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New Hotel coming to Leeds
A new 12-storey hotel is set to open in the centre of Leeds in 2024. It will be a new Hyatt Hotel with a total of 305 bedrooms and suites split between a Hyatt Place for short stays and a Hyatt House for longer stays.
The new Hyatt Hotel will also include several food and beverage options, including a rooftop bar with its own dedicated entrance plus a fitness centre and meeting and events facilities.
The new Hyatt Hotel will be located on Sovereign Square in central Leeds, adjacent to the city’s main station.
We will monitor progress and advise opening date in due course.
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New Mercure Newport opens
The brand-new Mercure Newport Hotel has just opened in the centre Newport, South Wales.
Mercure Newport Hotel has 135 contemporary styled bedrooms, an open plan restaurant, an outdoor rooftop terrace plus a fitness centre.
Mercure Newport Hotel also features an events floor with five fully equipped meeting rooms with breakout areas. All rooms have natural daylight and are fully air-conditioned and equipped with the latest technology.
The largest suite will seat up to 72 delegates for a theatre style meeting.
Mercure Newport Hotel is located next to Friars Walk shopping centre in Newport; a five minute walk from Newport Station and just under two miles from the M4 at junction25.
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Plans for new aparthotel approved in Sheffield
Plans to turn an historic, but derelict, Grade II-listed building in Sheffield into an aparthotel have been approved.
The building, formerly the tribunal court, is located opposite Sheffield Cathedral. It dates back to 1825 and was originally built and used as a Bluecoat school for boys. The building has remained vacant for the last four and a half years.
The regeneration project will create 18 modern apartments whilst preserving the main historic aspects of the building.
The aparthotel will be located in East Parade in the heart of Cathedral Quarter in central Sheffield.
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Hotel Amano Covent Garden officially opens
German hospitality brand, The AMANO Group, has jusat opened its first UK site with the launch of Hotel AMANO Covent Garden in central London.
Hotel AMANO Covent Garden is based in Drury House, a former 1980’s office building. The hotel has 141 bedrooms and features a restaurant, a basement bar, a sky bar and a rooftop terrace offering wide ranging views across the city.
The bedrooms at Hotel AMANO Covent Garden come in three categories: Cosy, Comfy and Roomy. All are equipped with free wi-fi, soundproof windows, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, an in-room tablet and a safe - but sadly there are no meeting rooms.
Hotel AMANO Covent Garden is located in Russell Street, a short walk from four tube stations: Covent Garden, Holborn, Charing Cross and Embankment.
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New hotel planned in central Glasgow
Plans have just been published to transform the former Watt Brothers department store in Glasgow into a £20 million boutique hotel. The shop located on the corner of Bath Street and Sauchiehall Street in the centre of Glasgow went into administration in October 2019.
Plans published for the art-deco styled property would see it turn into a mixed-use development with retail sites on the ground floor and a 125-bedroom hotel above. The plans also propose an additional floor to accommodate more bedrooms.
The plans have been submitted by entrepreneur brothers Sandy and James Easdale who also own McGills Buses in Glasgow.
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New Hotel opens in Bristol
Moxy Bristol is a new hotel which has just opened in Bristol. The Moxy brand is part of the Marriott Bonvoy group.
Moxy Bristol has 214 bedrooms and suites plus remote working space, a meeting room, a restaurant and bar plus a gym. The bar doubles as the check-in desk, with guests receiving a complimentary cocktail on arrival. Moxy Bristol has super-fast wi-fi throughout.
The interiors of Moxy Bristol take their inspiration from Bristol’s famous ‘street art’ scene.
Moxy Bristol is located in Newfoundland Street opposite Cabot Circus in the centre of Bristol.