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Galvin Brothers New Restaurant – The Centurion Club
Highly regarded restaurateurs, the Galvin Brothers (Jeff & Chris) opened a new restaurant in September at the Centurion Club in St Albans. The restaurant will have an informal feel and offer seasonal menus, with a capacity of 88, a terrace area and three private dining rooms to seat up to 14 diners.
Visit From Southwater Events Group
This is a privately owned group, which has grown over the years:
In 1987 The International Centre, Telford hosted its first exhibition.
1990 – a Holiday Inn was added to the group. In 1992 a third hall and gallery suite were added to TIC.
2002 – 12.5m investment dedicated conferencing facilities expanding the centre to allow bigger events took place.2004 saw the need for more bedrooms and TIC built, the International Hotel.
2011 – the Ludlow suite was added to the centre.
2013 – Gray’s Hotel was rebranded as Ramada.
2014 – saw the introduction of a brand new cosmopolitan events campus.
Fairview Hotels Tell Us About Buying Novotels
Fairview Hotels have recently purchased, The Novotel Manchester West, Novotel Wolverhampton, Novotel Coventry & Novotel Ipswich hotels from Accor and will be managed by Fairview Hotels as of the 2nd December.
Fairview Hotels will also be looking to start light refurbishment in the new year to keep up with The Novotel standard similar to their sister properties Novotel Nottingham Derby and Stevenage.
Novotel Nottingham Derby has completed all 8 meeting rooms and restaurant in its refurbishment programme and now on the last stage of the, bar, reception and lobby area. Mercure London Bloomsbury launches Marco’s Italian restaurant.
New Meeting Space At Bma House
Twickenham Experience Re-Opens After Refurbishment
Sina Hotels Has A New Brand
SINA Hotels has a new brand. The identity of SINA Hotels will be represented by the shell, a symbol that tells a story of true passion for hospitality, family tradition, quintessential Italian style and most of all sense of place. The shell’s design embodies harmoniously the feeling of a home with sixteen windows, which represent the properties (currently twelve) that between now and the near future will make up the SINA’s collection.
SINA’s collection of four and five star hotels, iconic palazzo’s, country houses, conference hotels and charming hideaways was established in Italy over sixty years ago and since 2016 is present also in France with Relais & Châteaux member, Chateau de Mirambeau in the beautiful Bordeaux countryside.
Visit To Chateau Du Lac, Brussels
We recently had a meeting Château du Lac which is part of the Belgian hotel group, Martins. It’s a 5-star luxury hotel, by a lake and with lovely grounds about 40 minutes from Brussels airport and 25 minutes from the city centre. It is a lovely, relaxing location and the food and service were excellent, throughout our visit.
The hotel has plenty of meeting space with 21 rooms in the hotel, the largest for 850 people in theatre style. There are 123 bedrooms which are currently being refurbished.
In addition there is a manor house in the grounds which has 5 additional meeting rooms and 12 meeting rooms. This would be great for a really private meeting and it is serviced by the hotel.
Team building activities are available and the hotel has a spa, gym, swimming pool.
We really enjoyed our stay here and had a very productive meeting, it would have been lovely to stay longer!
Nh Collection Madrid Suecia
In Madrid the historic Hotel Suecia has been renovated and re-branded as a five star NH Collection hotel. With 123 spacious rooms across 10 floors, the building uses Scandinavian inspired décor. The outdoor terrace has 150sqm of floor space and an elevated private area of 40 metres.
The building is located close to numerous tourist attractions including the “Art Walk”, containing more than a dozen world-class museums and art galleries, including the Prado Museum, the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum and the Reina Sofia Museum of Contemporary Art.
The in-house restaurant Casa Suecia will serve traditional Mediterranean dishes with an international nod alongside signature cocktails and 3 multi-functional spaces suitable for any type of event of up to 148 people.
Shanghai Hotel Opens
The Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang has just opened in Wujiaochang, (meaning “hub of five avenues,”) is a thriving business, innovation and university district in Shanghai, East China. Hyatt Regency Shanghai, Wujiaochang is located in the Hopson International Plaza, a new tower comprised of Class A-grade offices, a luxury shopping mall and dining and entertainment venues. The hotel is conveniently situated beside Wujiaochang Station on Metro Line 10, providing guests with easy access to and from central Shanghai. Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a 50-minute drive, and Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is less than 15 miles (24 kilometers) by car. The 306-room Hyatt Regency hotel offers 17 spacious suites, a showpiece restaurant with the Market Café, and 2,858 sq m (30,763 sq ft) of meeting and conference space including the expansive, naturally-lit Regency Ballroom, seven multi-function rooms.