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Latest news weekending 28th October
A brief summary of some of the hotel/conference venue stories you may have missed during half-term.
Construction work has just started on a new 221-bedroom hotel behind the Metropole on Brighton’s seafront. The new hotel will be operated by the Maldron hotel group. The new hotel is being built on the site of the former Metropole conference centre. It will include a restaurant and bar. Details of meeting and events facilities await publication. A 2024 opening date is envisaged The site also includes the 323-bedroom Hilton Brighton Metropole which is currently undergoing refurbishment.
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A new multi-purpose events centre is planned in Southport. If approved the new Marine Lake Events Centre would include a 1,500-capacity theatre as well as exhibition and conference facilities. It would replace the existing Southport Theatre and Convention Centre, which closed in 2020.
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A new hotel, bar and restaurant is set to open in Alnwick in the grounds of Charlton Hall Estate in Northumberland. The hotel - The Tempus - will have 15 bedrooms, each with a design inspired by the Alice in Wonderland. The hotel will also include a restaurant and bar. It is set to open in early 2023.
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Great London Hospitality has announced it will rebrand as the 'Clermont Hotel Group' this autumn. The rebranding, which marks the culmination of £90 million worth of investment over the past four years.
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Proposals have been published for a new 150-bedroom hotel in central Manchester hotel. If approved it will operate under the Motto by Hilton brand. The location is on the corner of Great Ancoats Street and Laystall Street, between Piccadilly, Ancoats and the Northern Quarter. Plans envisage a 150-bedroom hotel housed in a 20 storey building. A planning application is expected later this year and assuming no hiccups the construction could begin in spring 2023.
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The Inn Collection Group has begun refurbishment work on three Lake District hotels: The Wateredge Inn, The Waterhead Inn and The Angel Inn. All three will have new restaurants and bars plus refurbished bedrooms, whilst maintaining the fundamental character of the buildings.
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Marriott has just opened their first AC Hotel brand in Scotland on the banks of the River Ness in the centre of Inverness. The four-storey AC Hotel by Marriott Inverness is the largest hotel in the city with 191 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, leisure facilities and one meeting room to seat up to eight delegates.
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Finally, we are hearing very good reports regarding D&D London’s first Birmingham venture - Orelle Restaurant. Orelle is located on the 24th floor of 103 Colmore, the city’s tallest office building lying at the heart of the city’s business quarter. As well as stunning views across the city, Orelle also features an all-day cafe and terrace with 88 covers and a standing capacity of up to 150 as well as a 12-seater private dining room – for meetings with a difference. Oh! and the food is excellent as well according to our spies.
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Latest news weekending 14th October
A short summary of the venue news stories you may have missed over the last week include:
Ellenborough Park Hotel, the five-star country house hotel in Gloucestershire is currently upgrading all 61 bedrooms with completion set for March 2023.
Dalata Hotel Group have just opened the Maldron Hotel Merrion Road in the centre of Dublin. The seven-storey hotel has 140 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar plus a range of meeting and events suites. It is located close to Ballsbridge, Donnybrook and Blackrock areas of central Dublin.
Hyatt Regency London Stratford is opening an additional seven meeting rooms on the top floor of the hotel one of which will feature an outside terrace and will seat up to 80 people for a private dinner or social event. Hyatt Regency London Stratford has 225 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, a 24-hour fitness centre plus an existing three meeting rooms on the third floor of the hotel. Hyatt Regency London Stratford is located in the heart of the Westfield Stratford City Shopping Centre within walking distance of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.
A reminder that the new Clayton Hotel Glasgow City opens this month with 303 bedrooms, Custom House Bar & Restaurant and a range of meeting and events suites. It is located in Clyde Street on the banks of the River Clyde - a five minute walk from Glasgow Central Station.
The plans have been published to build a new 16-storey block above the concourse at Liverpool Street station in central London. Along with office the development would also include a six floor new Andaz Hotel operated by Hyatt. Public consultation starts in mid-November with a planning application anticipated next year.
Planning approval has been granted for a proposed new luxury events space on the site of a Leicestershire farm. Plans would see a full renovation of the derelict Scraptoft Lodge Farm, converting the farmhouse, rebuilding the outbuildings and adding an extension. The finished complex would facilitate a 350-capacity events space plus a restaurant and bar. Scraptoft Lodge Farm is 15 minutes from Leicester and with good access to Melton Mowbray and Oakham.
