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Hotel Football joins Marriott International’s Tribute Portfolio

Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville’s Hotel Football in Manchester has joined Marriott International’s Tribute Portfolio soft brand for independent hotels. The Tribute Portfolio is described as a collection of independent boutique hotels with character that are rooted in their local community.

Under the franchise agreement Singaporean businessman Peter Lim and former Manchester United players Neville, Giggs, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Philip Neville will remain the majority owners of the 133-bedroom hotel. Their management company, GG Hospitality, will continue to manage and operate the property.

The property will become the second hotel in the Tribute Portfolio in the UK, joining the Great Northern hotel in London’s King’s Cross and will forthwith have the full title of Hotel Football, part of the Tribute Portfolio.

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Lumley Castle

Lumley is a Grade 1 listed castle, celebrating 630 years, with  73 unique and individually designed bedrooms. These include some Narnia style bedrooms with bathrooms through the wardrobe and the stunning King James Suite with a 20 foot high four poster bed – originally the chapel.

There are 9 acres of land for team building and the tea at Lumley Castle can help create an event for you. They also offer exclusive use hire so you can have the whole place to yourselves. Lumley is one of the few castles in the UK that can accommodate over 70 guests for a 24hr conference inhouse. Lumley also launched the first Escape Room in a castle on the 14th February and this is centred around Lily of Lumley and have their own seamstress inhouse who designs the costumes for the Elizabethan Banquets and drapes etc for the bedrooms.

Lumley Castle are in the process of launching a new brand and website which is all about #creatingstories at Lumley Castle which will go live in the middle of March where great events that happen at the hotel and the personalities of the people visiting will be celebrated.

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Hoxton Hotels open in Chicago

The Hoxton’s seventh hotel has opened in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighbourhood. The Hox, Chicago features 182 rooms separated into three individual types – Snug, Cosy or Roomy, Cira, an all-day Mediterranean restaurant  and a basement cocktail bar. The venue includes The Hoxton’s first rooftop pool and wellness studio and joins properties in Shoreditch (London), Holborn (London), Amsterdam, Paris, Williamsburg (New York) and Portland (Oregon).

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Laura Ashley The Manor hotel sold to Countrywide Hotels

Countrywide Hotels has acquired Laura Ashley The Manor hotel and renamed the property the Manor Hotel Elstree.

Laura Ashley bought the hotel, formerly known as the Edgwarebury, in 2012 from Corus Hotels before rebranding theproperty, showcasing the furnishings and furniture of the high-street retail brand.

Laura Ashley The Belsfield in Windermere, Cumbria was launched in 2014 and Laura Ashley, Burnham Beeches on the border of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire is currently being rebranded. Both properties operate under a licensing agreement with owner Corus Hotels.

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Second Scotsman Hotel set for Aberdeen

Plans to transform Aberdeen’s Woolmanhill Hospital into a second Scotsman hotel have been revealed. Full planning and listed building consent to transform the A-listed (Scotland’s highest listed building rating) building into a £10m, 52-bedroom luxury hotel and leisure complex. The project is expected to take four years to complete.

Glasgow-based hospitality firm G1 Group, who will undertake ownership of the hotel and 27 serviced apartments, plans to open the property under the Scotsman brand following its acquisition of the 69-bedroom, five-AA-star Scotsman hotel in Edinburgh in 2017.

The refurbishment will see the former hospital turned into a luxury hotel with wood-panelled bedrooms similar to its sister hotel, a bar, restaurant and ‘cinema club experience’, the hotel will feature a range of function areas for weddings and private functions and there are also plans to turn an old brick vaulted basement area into a late-night jazz bar. 

G1 Group’s hotel portfolio also includes the Grassmarket hotel, the Murrayfield hotel and the Inn on the Mile in Edinburgh, and the Palm Court hotel in Aberdeen.

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Best Western takes over WorldHotels

Best Western Hotels & Resorts has acquired the upper upscale and luxury hotel marketing consortium WorldHotels.

This adds 300 independent properties to Best Western’s portfolio, including the Washington Mayfair hotel, the Caesar hotel, the Royal Garden hotel, the Courthouse hotel and the Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, all in London.

WorldHotels will continue independently and member hotels will have access to Best Western’s loyalty programme, sales and marketing support, global distribution network and revenue engines.

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Second UK Voco Hotel opens in Solihull

The second UK hotel to operate under Voco – the new upscale brand from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) – has opened in Solihull in the West Midlands. It joins the first Voco in the UK, the Voco St David’s, Cardiff.

The 180-bedroom Voco St John’s, Solihull, features 13 event spaces and a health club with indoor swimming pool and has recently undergone a major refurbishment to introduce Voco’s bold and distinctive interior design . It joins the first Voco in the UK, the Voco St David’s, Cardiff.

Further Voco openings this year will include the rebranding of three hotels from the Principal and De Vere brands. They include Oxford Thames and Oxford Spires, which will both join Voco in May, and Grand Central Glasgow (July).

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First Staybridge Suites property for Scotland

A former abandoned linen mill in Dundee has been converted into the first Staybridge Suites property in Scotland. The IHG property is adjacent to sister-property Hotel Indigo Dundee which opened last July.

Many of the 85 one bedroom and studio suites include original features including brick ceilings and iron beams. The suites are designed to cater for guests making extended stays with living areas, kitchens and flexible work spaces.

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W Dubai – The Palm

W Hotels Worldwide has announced the opening of W Dubai – The Palm, located on the Palm Jumeirah, the largest man-made island in the world.

W Dubai – The Palm is the newest W Escape, the W brand’s playful spin on the traditional resort experience.

The breath-taking design of W Dubai – The Palm celebrates the evolution of one of the most dynamic cities in the world. The hotel features 350 guest rooms and suites which offer uninterrupted views.

With over 2,000 square meters of event space, W Dubai sets the stage for any elaborate occasion, the W Dubai – The Palm adopts a bold approach to take events from ordinary to extraordinary.