Many historic family-owned hotels within Pride of Britain Hotels’ collection of 47 properties welcomed guests during the 1940s, and are still offering the same levels of exceptional hospitality today. Here are four examples: Deep in the heart of Belgravia, a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace is The Goring, London’s only five-star luxury hotel that is still owned and run … [Read more...]
Sefton Park Hotel launches O’Connors
Sefton Park Hotel has opened a new bar and restaurant concept in the form of O’Connor’s. Combining chief executive Conor O’Donovan’s Irish heritage with the popular ‘bar and grill’ style of dining, the new venture reflects the ongoing investment being spent on the South Liverpool property. In order to create an authentic Irish feel, a series of creative installations were … [Read more...]
Hotel Prices increase: Glasgow up 158% for Commonwealth Games
Hotel prices in Glasgow have risen to an average of £344 during the Commonwealth Games, according to the trivago Hotel Price Index (tHPI) reported monthly by hotel comparison website trivago.co.uk. Elsewhere in the UK and across Europe, hotel prices have increased by up to 102 per cent in popular summer destinations. Commonwealth Games: hotel prices increase by over … [Read more...]
Soulton Hall hotel saves thousands with heat pump technology
Historic Soulton Hall in Wem, Shropshire, has replaced traditional fossil fuels with two Stiebel Eltron ground source heat pumps, generating green hot water and heating for the 30-room manor house and the coach house. Saving £10,000+ each year Having previously used oil and electricity, Soulton Hall is now saving more than £10,000 each year in fuel costs, as well as … [Read more...]
Ascend Hotel Collection adds Gibson Hotel, Dublin
Ascend Hotel Collection from Choice Hotels International, Inc., one of the world's largest hotel companies, continues its global expansion with the announcement that two boutique hotels have joined the portfolio. These properties are the Gibson hotel, Dublin, Ireland and Lindenwarrah at Milawa, Australia. Ascend Hotel Collection is a portfolio of upscale independent hotels … [Read more...]
George Henry Lee department store to be transformed into Liverpool hotel
The former George Henry Lee department store on Church Street in Liverpool’s city centre is set to become a 105-bedroom apart-hotel under a proposed £15 million scheme. The landmark location, currently part of the Grosvenor Developments portfolio, is currently under contract for an undisclosed sum from Gethar Ventures. The bedrooms will be finished to a 4* plus standard, … [Read more...]
Laura Ashley opens luxury Boutique Hotel
Quintessentially English lifestyle brand, Laura Ashley is delighted to open the doors to its first luxury boutique hotel – marking 60 years of the company’s design heritage. Nestled in the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside, Laura Ashley The Manor, Elstree encompasses 49 elegant rooms and suites each individually designed using the current Laura Ashley Home collections, … [Read more...]
Serviced apartments sector set to grow across Europe
Straddling the traditional hotel stay and residential letting, serviced apartments are still a relatively new concept in Europe, despite the presence of international operators in the sector such as Accor and Marriott, and publicity surrounding recent and proposed openings in the UK (the illustration above is of the Aparthotel Adagio Liverpool City Centre). However, serviced … [Read more...]
Balfour Beatty wins £121 million contract for O2 hotel
Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructure group, has been awarded the £121 million contract for an 18-storey hotel, leisure and apartment complex in North Greenwich Peninsula, London for Grove Developments Limited. Following early contractor involvement, Balfour Beatty will design and build the 452-room hotel with leisure and conference facilities, accompanied by 100 … [Read more...]
Historic Dundee hotel reopens under DoubleTree by Hilton
DoubleTree by Hilton is offering visitors to Dundee and Perthshire a glimpse of the majesty of Victorian Scotland with the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Dundee. In partnership with RedefineBDL, the former Landmark Hotel has completed its £1million refurbishment to become the brand's third Scottish property and its 21st across the UK. The hotel is set within the grounds of … [Read more...]
Red Carnation Hotel Collection celebrates top 5 spot on TripAdvisor
The Red Carnation Hotel Collection was celebrating on 2 July a notable achievement: its domination of TripAdvisor’s London hotel rankings with all top five TripAdvisor places inhabited by five of its luxury London properties. The top five rankings on TripAdvisor: The Egerton House Hotel, Knightsbridge The Milestone Hotel, Kensington Hotel 41, Belgravia The Montague … [Read more...]
Pelican delivers financial savings to Swire Hotels UK
Swire Hotels UK benefits from 28% saving on food items and 17% on non-food items Surrey, UK: Following its appointment by Swire Hotels UK to simplify and manage the centralised procurement for a number of essential food and non-food products, Pelican has enabled the hotel group to realise financial savings, in less than six months. On comparing like-for-like purchases … [Read more...]
Mercure London Bridge unveils Mercure’s global hotel brand
The Mercure London Bridge has been introduced as the brand’s UK flagship following an extensive redesign that puts the customer welcome at its heart. The new design focuses on six key areas: a public area that is based on “La Table d'hôtes” - a concept that enables a sense of togetherness; an expected arrival; the feature wall; work space; and free web service with fibre … [Read more...]
Andy Murray’s Cromlix House hotel to be free of foie gras
Wimbledon may be just around the corner, but Andy Murray is already a champion for ducks and geese. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has already received confirmation that the menu at the Olympic Gold Medallist's new acquisition, the luxurious Cromlix House Hotel in Scotland, will be 100 per cent foie gras–free when it reopens in 2014. Internationally … [Read more...]
National Hotel Marketing Conference: dealing with the key issues
You may have been at last week's BHA Tourism & Hospitality Summit, or perhaps you were at last month's Boutique Hotel Summit in London? Well, now it's the turn of marketing to shine, and shine it certainly will on Friday 28th June! The 7th annual National Hotel Marketing Conference takes place on 28th June at St George's Park, the Football Association's brand new £100m … [Read more...]