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Latest news weekending 30th September
A brief look at some of the stories you may have missed this week. These include:
Dalata Hotel Group will be opening their new Clayton Hotel Glasgow City in October 2022. The hotel will have 303 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar plus Red Bean Roastery. Clayton Hotel Glasgow City will have a range of meeting and events suites each equipped with the latest technology. Clayton Hotel Glasgow City is located in Clyde Street, a short walk from both Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street stations.
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Plans have been submitted to restore and redevelop a number of disused and currently vacant buildings on the corner of Oldham Street and Spear Street. in Manchester's Northern Quarter into an aparthotel. The redeveloped building would open as an Accor Adagio Access brand with 117 hotel bedrooms, a guest lounge, gym and laundry facilities with 15 cycle spaces and two independent commercial units on the ground floor.
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Storied Collection is a new hotel group which will focus on offering hotel accommodation in historical buildings. The company is expected to launch next month. Boutique Hotelier report that “Across the UK and Ireland, there are some truly breathtaking historic properties, from Tudor estates to French-influenced chateaus. Storied Collection is looking to combine this period charm with the inquisitive minds of its guests and really celebrate the rich vein of history that runs through the hotels in the portfolio.” Storied Collection is planning to launch hotel accommodation in a range castles, manor homes, estates and other historic residences.
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Spring 2023 is now the expected opening date of Raffles London at The OWO. The hotel is the brand’s first opening in London and is set in the Grade-II listed Old War Office building which was once the site of the original Palace of Whitehall and home to Henry VIII and other monarchs. Raffles London at The OWO will include 120 bedrooms and suites plus 85 residences together with 11 restaurants and bars, an immersive spa with a 20-metre indoor pool and separate vitality pool, and a 620 seated-capacity grand ballroom.
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The new Radisson Blu Sheffield hotel currently under construction in Sheffield city centre has reached the ‘topping-out’ stage. Radisson Blu Sheffield is located between Burgess Street and Pinstone Street in the city centre. The eight storey hotel will include 154 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar plus meeting rooms. It will also feature a rooftop bar and terrace with views over Sheffield’s Peace Gardens. Expect an opening towards the end of 2023.
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Monk Fryston Hall Hotel, the Grade II listed country house hotel located between Leeds and Selby, has gone into administration after closing during the pandemic. The hotel building dates back to the 12th century and includes 29 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar plus meeting and events suites.
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Just a quick reminder in case you missed it - YOTEL London Shoreditch officially opened in June 2022. The hotel is in East London, just a two-minute walk from Bethnal Green tube station, with convenient links to events at London ExCel, Liverpool Street station, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and Central London. It is also just stone's throw from Shoreditch and Brick Lane. YOTEL London Shoreditch was formerly the East London Hotel.
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Latest news weekending 21st October:
The major story of the week is the reopening of Battersea Power Station in London. The art-deco, Grade-II listed building with its enormous chimneys is a London landmark but had been derelict for decades before completion of a £9billion regeneration. Battersea Power Stion is now a shopping centre and food court with its own tube station. The first new hotel to open will be art’otel London Battersea Power Station opening this autumn. The hotel will be located within Battersea Roof Gardens with164-bedrooms, a range of meeting and events facilities plus a skyline destination restaurant and bar. Leisure facilities will include a rooftop swimming pool, as well as a gym and a spa.
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Now we have three hotel stories from Scotland:
Operators of the Irish-based Address Hotels group are opening a hotel in Glasgow. The group has acquired the recently refurbished former Pocotel hotel in West George Street in the centre of Glasgow. It will be renamed The Address Hotel Glasgow. The six storey Address Hotel Glasgow has 91 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar plus meeting rooms and a fitness suite.
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The new Hoxton Edinburgh is set to open in Edinburgh’s Haymarket summer 2023. It will have 211 bedrooms and suites in the main hotel building and across 10 joined-together Georgian townhouses. Hoxton Edinburgh will include a restaurant and bar plus a range of event suites. More details to follow.
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Cameron House Hotel on the banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland is set to open its new extension – the Lomond Wing. The wing has 68 new bedrooms, a 700 sq-mt ballroom and events suite which can seat up to 300 guests plus a loch facing terrace.
