We start this week’s round-up in Scotland and then move south before finishing in Plymouth.
Plans are being drawn up to a new “hotel for music lovers" in Glasgow’s West End. The hotel – SWG3 would occupy currently disused land in the city. If approved, the 139-bedroom hotel is expected to open in late 2026. It will feature two restaurants, two bars, co-working spaces, a gym and movement studio and a rooftop terrace. We will monitor its progress.
The Kenmuir Arms is a community-owned hotel which has just opened following a complete refurbishment in the small riverside village of New Luce in Dumfries and Galloway. The Kenmuir Arms has three furnished ensuite bedrooms with a full Scottish farmhouse breakfast included. The restaurant aims ‘showcases the very best Scottish fayre’ and will feature an eight-course tasting menu, showcasing the best local produce from Dumfries and Galloway.
Dakota Hotels are proposing to convert a currently unoccupied building in St Ann’s Wharf on Newcastle’s quayside into a 115-bedroom hotel. Plans are expected to be submitted later this year.
Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa is set to open two new glass-fronted treehouses. The triangular-shaped houses include a lounge, kitchenette, an upper level with a 7ft bed, a sauna and hot tub. They are named ‘Swan’ and ‘Kingfisher’. Ramside Hall, Hotel and Spa is located on the outskirts of Durham.
Plans submitted by Radisson hotels to convert the former George Hotel in the centre of Huddersfield into a new 90-bedroom Radisson RED hotel have been approved. The George Hotel, a Grade-II listed building, has now been vacant for ten years. It was the birthplace of rugby league in 1895, when the founder breakaway clubs met there to form a new code.
Plans for a proposed new hotel in Leeds are due to be published later this month. The site is on George Street, adjacent to the Grade I-listed Leeming House. Plans envisage the demolition of the existing properties and construction of a new six-storey hotel with 143 bedrooms plus a bar and restaurant on the first floor. We will monitor its progress.
Singapore-based, KOP Group has acquired The Burns Hotel in London’s Earls Court with plans to convert it into a luxury hotel. The hotel will now undergo a major renovation programme before reopening as a Montigo Resorts branded hotel with a reopening scheduled for early 2024.
The Palm Room, Lumiere London events venue have opened the Palm Room – new events space on their second floor. The space will host 120 people standing, 110 in a theatre style, 90 in cabaret and 40 in a boardroom set up. Lumiere London is located in Underwood Street, a five-minute walk from Old Street Tube and rail station in central London.
Burlington Hotel, the oldest hotel in Worthing and overlooking the seafront, has relaunched following a £3m refurbishment. The hotel has 26 bedrooms, three meeting and events suites plus a restaurant and bar.
This week has seen the official opening of Moxy Plymouth Hotel. It includes 200 fully equipped bedrooms across six floors. There is no dedicated restaurant at the hotel, but guests can dine in the bar area. The hotel has an on-site fitness centre plus two small meeting rooms each hosting four delegates. It is located in Millbay Road in Plymouth’s new waterfront area.
Finally, The Deep Sleep Hotel has just opened in the UK. It is the world’s deepest hotel and is located beneath the mountains of Snowdonia in Wales. The hotel is accessed via an abandoned Victorian slate mine but first guests will have to negotiate a 45 minute trek up into the mountains. The hotel has four private twin-bed cabins and a grotto with a double bed. The hotel does have wi-fi but there is no mobile reception. Simple ‘expedition style’ meals are also available, and guests are advised to take warm clothing.