Category: UK

Budget-boutique brand Point A Hotels are due to open two new properties in 2019 in Edinburgh and London’s Kensington.

Point A Edinburgh will be located close to Haymarket Station when it opens in June, with 149 bedrooms. Point A London Kensington, opening July, will feature 103 bedrooms in a new building with a retained late-Victorian façade on West Cromwell Road near Earl’s Court station.

the new properties will join the six Point A hotels in London – in Shoreditch, Liverpool Street, King’s Cross St Pancras, Paddington, Westminster and Canary Wharf – and one in Glasgow.

With access to power sockets, Wi-Fi, screens in the booths and refreshments it is a more relaxed version of the traditional meeting space.

Flexible payment options are available including day passes, monthly membership or booked by the hour.

Village hotels have created a new working space in some of their hotels. This is a state of the art shared working space with a variety of seated areas to suit any meeting requirement. Clients can host small meetings, interviews or business catch ups in a professional setting.

With access to power sockets, Wi-Fi, screens in the booths and refreshments it is a more relaxed version of the traditional meeting space.

Flexible payment options are available including day passes, monthly membership or booked by the hour.

Village hotels have created a new working space in some of their hotels. This is a state of the art shared working space with a variety of seated areas to suit any meeting requirement. Clients can host small meetings, interviews or business catch ups in a professional setting.

With access to power sockets, Wi-Fi, screens in the booths and refreshments it is a more relaxed version of the traditional meeting space.

Flexible payment options are available including day passes, monthly membership or booked by the hour.

Opening October 2018, Aspects at the National Memorial Arboretum is a new contemporary facility set within a nationally significant site, providing a remarkable location for conferencing and events. 

This new £8m event space provides inspirational views across the spectacular Arboretum and Armed Forces Memorial, with seven flexible spaces for 12-500 delegates along with a generous dedicated lobby. 

The National Memorial Arboretum is easily accessible from all parts of the country, with connections to major motorway networks and nearby railway links to the West Coast Mail Line and Cross City Line. Aspects provides the perfect space for conferences and events, and the stunning backdrop of the Arboretum sets it apart from its competitors. 

With 150-acres of maturing woodland, punctuated with 350 memorials representing heroism, tenacity, dedication and teamwork, there is no better place to hold and event that matters. 

The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford has expanded its events offering with the addition of the Make Space room. Make Space can accommodate up to 70 for dinner or house an exhibition with views across Bradford city.

Make Space can be used as a standalone events space, accommodating up to 70 for a dinner or housing an exhibition in its blank canvas space with views across Bradford city. Alternatively the area can be hired in conjunction with one of the museum’s galleries as a breakout space, dining area or entertainment space.

IHG is set to open Kimpton Fitzroy London, its first boutique luxury Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in the UK.

Earlier this year IHG and Covivio entered an agreement to re brand and operate 12 hotels (and one pipeline hotel) currently operating under the Principal and De Vere brands. The Principal London is the first of these hotels to be re-branded as Kimpton Fitzroy London. Next year will see a continuation of the brand’s momentum with additional Kimpton hotel openings in highly desirable cities such as Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester. 

The Kimpton Fitzroy London will be named after the original architect of the building Charles Fitzroy Doll and will honour its namesake with a glamorous cocktail bar called Fitz’s Bar.

Event planners can now host events at Lindeth Howe which was formerly owned by the author Beatrix Potter. To celebrate its 20th anniversary this year, the Lake District hotel has unveiled a new look, including the Hill Top room for business gatherings and conferences. 

Named after Potter’s famous farmhouse, the Hill Top room is filled with nature-inspired furnishings and can host up to 42 delegates. The restaurant is also available for up to 80 people, and there are options for smaller boardroo- style gatherings and seminars in a variety of breakout rooms.

Lindeth Howe’s 2 AA rosette-rated restaurant can provide options ranging from light bites throughout the day to full banquet-style meals and events.

Delegates can be picked up straight from the train in a luxury mini-coach and taken to the hotel. There is also the option for team-building activities to be part of a corporate stay.