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The Dilly Hotel in London’s Piccadilly has been acquired by the Fattal Group – operators of the Leonardo Hotels brand.
The Dilly Hotel has 283 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and basement bar, an indoor swimming pool and squash courts. 894 sq-mt of events space includes seven events suites and four breakout rooms.
A decision on whether the new owners will change its name has not been published yet. It opened as The Piccadilly Hotel in 1908, and in recent years it became a Le Meridien Hotel before emerging as The Dilly hotel.
Millennium Point in the centre of Birmingham is setting out its stall to attract last minute end of year meetings, catch-ups and interviews. Millennium Point is equipped with 11 versatile events spaces – the largest seating up to 95 delegates. They range from outdoor networking spaces to one of Birmingham’s biggest screens. Millennium Point is a short walk from both Birmingham New Street and Birmingham Moor Street stations.
Formerly Wolverhampton Civic Hall, the building is now reopening as The Halls Wolverhampton in June 2023 following completion of a major multi-million-pound refurbishment programme. Whilst primarily hosting leading music and entertainment performers, The Halls Wolverhampton will also host business events and conferences. The Halls Wolverhampton is located in North Street in the city centre.
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Plans have been published to convert Denton Hall, a country house in Ilkley, West Yorkshire into a hotel. The Grade I-listed main Hall plus the Grade II-listed former Stables and Coach House are currently used as a training centre. The new hotel, if approved, would feature 27 bedrooms plus a reception, restaurant and bar, a gym and meeting rooms.
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Hardwick Hall Hotel near Sedgefield in County Durham has published plans to add an extra 35 bedrooms to its existing 50+ rooms, as well as adding a new luxury spa and health club. If successful building work will start late 2023. The £13million plan envisages 33 premier rooms, with Juliet balconies on the upper level using existing buildings in the grounds which have been derelict for some considerable time. Hardwick Hall also has four fully equipped meeting and events suites accommodating between four and 350 delegates.
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Latest news weekending 7th October
Birmingham has been in the news all week so let us start this weekly news roundup with two hotel/conference related stories from this fine city. Further details have been published of Birmingham's Grade II-listed Methodist Central Hall which has recently secured planning approval for conversion into a hotel: The new hotel will feature 150 bedrooms and suites, eight bars and restaurants, a gymnasium and events space. The design will preserve many of the building's original features, including the rejuvenation of its 1,500-seat events space. A new three-storey rooftop extension will see the creation of a rooftop restaurant with views across the Birmingham skyline. Completion expected early 2025.
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A masterplan has just been published seeking to develop Edgbaston Stadium, the home of Warwickshire County Cricket Club in Birmingham. The masterplan would see the creation of a renewed stadium which would combine elite sport, plus conferencing and events facilities. Plans also include a stadium-based multi-use community hub with the potential for facilities such as an NHS walk-in centre. We will monitor developments and report progress
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French-based, B&B Hotels, has published plans to extend its operations into the UK. The group is planning to open up to 100 UK hotels by 2035. B&B Hotels is the leading and fastest growing independent hotel chain in Europe with more than 600 hotels in 14 countries. B&B Hotels claim to offer: ‘warm, modern and affordable accommodation for both business and leisure clients, a combination of comfort, design and high-quality services at an attractive price: comfortable beds, high-speed wi-fi, gourmet buffet breakfast’.
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The latest addition to the Bespoke Hotel portfolio – the 5-star Sun Street Hotel is opening in London next month. Sun Street Hotel will have 41 bedrooms and suites, a 40-cover restaurant, plus an outdoor courtyard for dining and the Orangery, which are also open to non-residents for daytime coffees and pre-dinner drinks. Sun Street Hotel is located on the border of Shoreditch and the City of London and is a short walk from both Liverpool Street and Moorgate stations.
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St James Quarter is a 1.7m sq-ft lifestyle district in the heart of Edinburgh, which has just been officially opened by Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal. The St James Quarter will soon feature the new W Hotel Edinburgh plus a 75-bedroom Roomzzz aparthotel. The Quarter has been designed to integrate with Edinburgh’s transport network and its cultural and historic background. W Edinburgh is set to open winter 2023. It will be a 12-storey building with 214 bedrooms and suites including an Extreme Wow Suite. Other features include a signature restaurant, leisure and spa facilities plus 2,450 sq ft of events space.
