Hotels, Venues & Event news
The hotel will house 226 rooms, with some including outdoor terraces and bathtubs overlooking St. Pancras Station. The destination rooftop restaurant will be accessible by an exterior lift which will give visitors stunning views over London.
The DoubleTree by Hilton London – Kensington is set to relaunch under Hilton’s Curio brand in early 2019. After a multimillion-pound refurbishment the property will be renamed 100 Queen’s Gate Hotel London, Curio Collection by Hilton.
The brand first launched in the UK with the rebrand of the Trafalgar St. James London last year and the UK’s second Curio, the Lincoln Plaza London, is due to open in January, and the group also are set to launch the London Gantry in Stratford under its Curio Collection in 2020.
The hotel will have two restaurants – a brasserie offering French fusion cuisine, and Botanica, an atrium offering afternoon tea, cocktails and private dining and feature a total of 228 guestrooms and suites.
EventCity is set to have a new Tram line run past its doors in early 2020. As part of the new Tram transport links in and around Greater Manchester, this exciting new development will open up access of the venue, situated in the heart of TraffordCity, a city within a city, via public transport, connecting EventCity to Manchester Piccadilly in 20 mins.
EventCity is the North’s largest fully flexible venue, the U.K’s leading retail and leisure destination with something for everyone and some fantastic team building activities. They also offer flexible breakout solutions, having recently built two new partnerships with Silent Conferences to offer the headsets and Evolution Dome to offer the temporary structures.
Their recently refurbished Hall 4 is a purpose built solution, 5,850sqm of space that comes with perimeter drape, carpet, starcloth, sustainable intelligent LED lighting and background sound system. Already accredited with 50001 – energy award, they are working towards the sustainable venue award, ISO20121.
The site where EventCity now stands has an interesting history. Now a conference venue and exhibition venue; men once built war-winning machines where they now have meeting rooms. Whether you want to book an exhibition or conference venue; arrange meeting room hire; or book a gala dinner for 3,500-plus people, EventCity’s versatile venue hire is unrivalled in the North.
Leonardo Hotels has announced the acquisition of the iconic Midland Hotel, Manchester. Situated in the heart of the city the Grade II listed building opened in 1903 is home to 312 bedrooms including 7 suites, the award winning 4 AA rosette restaurant Adam Reid at The French and 2 AA rosette Mr Cooper’s. There is also a Tea Room and the newly refurbished Midland Bar ,the historic hotel has 14 inspiring meeting and function rooms suitable for weddings, award ceremonies, gala dinners and AGMs for up to 700 people.
Leonardo Hotels will draw on the fascinating history of The Midland, whilst also looking to the future to offer great guest experiences.
The historic Soho Round House will reopen as Soho Residence with a bar, club and lounge space in London’s West End at the end of November. Built in 1892, the Roundhouse building itself has previously existed as blues and skiffle clubs, welcoming celebrated performers from around the world.
The venue will open its doors on 28 November at 83-85 Wardour Street and will have a capacity of 350 spread across three floors. The first floor and the basement club are both available for private hire.
The ground floor of Soho Residence will have a hint of art deco style with Crittal inspired windows, hanging plants and banquette seating whilst the basement club features festoon lighting, big screen imaging and a selection of craft beers and cocktails.
Over the next 12 months the 9 Peel Hotels properties will be activated into Best Western’s soft brands. Eight hotels within the Peel Hotels PLC brand are joining the Sure Hotel Collection soft brand including The Bull Hotel Peterborough, The Midland Hotel Bradford, The Cosmopolitan Hotel, Leeds, The Caledonian Hotel, Newcastle, The Crown & Mitre Carlisle, The Strathdon Hotel Nottingham, The George Hotel Wallingford and The King Malcolm Hotel Dunfermline.
The Norfolk Royale Hotel will be joining the BW Signature Collection Soft Brand.
Robert Peel, chief executive of Peel Hotels Plc, said: “I was looking for a brand that would allow the hotels flexibility to maximise their independence but at the same time support us with distribution, access a global loyalty scheme and benefit from new sales, marketing and revenue technologies. Best Western Great Britain’s range of soft brands and strategy for the future made it the perfect fit for a profitable partnership.”
The Trump Turnberry has an agreement with Marriott International Brands and sits under the Luxury Collection. The resort based in Scotland has lots to offer clients.
The hotel and the Ballroom went under a full refurbishment in 2016. The main Donald J Trump Ballroom which can hold up to 700 delegates was designed by Eric Trump and General Manager Ralph Porciani and the large chandeliers are names after Mr Trumps daughter, Ivanka.
The world famous and iconic lighthouse, The Half Way House on the golf course can host 200 for a drinks reception. Guests will be treated to stunning views across the ocean. The venue offers guests the opportunity to experience a 90 minute horse ride along the beach using the 16 horses available from the newly refurbished Trump Stables.
The venue also likes to support local charities and at a recent Ladies Who Lunch event they raised £56,000 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity and St. Judes Children’s Research Hospital.
Named after the world’s first purpose build race track where the hotel is based, the Brooklands hotel takes great inspiration from its racetrack history. There are 131 bedrooms and suites, some of which have views over the Mercedes Benz race track.
The hotel offers 9 meeting spaces which can be accessed via a private entrance complete with a dedicated kitchen and bar. The meeting rooms are all kitted out with state-of-the-art AV equipment and have plenty of natural daylight. Many of the spaces offer views over the race track.
For those looking for a dining experience the 1907 restaurant (named after the year the Brooklands racetrack opened) offers contemporary service with a 1920s and 30s inspired setting.
Being next door to Mercedes-Benz world, there are plenty of options for team building activities, from off-road 4×4 driving to racing simulators. The Brooklands hotel itself can also offer plenty of team building options on site including wine tasting and murder mystery nights.
A new multi-million pound event space called Magazine London is set to open in summer 2019.
Construction of the venue is due to start in December and is located in the heart of Greenwich Peninsula on the riverbank with views of Canary Wharf and have capacity for 3,000 people.
The venue’s indoor space, will have an adjoining ‘Showground’ – a landscaped environment on the banks of the Thames with a capacity of 7,000 and catering will be supplied by the award-winning Moving Venue. Due to its location Magazine London, will benefit from excellent transport links and is only eight minutes travel time from central London.
A new restaurant has been unveiled at Tewkesbury Park, marking the final piece in the puzzle of a £10m, four-year redevelopment at the hotel on the edge of the Cotswolds.
Mint is the new destination restaurant at the family-run hotel which has recently completed an extensive four-year renovation costing nearly £10m, with the addition of nine suites, two new spa rooms, two meeting rooms, an orangery, a cocktail lounge and the Cotswolds suite, an events suite – complete with a wood-fired pizza oven and terrace.