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Hotel Brooklyn opens in Manchester
Hotel Brooklyn has just opened on Portland Street in the centre of Manchester. Hotel Brooklyn is a design-led hotel with 189 innovative bedrooms.
Hotel Brooklyn pays homage to Brooklyn’s history from early 20th century to the present day.
Hotel Brooklyn includes Runyon’s bar and restaurant, named after American writer Damon Runyon and famous for his depictions of Brooklyn characters. It also features an expansive 9th floor banqueting space with its own bar – Brooklyn Heights - accommodating up to 220 guests.
Hotel Brooklyn is operated by Bespoke Hotels and is the sister property to Manchester’s Hotel Gotham: a hotel inspired by New York City between the 1920’s and the 1940’s.
Hotel Brooklyn is a short walk from both Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road stations.
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Locke at Broken Wharf opens in March
Hospitality group, Locke Hotels, will open its second hotel in London in March 2020. Locke at Broken Wharf will have 113 bedrooms and will be located on the Thames at London’s Millennium Bridge.
Locke aims to blend a high-end lifestyle hotel with the space and flexibility of an apartment. The hotel’s social spaces comprise an all-day restaurant, bar concept and a co-working area, as well as offering cultural programmes spanning wellness, fitness, art and music.
Each of the 113 studios in Locke at Broken Wharf will be equipped with custom designed furniture and fittings as well as a high-spec kitchen.
Locke at Broken Wharf joins three existing Locke hotels: in East London, Manchester and Edinburgh. Two more London openings are planned later this year in Bermondsey and Dalston.
Locke at Broken Wharf is located minutes from both Cannon Street and Blackfriars stations on the north bank of the River Thames.
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Aparthotel planned in ‘super slender’ tower block
Planning permission has been granted for the UK’s first ‘super slender’ tower block in Birmingham.
The ‘211 Broad Street’ skyscraper will rise to 37-storeys, or 116m in height, but will be just 9.5m wide. The building will house an aparthotel featuring a bar, restaurant, gym and residents lounge.
The skyscraper block will be located near Brindley Place, one of the new stops on the West Midlands Metro extension and within easy walking distance of city centre Birmingham.
Construction is expected to be finished in 2022.
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Travelodge planning 20 new hotels in London
Travelodge has announced plans to open 20 new hotels in London. The new hotels will take the group’s portfolio in London and its boroughs to nearly 100 hotels. The ambitious project will cost in the region of £350million.
The first batch of new hotels includes the recently opened 113-bedroom hotel in Beckton close to London City Airport plus the new 78-bedroom Travelodge in Dagenham.
Travelodge already operates 77 hotels in the Greater London area. It is now targeting sites in outer boroughs such as Bromley, Croydon and Merton as it attempts to cash in on London’s budget accommodation market.
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Jurys Inn Exeter new look
Jurys Inn Exeter, now an AA four-star accredited hotel, has unveiled a brand-new look following a £1.95million investment transforming the bedrooms, bar, restaurant and lobby.
The 170 refurbished bedrooms now feature a new pastel colour scheme and are furnished with DREAM beds by Jurys Inn. All bedrooms have high speed wi-fi and a flat screen TV with Freeview.
Jurys Inn Exeter has seven fully equipped conference and events rooms suitable for small meetings, seminars and training sessions which can accommodate up to 90 delegates. Each meeting room features adaptable furniture, air conditioning, a projector and screen plus stationery.
The public areas at Jurys Inn Exeter have also been transformed and now feature a modern bar and restaurant with a new, contemporary dining menu.
Jurys Inn Exeter is located in the centre of Exeter, a ten-minute walk from Exeter Central and St James Park stations.
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New Conference Venue planned in Bristol
Plans have just been published by owners of Ashton Gate stadium in Bristol to build a new sports and conference venue. The £100million project is being built on land next to the stadium.
The venue will include a 4,000-capacity indoor venue for sport and events, a 230-bedroom hotel plus office and residential accommodation, a car park and a football museum.
The plans are due to be submitted to Bristol City Council at the end of September and, if approved, work is expected to start on the site in May or June next year.