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The redevelopment of the Grade II-listed George Hotel in Huddersfield is set to continue following completion of remedial works to make the building safe and watertight.Redevelopment of the 1850s Grade II-listed building, currently sheathed in a scaffolding wrap, has stopped but should recommence in the spring.George Hotel, famous for being the birthplace of rugby league, is expected to reopen in the summer of 2024 as a new member of Radisson Hotel Group.
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Plans have just been approved to build the new Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter alongside Ashton Gate Football Stadium in Bristol. The Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter will include a sports and convention centre, a 232-bedroom hotel plus125 apartments, offices, shops, a gym, a club museum and a multi-storey car park. Bristol City Council have approved the plans, but the project will need a final sign off from the government before work can begin.
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Schloss Roxburghe, country estate in the Scottish Borders, is going to join the Destination by Hyatt brand – the brand’s first outing in the UK. Currently a 22-bedroom property, the Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course is set to become a luxury retreat with an additional 58 rooms and suites planned as well as 12 cottages, two restaurants, three bars and two lounges. Development work is expected to be complete by late 2022. Further developments include a spa facility with two saunas and an outdoor infinity pool plus a purpose-built banqueting suite. Schloss Roxburghe Hotel & Golf Course will be the second Hyatt-branded property in Scotland and is set to join the Hyatt Centric Edinburgh Haymarket with its planned opening in 2025.
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Finally, possibly the world’s most unusual hotel opens shortly in Ongar in Essex. Hotel Hyundai is the world's first car-powered hotel with all power supplied by an Hyundai Ioniq 5, through an adaptor. Hotel Hyundai features cabin accommodation, a restaurant, and a makeshift cinema, with all electricity harnessed through an adaptor from the Hyundai Ioniq 5. Hotel Hyundai is open for 14 nights, from October 19 to November 5.
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Latest news weekending 23rd September
The new 5-star Sun Street Hotel is the latest new property from Bespoke Hotels. The Sun Street Hotel is set to open October 2022 on the borderline of Shoreditch and the City of London. Behind the hotel’s traditional Georgian frontage there will be 41 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and bar, a library, events and meeting spaces plus a sun terrace and courtyard.
This month sees the opening of Manchester University’s newest conference and events venue – the Grade-II listed Oddfellows Hall.
Behind Oddfellows Hall’s historic Edwardian Baroque architecture there will be 13 meeting rooms, seating from six delegates boardroom to 50 delegates classroom style, ideal for interviews, away days, training events and smaller conferences.
The Beehive restaurant on the ground floor will seat 128 guests with more informal catering spaces within the Hall.
Oddfellows Hall is located on Oxford Road in central Manchester around a ten-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station.
Radisson Blu Perth has opened with 75 bedrooms in Perth - the Scottish city on the River Tay known as the “Gateway to the Highlands” of Scotland. The hotel occupies a landmark property that first opened in 1890 as one of the original British railway hotels.
Radisson Blu Hotel Perth has 75 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant, lobby bar and garden bar plus a fitness gym five large meeting and events suites and two ballrooms including the largest outside Edinburgh.
Lamington Group operators of room2 hometel brand have published plans to open three new net zero hotel in:
room2 York is planned to open September 2024 with 116 bedrooms.
room2 Glasgow is planned to open early 2025 in the city’s financial district with 134 bedrooms
room2 Manchester is planned to open early 2026 with 180 bedrooms and will become the group’s tallest hotel with 22 storeys.
room2 group currently have three hotels in the UK in Southampton, London Hammersmith and London Chiswick.
Plans have been published to convert the Grade II-listed former Debenhams building in Southport into a new aparthotel with around 20 apartments plus a restaurant and bar.
The building is located in the Lord Street Conservation Area in central Southport and has remained vacant since 2020.
The Grade II-listed Eldon Chambers in the centre of Newcastle are set to be converted into a new boutique hotel.
Plans have been approved to convert the historic building on Newcastle’s Quayside into a boutique hotel with 26 bedrooms, a restaurant and bar.
Eldon Chambers dates back to 1833 and has been unoccupied since 2016.
Finally, Rocco Forte’s city hotels have partnered with theatres, opera houses and musicians in each location to provide performances for guests available to order alongside in-suite dining from the hotels’ restaurants.
Rocco Forte UK sites include The Balmoral in Edinburgh and Brown’s Hotel in London.