Katharine Jordan, Author at EDGE Venues

7th November 2011

Hotel Group Due To Open Dubai DéBut

Melia International will open its first property in the UAE this month. The 5* Melia Dubai, opposite Port Rashid, has 167 rooms, 300m2 of event space, five restaurants, a Spa and rooftop pool.

7th November 2011

Hotel Group Uk DéBut Progresses

Hotel La Tour is a new hotel in the city Centre of Birmingham which is due to open at the end of February 2012. The hotel will be to 4* standard and will have 174 bedrooms, dedicated Conference space to fit a maximum of 120 delegates, a destination restaurant and a vibrant street café. The hotel is being built to a very high standard with lots of high tech features both in the meeting rooms and bedrooms. There will be complimentary wi-fi throughout and built in projectors & screens in the meeting rooms. The Birmingham hotel is going to be the first Hotel in the Group, and a site in Manchester has also been secured. The plan is to have 5 hotels over the next 5 years building up to around 12 hotels in total. Other locations could be Bristol, York, Maidenhead, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

7th November 2011

Bristol Venue Announces Refurbishment

Bristol’s Engineers House is due to re-vamp all lounges, dining rooms, coffee stations and breakout areas as well as having a complete makeover of the Blue Room lounge and restaurant. The venue feels the improvements will take this elegant 19th century to a new level of excellence and comfort.

7th November 2011

Newcastle Hotel Enters Small Meetings Market

Thistle’s County Hotel in Newcastle is now offering rooms by the hour for small meetings. Perfect for last minute brief meetings and light refreshments can be ordered on the day.

7th November 2011

London Hotel Opens New Wing

The Charing Cross a Guoman Hotel is delighted to unveil the new Buckingham Wing. An exclusive 83-bedroomed wing of the hotel designed with the business traveller in mind. This £3million refurbishment also saw a complete redesign of the restaurant, lounge and newly opened Eleanor’s cocktail bar.

7th November 2011

London Hotel Announces Renovation

Thistle Euston has now commenced a major refurbishment programme with a planned completion of April 2012. All 362 bedrooms will be refurbished, along with a re-styled reception area featuring pod check-in desks and all the Meeting Rooms will be designed to the new Thistle style. The hotel can accommodate meetings for up to 60 theatre style.

7th November 2011

London Hotel Completes Refurbishment

Thistle Kensington Gardens has just come to the end of a complete refurbishment. All 175 of the hotel’s bedrooms have been transformed along with all the meeting rooms which now have a contemporary style and feel for up to 30 delegates.

7th November 2011

Cheshire Hotel Announces Transformation

The Mere is set to transform itself into one of the finest luxury resort hotels in England. The Mere will encompass its existing championship golf course, together with a newly opened world class spa, the hotel set to be completed in early 2012, in the heart of the Cheshire countryside. These outstanding leisure facilities will be supplemented by oversized accommodation facilities comprising 81 bedrooms and suites to accommodate even the finest tastes. Three restaurants offering exquisite dining options will be sited in the golf club, the spa and the atrium of the main hotel. Existing banqueting facilities will be refurbished to ensure they fit with the quality of the new development setting new standards in gracious hospitality.

7th November 2011

New West Midlands Hotel Opens

The doors have now opened at the new Drayton Hotel onsite at Drayton Manor Park. The hotel boasts 150 rooms and a varied conference and meeting space offering, including the Tower Suite with a capacity for up to 500 people. The venue also has a £1m 4D cinema with seating for 152 people, which can be hired for events and has two breakout rooms. The cinema uses the latest technology and special effect lighting with stimulation chairs that move up and down, vibrate, release sprays of water, bursts of air, bubbles, snow and even have various aromas.

7th November 2011

Hotel Group Announces Uk Launch Of New Brand

Hotel group announces UK launch of new brand

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide is to run and manage the new hotel being built at London Excel under its new brand Aloft Hotels. The 252 room hotel is scheduled to open at the end of 2011 and will mark the brand’s UK debut.