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New Hotel planned at Banana Warehouse
A major redevelopment in York has been recommended for approval at a meeting to be held later this week.
The redevelopment would see the existing Banana Warehouse site partially demolished and replaced with a new hotel building of up to five storeys with 168 bedrooms.
The plans also include a restaurant and bar plus landscaping. The existing Banana Warehouse façade would be retained. The Banana Warehouse building dates back to the early 20th century.
A previously application for a hotel on the site was withdrawn in 2019 after concerns were raised over its design.
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Plans for new hotel in Lincoln
Planning permission has been granted in Lincoln to transform a major retail site into a mixed-use hotel and retail development.
A new, five-storey building is planned on the site which will include a 150-bedroom, four-star lifestyle hotel above retail space at street level. The site is currently occupied by House of Fraser. The existing department store is to be demolished.
The hotel will include a restaurant, bar, meeting and events spaces. It will also feature a new public courtyard with a link to the high street.
The new hotel will be located directly opposite Lincoln’s Grade I-listed 16th-century Guildhall.
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Leonardo plans for Liverpool
Plans were drawn up last year to convert The Gostin's Building in the centre of Liverpool into a NYX by Leonardo branded hotel. The plans outlined a 278-bedroom hotel plus a four-storey roof extension to the historic building.
Revised plans recently published now outline a 201-bedroom hotel with a two-storey extension – and remaining a NYX by Leonardo branded hotel.
The Gostin's Building is located within Liverpool's World Heritage Site and the Duke Street Conservation Area. It is part of the Liverpool One development. The Gostin's Building was built for a drugstore wholesaler and later became a furniture store and warehouse.
Fattal is an expanding Israeli-based hotel group which currently operates Jurys Inns Hotels and Leonardo Hotels in the UK. The group will be opening their first NYX Hotel in the UK in London shortly - NYX Hotel London Holborn. The hotel was formerly the 201-bedroom Grange Holborn Hotel.
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December opening for NoMad London
The first NoMad Hotel in Europe will open its doors in London in December 2020. The New York-based hospitality group, Sydell Group, is behind the new property.
NoMad London will open with 91 bedrooms in the Grade II-listed former Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden opposite the Royal Opera House.
NoMad London will offer a range of dining experiences from the hotel’s all-day dining space housed in its atrium to The Library as a place for guests to relax.
NoMad London will also house an arts programme celebrating the influence of post-war American and European avant-garde art. There will be a craft cocktail bar plus a coffee bar in The Library. Below ground level, NoMad London will house a night-time entertainment space.
Sydell Group manages a range of unique hotels including The Ned also in London. Other NoMad hotels can be found in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the United States.
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New boutique hotel planned in Oxford
Plans have been published to convert a former Oxford department store into a new hotel.
Boswells was Oxford’s oldest department store. It had traded in the city since 1738 before it closed earlier this year.
Plans would now see the historic building converted into a boutique hotel – The Store.
The Store would include a restaurant, bar and a rooftop terrace "with panoramic views of the city's iconic skyline". The building's frontage on Broad Street and Cornmarket Street would be preserved and enhanced in the redevelopment.
The developers are planning a public consultation next month to outline their plans.
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Bike & Boot Hotel opening July
The first Bike & Boot Hotel aimed at the outdoor enthusiast is set to open on Monday 20th July in Scarborough on the North Yorkshire coast.
Bike & Boot will have 65 bedrooms all equipped with the latest in-room technology and comforts - and some with sea views.
Bike & Boot will be targeting walkers, cyclists, surfers and dog owners. The facilities include secure bicycle storage, drying rooms (for surfers) and a dog washing room.
Bike & Boot will also feature a bar and grill restaurant plus an in-house film club and a private guest retreat.
Bike & Boot is located in Cliff Bridge Terrace in Scarborough.