In London, YOTELPAD London Stratford, the first YOTELPAD property in Europe has just opened with 62 PADS (rooms) and a 24-hour Mission Control (reception) as well as the usual YOTELPAD features including the SmartBed, mood lighting, super-fast WiFi, and a SmartTV. It is located on Stratford High Street. Meanwhile, new openings in London next month include: Hyde London City opening with 111 bedrooms at the 15 Old Bailey building and The Ellen Kensington with 105 bedrooms opening in the former Burns Hotel.
Further south in Hampshire, whilst it is not a new venue the Old Thorns Hotel and Resort is not widely known. It has a range of meeting and events facilities with 14 conference and meeting spaces, 260 bedrooms, grounds for team building activities plus a gym, spa and an 18-hole golf course. It is 20 minutes south of Guildford and an hour by train from London Waterloo. We thought you might like to know about it.
In East Anglia, Thetford Farm Barn is a newly renovated barn venue on Thetford Farm Estate in Baston, south Lincolnshire. They have 10,500 sq-mt of flexible events space for board meetings, sales events, product launches, team presentations and conferences for up to 400 delegates.
In the Midlands, Mallory Court Hotel and Spa in Warwickshire has completed a £1.5million refurbishment. The hotel now has 43 bedrooms, a range of meeting rooms with the largest seating 135 delegates theatre style, private dining facilities plus a range of leisure activities including an indoor pool, a spa, tennis courts all set in 10 acres of countryside, 12 miles from Stratford on Avon.
In Birmingham the Cube Hotel – a ‘landmark’ Birmingham hotel and home to a Marco Pierre White-branded restaurant entered administration last month. It has now been brought to market for offers in the region of £12m.
Further north Mottram Hall Hotel in Cheshire has just opened new Padel Courts. It is the first hotel to offer this sporting facility.
Plans have been published in Manchester for a floating 180-room hotel in Salford Quays, by the Lowry Theatre on North Bay. The hotel will feature a large bar and restaurant which will be open to the public. If all goes to plan a 2026 opening is anticipated.
In the Lake District, Harbour Hotels Group has acquired Rothay Garden hotel in Grasmere in the Lake District with plans to rebranded it as Rothay Garden by Harbour Hotels. The hotel, set in two acres of gardens, has 32 bedrooms, a two AA rosette restaurant, bar, lounge and Riverside Spa.
In Northern Ireland, the former Londonderry Arms in Carnlough, Co Antrim is undergoing a redevelopment into a whiskey-themed hotel – with up to 400 bottles of whiskey available for the thirsty residents. Refurbishments should be completed by Easter 2025.
In Wales, a new 150-bedroom hotel is set to be developed close to the Swansea Arena in Swansea. Construction is expected to start next year with an opening anticipated in 2026. No details have been published except for the fact the hotel would have a rooftop bar with views over Swansea Bay.
In Scotland, The Leddie is a new boutique hotel and restaurant which has just opened in Aberlady, East Lothian. It has 27 bedrooms, an 80-cover restaurant and a selection of top of the range golf courses on the ‘East Lothian golf coast’.
Finally, some European hotel news: Leonardo Hotels Benelux has acquired the Dutch brand Eden Hotels with its 28 hotels in The Netherlands and Belgium which will gradually be integrated into the Leonardo Hotels brand.
Enjoy the rest of the summer and we will be back in September with another update.