result in a reduction in the total number of hotel rooms from 30 to 24.
Great John Street Hotel building had previously been The Atherton Street County School and was later part of Manchester’s Granada TV complex.
Great John Street Hotel is located in the heart of Manchester a short walk for all three central Manchester stations: Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Victoria and Manchester Oxford Road.
Plans have been submitted to Manchester City Council.
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The Resident planning Edinburgh opening
The Resident, formerly known as Nadler Hotels, is planning to open its first Scottish property in Edinburgh.
The plan is to convert Meldrum House, an office block near Princes Street, which is currently occupied by HMRC, into a 166-bedroom hotel featuring a ground floor resident’s lounge.
The planned new Resident Hotel will not include restaurant, bar or café facilities but will instead encourage guests to visit local businesses.
Resident Hotels currently operate five boutique properties across London and Liverpool.