New Opening: Savage Garden at the DoubleTree Tower Hill
A new rooftop bar has opened on the 12th floor of the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel London. Savage Garden is the replacement for SkyLounge. It is theme is urban design, using stone, metal and glass, with a graffiti wall and bright furnishings. The Wildside terrace has views of the city, overlooking Tower Bridge and The Gherkin. There is a retractable roof, so the bar can be used all the year round.
The all-day food menu ranges from bar snacks to savage feasting and the drinks are just as unsual as the food.
Dolce Sitges, which was the first hotel in Spain to be specifically designed for the MICE market, continues to expand and has now introduced a new singular modular room with a capacity of up to 360 people.
The new Mediterrani room has flexible theatre-style set-up, with modern décor and floor-to- ceiling windows for plenty of natural light. The versatile space consists of three modular rooms (Syrah, Parellada and Samsó), which can be used together or separately, joining them in two or three-in-one, according to guests’ needs. The room also features state of the art AV systems, full HD projectors and soundproofed panels, as well as individual temperature controllers, ergonomic furniture and free high-speed Wi-Fi. The new room comes with access to the Nourishment Hub – an unlimited coffee-break service consisting of a wide variety of drinks and snacks – allowing attendees to refresh and connect throughout the day.
The Dolce Sitges also has a 475-person ballroom and a 60-person amphitheater within the 38 flexible meeting rooms on-site.
Located 25 minutes from the Barcelona airport and with views of the Mediterranean Sea, Dolce Sitges has 263 bedrooms and suites; three exclusive restaurants, four bars, multiple terraces with incredible views, relaxing gardens and four outdoor pools. The venue is near Sitges golf course, with a Spa, which is open 24 hours a day and includes eight treatment rooms, heated indoor pool, Jacuzzi, Finnish sauna, steam bath, ice fountain and fitness room.
The 4 star Dom Pedro Marina hotel, In the centre of Vilamoura and 25 km from Faro airport, has reopened after the refurbishment of all rooms, suites and common areas.
The hotel has six meeting rooms, the largest taking 150 participants in theatre-style. Larger events can be held at the Dom Pedro Forum Congress Center which is located in an independent building, next to the Dom Pedro Vilamoura hotel, and very close to the Dom Pedro Marina hotel. This space has the capacity for up to 450 people.
This boutique hotel, with terracotta architecture, is located a few meters from the beach and the marina of Vilamoura. The Hotel Dom Pedro Marina has 101 bedrooms and 54 suites, including 4 presidential suites, with private jacuzzi on the terrace. Guests can enjoy outdoor leisure areas, pools, terraces and the Italian restaurant, Da Pietro.
The newly constructed Guildford Pavilion, located in the heart of Guildford, is a diverse space, with ample parking, for events from 10 up to 160 people. The venue has one space, The Long Room, which can accommodate 160 guests theatre style, or up to 120 cabaret. There is a private balcony with excellent views of the pitch. It is located close to the A3 and minutes by foot from Guildford Train Station.
An unusual meeting venue in Guildford – the Cricket Pavilion
The newly constructed Guildford Pavilion, located in the heart of Guildford, is a diverse space, with ample parking, for events from 10 up to 160 people. The venue has one space, The Long Room, which can accommodate 160 guests theatre style, or up to 120 cabaret. There is a private balcony with excellent views of the pitch. It is located close to the A3 and minutes by foot from Guildford Train Station.
Hotel group IHG adds 13 luxury and upscale hotels to their UK portfolio
This deal will establish IHG as the leading luxury hotel operator in the UK, taking it to more than 2k rooms in this valuable, fast growing segment. It will expand the presence for the InterContinental brand, and enable IHG to launch its leading luxury boutique brand, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in the UK, adding multiple hotels for the brand in prime locations in major city centres, including London, Manchester and Edinburgh. This marks an important step in IHG’s plans to take the brand global, building on the first signings for Asia and China last year, and will act as a catalyst for Kimpton’s growth in Europe. The hotels they are expecting to acquire are currently operating under the Principle Hotels and De Vere Hotels brand.
Maritim Hotels building largest hotel in Amsterdam
Maritim are the largest privately owned hotel chain in Germany with 34 hotels all over the country. Their 4 star hotels are all very individual hotels, each reflecting the city and location where they are in. And in 2020 they will be opening the largest hotel in Amsterdam.
The 153-room hotel Hotel St. George opened on 2 May in a building that was once a newspaper printing house – designed by Onni Tarjanne and completed in 1840.
Now, the seven-story building – also once home to the Finnish Literature Society – has been reinvented and connected to an adjacent five-story structure.
It includes three contemporary food and drink outlets, spa, individually decorated rooms and suites, and several public spaces which host an impressive art collection of over 300 pieces, including a prominent dragon sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
The hotel, which includes a street-facing gallery and restaurant, has three meeting spaces for between eight and 12 people.
Concorde Conference Centre has been added to Lime Venues Portfolio
The Manchester Airport Concorde Conference and Events Centre, has become the latest venue to join the Lime Venue Portfolio. The attraction sits as part of the Runway Visitor Park, and adds further iconic meetings and events options into the venue group.
The venue is based just off site at Manchester Airport, and regularly caters for product launches, gala dinners, team building events, exhibitions or meetings – all taking place in and around one of the world’s most famous Concorde planes. The main stand out space, the Concorde Hangar, gives event delegates the chance to meet in the same room as the iconic Concorde.
“Lime Venue Portfolio is a strong brand within the meetings and events space and we felt its reach and brand strength would help get this exceptional venue in front of more national event organisers,” commented Robert Pattison, General Manager at Manchester Airport Concorde Conference and Events Centre. “We also wanted to make sure we take advantage of Lime Venue Portfolio’s quality benchmarking to ensure we always give the very best food, service and operational clients.”
Qbic Hotel London City has a newly refurbished restaurant, bar and meeting space with an exciting new sharing menu concept. You can also build your own G&T with the venue sourcing the very best locally made gins and tonics with unique flavour combinations!
AccorHotels has announced its new hotel, ibis Styles London Ealing, is due to open this summer.
The hotel is positioned just five minutes from Ealing Broadway underground station and will offer guests convenient, contemporary and well-connected accommodation.
The hotel has 120 cinematic themed rooms and features include 24-hour reception and free, super-fast fibre Wi-Fi.
It will also feature ibis’ unique guest welcome initiative, introduced in 2017, where guests are greeted on arrival by staff with room keys in hand who are linked to the ibis online fast check-in and check-out service via smartphones.
