Author: Katharine Jordan

Hotel Verta goes has gone in to administration, one year after being opened by von Essen, the hotel will continue to run as normal whilst new owners are being sought

Akkeron Hotels Group Limited (“Akkeron” or “the group”) is pleased to announce that The Coombe Abbey Hotel near Coventry is now associated with it. This support service contract with Akkeron will increase the number of hotels in the group to 37, employing 1,630 people and with a combined annual turnover of over c£60m, cementing its position as one of the largest regional hotel operators in the UK. Coombe Abbey, originally a 12th Century Cistercian Abbey which is owned by Coombe Parks Limited under the No Ordinary Hotel Group brand, will continue to operate as usual, inside the portfolio of Akkeron Hotels. The hotel has 119 guest rooms and is set in 500 acres of English parkland gardens. Akkeron confirmed that it continues to work on an aggressive acquisition pipeline to increase the number of hotels into the portfolio over the next 6–12 months.

On Guildford’s celebrated High Street, the anticipation is building as fast as the finishing touches are applied to the striking new Radisson Edwardian Guildford Hotel. Welcoming its first guests on 29 September, this stylish new place to meet, eat or retreat to a serene urban spa is equipped for business but designed for relaxation, its sleek glass and cool stone fusing with the fabric of the town. Together with neighbouring GLive, the hotel’s two restaurants and bars will give Guildford’s social scene a lively new heart. The £60 million development is a significant step in Radisson Edwardian’s growth strategy, focusing on the most favourable locations in key regional centres around the UK.

Knebworth are pleased to announce the addition of the stunning new oak framed Cobbold and Lytton Barns to compliment the Knebworth Barns conference and banqueting centre. The Cobbold barn is the perfect venue for an event for up to 200 people with a private entrance, car parking, private patio and garden area and bar facility. The Lytton barn is also suitable for smaller meetings with a boardroom facility for up to 20 people with in built AV facilities, a private entrance, car parking and an outside patio area.

DoubleTree by Hilton has announced its latest UK location with the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park, formerly the Sheffield Park Hotel. DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park is only 15 minutes from the M1 and it provides complimentary parking and has easy access to bus and rail stations as well as international airports. More than 8,500 square feet of flexible meeting and event space includes the stunning 4,200-square-foot Devonshire Suite, which features its own private pre-function reception area. The Piano Restaurant & Bar at the DoubleTree by Hilton Sheffield Park offers contemporary European cuisine with a classical twist, using locally sourced food products creatively.