Hotels, Venues & Event news
Dundas Castle, an authentic Scottish Castle that has been transformed into a 5 star exclusive use venue that is truly unique. The castle is located in South Queensferry just a 10 minute drive from Edinburgh Airport.
With completely flexible packages created bespoke for each event and a fantastic range of activities including the new super-car driving experience package the varied and unique space is the perfect venue for any event.
The Memmo Principe Real will open in the Summer of 2016 and will be a member of the Design Hotels group. This boutique hotel, with 41 bedrooms, will also have a terrace for events with a capacity of up to 80 people, a restaurant and a rooftop swimming pool.
The Memmo Group opened the 42-room Memmo Alfama just over two years ago, in Lisbon’s oldest neighbourhood, Alfama and they also have a property in Sagres in the Algarve.
Last year we were purchased by The Trump Organisation and are currently undergoing a £200 million refurbishment which is due for completion on 1st June 2016. Phase one of the project is complete including the fantastic newly renovated Caledonia Ballroom, with a maximum capacity of 240 theatre style as well as two additional rooms, The Ailsa Craig Suite (formally the Sports Bar) and The Old Tom Morris (formally the creche).
Our new Clubhouse reopened on 8th June with an additional two meeting rooms, The Champions Suite and The Tom Watson Suite, which is ideal for smaller groups of up to 80 guests.
The larger and second phase commenced 28th September which involves a full closure of the main hotel in order to refurbish and upgrade all bedrooms in the main building as well as public spaces and food and beverage outlets. Our Championship Golf-course Ailsa, which hosted 4 Open championships will also be closed during this time for substantial improvements. The venue are also adding a new ballroom to the side of the hotel with a capacity to seat 500 guests. This will be complete later in 2016.
El Lodge, Sierra Nevada, a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World is set to re-open next month on 15th December 2015.
The small and exclusive ski-in and ski-out hotel is set in Monchil at a height of 2,100 metres, in the heart of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It is surrounded by 108 km of pistes for all levels.
The retreat offers 8 rooms and 12 suites, designed in a warm Alpine style featuring a terrace with stunning views of the mountains.
The beautiful open air Sun Deck offers the perfect lunch break from the Maribel and Águila slopes and The Grill restaurant serves International cuisine and offers stunning floor to ceiling views. After a day on the pistes, guests can relax in the soothing haven of the spa or soak up the sun by the heated outdoor pool.
The hotel will be open from mid-December to mid-April each year, depending on snowfall.
The National Conference Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of new General Manager Simon Willetts (formerly Director of Event Planning at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge), to manage the new brand initiative and drive the company forward into an exciting new era. Simon has successfully lead the launching and repositioning of many event venues and hotel event teams.
Formerly known as the National Motorcycle Museum, the company is undergoing a rebranding and separation of the two aspects of the business in order to deliver a totally focused and industry specialised event venue. It is conveniently located near Birmingham in the centre of all major transport links. The venue boasts an impressive 4550m2 of internal fully flexible event space.
The National Conference Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of new General Manager Simon Willetts (formerly Director of Event Planning at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge), to manage the new brand initiative and drive the company forward into an exciting new era. Simon has successfully lead the launching and repositioning of many event venues and hotel event teams.
Formerly known as the National Motorcycle Museum, the company is undergoing a rebranding and separation of the two aspects of the business in order to deliver a totally focused and industry specialised event venue. It is conveniently located near Birmingham in the centre of all major transport links. The venue boasts an impressive 4550m2 of internal fully flexible event space.
The National Conference Centre is pleased to announce the appointment of new General Manager Simon Willetts (formerly Director of Event Planning at Park Plaza Westminster Bridge), to manage the new brand initiative and drive the company forward into an exciting new era. Simon has successfully lead the launching and repositioning of many event venues and hotel event teams.
The Pavillion Vendome
This is the latest venue in the Potel & Chabot group. It is situated on Place Vendôme and was home to Baudelaire in 1845. The venue is on two floors and the largest room capacity up to 550 people for a banquet. There are 8 meeting rooms in total, with two separate entrances .
The Musee de L’Homme
This venue is situated across the river from the Eiffel Tower and has just reopened after six years of renovations. It is a working laboratory and one of the biggest museums in Paris. Several of the museum’s spaces can be hired for private events of different sizes: the salon for 100 in theatre-style; Atrium 240 in theatre-style with views of the Eiffel Tower; Lobby 120 in theatre-style; the Auditorium with seating for 152 in a lecture theatre and all the exhibition rooms, the balcony are available for private hire.
Le Chateau de Ferriers
The Chateau is located half an hour to the east of the centre of Paris and situated in parkland. There are 19 meeting rooms in total, the largest has capacity for 200 people in theatre-style or 242 for dinner. There is a gourmet restaurant and the venue also offers cookery workshops.
Destinations such as Singapore, Hanoi and the Philippines can provide an exciting and varied backdrop to most events, not to mention being great for incentives.
Another destination that never fails to impress is Bangkok, where we have recently opened our first hotel in the city. Situated in the city’s upscale business district, the five star Mövenpick Hotel Sukhumvit 15 Bangkok’s 297 bedrooms and 330 sq m of event space are designed around a central 2 storey waterfall and local Lelawadee tree. The hotel’s showpiece is the rooftop pool and terrace, which can be used for receptions and events.
Elsewhere in Thailand the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach in Phuket is capable of welcoming up to 800 guests in its Grand Ballroom, and its easy connections to Bangkok transform this exotic destination into a great MICE destination.
Sticking with the theme of sun, sand and seminars, we’ll soon be opening in exotic Bali as well as Kuala Lumpur and Colombo… so stay tuned!
For the second year in succession, London has been voted the most attractive hotel investment destination in Europe, according to a survey of senior hospitality industry figures by Deloitte, the business advisory firm.
Almost a third (31%) of respondents ranked the UK’s capital as the number one hotel investment destination in 2016, ahead of joint-second Barcelona and Madrid (both 27%), which were narrowly followed by Amsterdam (26%). Paris slipped to fifth place after being second last year. London’s ranking comes despite more than half of respondents (57%) regarding the city as being ‘overvalued’.
Nick van Marken, global head of hospitality at Deloitte, commented: “London is again the standout. Some 2,500 luxury hotel rooms alone have been announced as opening by 2021, with an investment value we calculate as in excess of £3bn. When you consider all the other hotel projects, the total investment pouring into the city is phenomenal.
Outside London, Scottish cities ranked in two out of the top three regional UK investment destinations. For the second year in succession, respondents named Edinburgh (47%) as the most attractive investment destination in the regions, followed by a Manchester (40%) and Glasgow (23%).
Two-thirds (64%) of industry leaders expect regional RevPAR to grow in the region of 3-5% in 2016.
The rise in labour costs is anticipated to be an issue for regional UK hoteliers in the next 12 months (53% of respondents). New hotel supply (42%) and the possibility of an interest rate rise (33%) were also cited as potential threats to the UK regional market.
Despite this, over a third (34%) of industry leaders expect to see price multiples of 12 times or more in the UK regions, further supporting the view that the health of the regional UK hotel industry is currently very strong.
This is a summary of an article published by Deloitte on 4 November and you can read the full article here.
A 120 bedroom Moxy Hotel is planned for the Hungate area of York, at the moment there is outline planning consent for the development.
Moxy Hotels is Marriott International’s new economy hotel brand created to shake up the hotel industry with fresh attitude and modern flair. Designed for travellers looking for something fun, stylish and a bit edgy, Moxy’s buzzy lobby, tech-savvy guest rooms and intuitive service offers a refreshing alternative to traditional and often uninspiring economy hotels.