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Travelodge plan six new hotels
Travelodge has unveiled plans to open six new UK hotels in 2022.
Four properties are located in London: Docklands, Lewisham, Peckham and Wimbledon plus new hotels in Braintree Essex and in Hexham in the North-East.
Three of the new Travelodge hotels will feature the group’s new premium ‘look and feel’ budget-luxe design. Locations include two sites in London at Docklands and Wimbledon plus the group’s new hotel in Hexham.
Travelodge is also developing its in-hotel restaurant business with a new upgraded Bar Café concept. All six new Travelodge hotels opening in 2022 will feature the group’s on-site restaurant.
Travelodge is planning to continue its expansion with plans for more than 75 new Travelodge hotels throughout the UK over the next five years.
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Plans for a new hotel in Leicestershire
Plans have been submitted to convert a Grade II-listed building near Castle Donington in Leicestershire into a luxury hotel.
The building is the four-storey Donington Hall, complete with an attached chapel, mews buildings and coach house. Plans would see the listed building converted into a 44-bedroom country hotel, with the facility to host small meetings for around 30 delegates.
Donington Hall is set in the Donington Park Estate, which comprises around 1,100 acres of parkland, including the Donington Park racing circuit.
Plans have been submitted to North West Leicestershire District Council – we await developments.
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Leonardo Manchester Piccadilly opens
Leonardo Hotels has just launched its first hotel in Manchester: Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly.
The hotel building is known as the ‘Jenga’ building due to its striking exterior tower blocks and distinctive design. Internally Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly has 275 bedrooms furnished with a Leonardo Hotels’ signature DREAM bed, a television and desk plus all the usual hotel room features.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly has an on-site bar, an all-day restaurant and a wellness suite.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly has one meeting room with complimentary wi-fi, air-conditioning and fully comprehensive AV equipment.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly is located in Great Ancoats Street in the new Piccadilly East neighbourhood, near Ancoats and the Northern Quarter. It is close to the city centre and half a mile from Manchester Piccadilly Station.
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Stratford on Avon Hotel reopens
The Arden Hotel in Stratford on Avon has just re-opened following completion of the first phase of a refurbishment project.
The reception area and the Brook Suite at The Arden Hotel have been revamped. The Club Bar with its private riverside terrace has also been refurbished.
The Arden Hotel is a member of the Eden Hotel Collection who are planning a second phase of works later in the year, refurbishing the bedrooms.
The Arden Hotel is a luxury four-star hotel with 45 bedrooms and suites, a restaurant and conference facilities for up to 40 delegates plus team-building facilities in their landscaped grounds.
The Arden Hotel is located in the heart of Stratford on Avon, opposite the Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre.
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Availability at Lancaster Conference Centre this summer
Lancaster Conference Centre part of Lancaster University has published its summer vacation dates: from 3 July until 19 September 2022. It is when Lancaster Conference Centre will have several big spaces and guest accommodation available to book during the vacation period.
Lancaster Conference Centre is located at the rear of Lancaster House Hotel also owned by Lancaster University. It is a dedicated and flexible venue with three large suites, each with room for 100 guests, together with a selection of meeting rooms, breakout areas and an open foyer area for registration or welcome sessions.
Lancaster Conference Centre is located around a three-minute drive from junction 33 of the M6 motorway and is within easy reach of Lancaster Station on the West Coast Mainline rail network.
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Plans for new hotel in Nottingham
Plans for a new 18-storey hotel complex in Nottingham have just been approved.
The new hotel will be sited on derelict land around Nottingham's Island Quarter. The new hotel will have 223 bedrooms and will include a range of food and drink outlets plus a podium roof terrace, yoga studio and a library.
The new hotel will share space with a food market, co-working office space as well as a new area of public open space.
We await developments.