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Graduate Hotels – Cambridge and Oxford arriving 2021
USA-based Graduate Hotels group is due to makes its maiden venture across the Atlantic in Spring 2021 and will open its first European hotels in Oxford and Cambridge.
The 148-bedroom Graduate Cambridge was formerly the Doubletree by Hilton Cambridge City Centre. The hotel will undergo a complete refurbishment of all its bedrooms plus its pool and fitness centre. The Graduate Cambridge will feature Poindexter, the Graduate Hotels’ café and bar concept, as well as a refurbished full-service restaurant.
Graduate Cambridge will include seven meeting and events suites including the main Magdalene Ballroom accommodating up to 200 guests.
Graduate Cambridge is situated along the banks of the River Cam on Mill Lane in the centre of Cambridge.
Meanwhile the Graduate Oxford property was previously the Macdonald Randolph Hotel which is now undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment of its bedrooms and communal spaces.
The Graduate Oxford will have 151 bedrooms. Expect a boutique-styled hotel taking its inspiration from the local architect and landmark sites in Oxford as well as an ‘Alice in Wonderland’ theming. The Alice will be Graduate Oxford’s all-day brasserie, with the Morse Bar named after the television detective who solved Oxford’s many and varied crimes.
The Magdalene Ballroom will be the main events suite accommodating up to 250 guests and supported by two smaller meeting rooms. Leisure facilities will include a fully equipped gym.
Graduate Oxford is surrounded by the University of Oxford and its various colleges, including Trinity and St. John’s as well as the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology.
Graduate Hotels Group currently has 21 operating hotels in towns across the U.S., including: Washington, Athens, Georgia, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Berkeley, California; Providence, Rhode Island and Seattle amongst others. An additional 12 properties are under development and scheduled to open by the end of 2021.
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Carbon-zero hotel planned in York
Plans have been submitted to build a new zero carbon hotel in York.
The proposed new hotel, with 99 bedrooms, would be sited on the Mill House car park site, off North Street in the centre of York. It would be the first hotel in the country to generate net zero carbon emissions and would also showcase sustainable features such as solar PV and a biodiverse green wall.
No onsite food or beverage facilities are planned at the new hotel although there is no shortage of hospitality options in the immediate vicinity. The new hotel would have no car parking spaces either, further enhancing its carbon reduction emission credentials. It would also reflect York's aspiration to become the UK's first car-free city centre.
A planning application for the proposed new hotel has been submitted.
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Dixie Dean Hotel opens in Liverpool
Signature Living has just opened the new Dixie Dean Hotel in Liverpool city centre – a hotel named after and dedicated to the legendary Everton FC footballer.
Dixie Dean Hotel is housed in the Grade II-listed, former Jerome and Carlisle building and is opposite its sister hotel, The Shankly, named after Liverpool FC's former manager.
Dixie Dean Hotel has 42 bedrooms including six ‘Cave’ rooms in the basement. Accommodation ranges from double rooms to bedrooms which can accommodate up to eight guests. All bedrooms feature a unique themed décor and all are equipped with a whirlpool baths or a copper tub, plus the usual hotel room amenities.
Signature Living has also launched the Pillow Club at the hotel, which provides a live DJ feed to the bedrooms.
The 160-cover ‘No 9’ is the restaurant and bar at the Dixie Dean Hotel, named after Dean's shirt number.
Dixie Dean hotel is located in Victoria Street, a short walk from Liverpool Lime Street station.
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Two new hotels planned in Nottingham
IHG Group is the proposed operator of a 223-bedroom hotel complex planned for the new Island Quarter development in Nottingham. The Island Quarter project is a £650m redevelopment of the former Boots Island site in the city.
The development will include a 17-storey Hotel Indigo with 155 bedrooms and suites plus a Staybridge Suites with 68 apartments.
The Island Quarter Nottingham is a 40-acre development designed to preserve the heritage of the site. It will be a new quarter for hotels, offices, living, restaurants and bars and cultural events, all linked by acres of public access green space.
Plans have been submitted to Nottingham City Council.
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Great Scotland Yard Hotel launches
Great Scotland Yard Hotel has just launched a Georgian-fronted townhouse next door to its main five-star, Grade II-listed, Hyatt-operated hotel in central London.
No1 Great Scotland Yard Townhouse is a five-storey building with its own front door. It encompasses 2,153 sq ft of living space including a living room, a dining room for up to ten people and two double en-suite bedrooms. It will accommodate up to five resident guests.
Expect pure luxury at No1 Great Scotland Yard Townhouse with high speed wi-fi and cutting-edge technology, Bang & Olufsen TVs with screen mirroring functions, Individually controlled heat and air conditioning plus walk-in marble showers.
No1 Great Scotland Yard Townhouse includes a fully stocked kitchen fridge although Townhouse guests will have full access to the recently refurbished main hotel next door.
Scotland Yard will forever be known as the original headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service of London, giving it the name "Scotland Yard". It is located in St James’s within easy walking distance of a range of Tube and London terminal stations.
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Ibis Styles Birmingham expanding
Plans to extend the Ibis Styles Birmingham Hagley Road Hotel have been approved.
A new four-storey extension is planned which would add a further 35 bedrooms to the Ibis Styles Hotel
Ibis Styles Birmingham Hagley Road currently has 62 bedrooms and offers a continental buffet-style breakfast. It features a purpose-built meeting room for up to 400 delegates.
Ibis Styles Birmingham Hagley Road offers free on-site parking for hotel guests and is less than two miles from Birmingham city centre