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Nobu Hotel London Portman Square opens
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square has just opened in central London.
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square has 249 bedrooms. It features a Nobu Restaurant, a bar and outdoor terrace as well as a ballroom accommodating up to 600 guests, a gym, wellness facilities plus meeting and events spaces.
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square previously operated as the Radisson Blu Portman Square and before that was the Portman InterContinental.
Nobu Hotel London Portman Square is located in Portman Square, Marylebone near Marble Arch. It is the second Nobu Hotel to open in London joining Nobu Hotel London Shoreditch.
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New Hotel planned in Rotherham
An application has been submitted to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in South Yorkshire to convert a former bicycle manufacturing facility into a new hotel. The building is the former Fosters Cycles in Thames Street.
A new 23-bedroom hotel is planned for the former factory.
The three-storey Victorian building is currently vacant. It is part of a wider block which includes a dance studio, car spares shop, place of worship and tool hire shop. The factory unit is within easy walking distance of the centre of Rotherham and includes car parking.
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Henry’s Townhouse opening December
Henry’s Townhouse is a new luxury boutique hotel opening in Marylebone in central London this December.
Henry’s Townhouse is a Grade II-listed building which was once owned by Jane Austen’s brother Henry.
Henry’s Townhouse comprises just seven elegant and elaborately designed bedrooms all equipped with the latest amenities including a flat screen television and a Nespresso coffee machine.
Facilities at Henry’s Townhouse include a bespoke Pantry Kitchen with a sharing table for breakfast and private dining. The room can also be converted into a fully equipped meeting room accommodating up to 14 delegates. Henry’s Townhouse also features an outside terrace and a reading room.
Henry’s Townhouse is located in Upper Berkeley Street, a short walk from Hyde Park in Marylebone.
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Two new hotels planned at London Olympia
Two new hotels are set to feature in Olympia London's new £1.3bn regeneration scheme.
The hotels will be a Hyatt and CitizenM.
Hyatt Regency London Olympia will include 196 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar plus four meeting rooms.
CitizenM London Olympia will have 145 bedrooms.
Construction is currently on-going. The new look Olympia London will also feature a 4,400-capacity, purpose-built live music venue. This will be located above the existing west exhibition hall.
Both Hyatt Regency London Olympia and CitizenM London Olympia are expected to open in 2024.
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Surfing in Manchester planned
Meeting and event planners will soon have another team building option for delegates in the centre of Manchester.
Plans have just been approved to construct an inland surfing lagoon on a brownfield site off Barton Dock Road in Trafford Park, close to MediaCityUK.
The project - Modern Surf Manchester - will be suitable for beginners, learners and professionals alike.
Designs for the lagoon also feature bar and restaurant facilities and other attractions including a fitness zone and exercise areas.
Modern Surf Manchester will be within easy travelling distance of central Manchester. It could be open by 2023 if all goes to plan.
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New Hotel coming to Swansea Bay
A new16-bedroom boutique hotel is currently under construction at Mumbles in Swansea Bay. The new hotel will be part of the new Oyster Wharf development which first opened in Mumbles in 2016.
Oyster Wharf currently includes restaurants and bars plus retail units and features a piazza overlooking the sea and Swansea Bay.
The Mumbles Hotel is expected to open in 2021.