Hotels, Venues & Event news
Leonardo Hotels have relaunched the former Premier Inn Edinburgh City Centre under its Royal Brand. The 282-bedroom hotel is the second UK hotel for the Berlin based group, the first being the Leonardo Hotel London Heathrow which opened in 2015.
This new property takes the Leonardo portfolio to more than 80 hotels in over 40 locations operating under four brands; Leonardo Hotels, Leonardo Royal Hotels, Leonardo Boutique Hotels and NYX Hotels.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.
The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.
The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown, occupying part of the tallest U.S. building on the West Coast, is now open. The 73-story Wilshire Grand Centre has hotel guestrooms on floors 31 to 68 and the sky lobby on 70, where a mezzanine-level bar affords views to the Westside, South Bay and Pacific Ocean.
The 69th floor features restaurants Sora, where guests are served sushi on a conveyor belt, and Dekkadence, a casual dining space described as a “farm-to-fork international market experience” with live cooking and carving stations. La Boucherie on 71 is a French-inspired steakhouse, while atop the hotel is Spire 73, which InterContinental calls the tallest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
The hotel has 889 guestrooms, making it the largest InterContinental in the Americas. The hotel is the largest to be built in downtown Los Angeles since the 1,358-room Westin Bonaventure was completed in 1976. The JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. Live, which was built in 2001, has 879 guestrooms. The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown has 95,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with the boardrooms and ballrooms occupying the first seven floors of the hotel. A 21,000-square-foot ballroom can seat as many as 1,800 guests. The $1.35 billion project, which was developed by Korean Air and Hanjin Group, was built at the site of the Wilshire Grand Hotel, which closed in 2011 and was demolished in 2013.
With the InterContinental, parent company InterContinental Hotels Group has taken on Marriott International for hotel presence near the Los Angeles Convention Centre. The new hotel is seven blocks from the convention centre. In April, parent company IHG opened a 350-room Hotel Indigo about five blocks from the InterContinental.
Bordering the renowned 17th Road Hole of the Old Course, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa overlooks the famous links courses, the West Sands Beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline. This prestigious AA Five Star-awarded hotel has 144 rooms including 35 suites and is recognised as one of Europe’s leading resorts.
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa features a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, and French designer Jacques Garcia designed many of the hotel’s suites. Located just a short stroll from the historic university town of St Andrews, it’s a great vacation spot for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Bordering the renowned 17th Road Hole of the Old Course, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa overlooks the famous links courses, the West Sands Beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline. This prestigious AA Five Star-awarded hotel has 144 rooms including 35 suites and is recognised as one of Europe’s leading resorts.
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa features a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, and French designer Jacques Garcia designed many of the hotel’s suites. Located just a short stroll from the historic university town of St Andrews, it’s a great vacation spot for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Bordering the renowned 17th Road Hole of the Old Course, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa overlooks the famous links courses, the West Sands Beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline. This prestigious AA Five Star-awarded hotel has 144 rooms including 35 suites and is recognised as one of Europe’s leading resorts.
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa features a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, and French designer Jacques Garcia designed many of the hotel’s suites. Located just a short stroll from the historic university town of St Andrews, it’s a great vacation spot for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Bordering the renowned 17th Road Hole of the Old Course, the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa overlooks the famous links courses, the West Sands Beach and the beautiful Scottish coastline. This prestigious AA Five Star-awarded hotel has 144 rooms including 35 suites and is recognised as one of Europe’s leading resorts.
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa features a combination of classically elegant and contemporary interiors, and French designer Jacques Garcia designed many of the hotel’s suites. Located just a short stroll from the historic university town of St Andrews, it’s a great vacation spot for golfers and non-golfers alike.
Five new properties will open in San Francisco this year, and 20 more are in various stages of planning and development. Among the new hotels opening in the city are YOTEL San Francisco, a Japanese capsule-style hotel that will open this fall with 203 “cabins”; Virgin Hotels San Francisco, which will open this summer with 196 rooms; and Waldorf Astoria San Francisco, which will open in 2020 or 2021 with 171 rooms. Already opened, meanwhile, is Hotel VIA, which opened last week with 159 rooms and a 3,000-square-foot rooftop available for private events.
In recent years, San Francisco has seen increased hotel demand but stagnant hotel supply. Now that’s changing, according to the San Francisco Business Times, which reported last week that San Francisco has 4,685 new hotel rooms in the pipeline — 1,400 of which already are under construction. (For comparison, just 253 new rooms opened last year, when San Francisco welcomed a record 25.1 million visitors — the city’s seventh consecutive year of record-breaking tourism growth.)
Five new properties will open in San Francisco this year, and 20 more are in various stages of planning and development. Among the new hotels opening in the city are YOTEL San Francisco, a Japanese capsule-style hotel that will open this fall with 203 “cabins”; Virgin Hotels San Francisco, which will open this summer with 196 rooms; and Waldorf Astoria San Francisco, which will open in 2020 or 2021 with 171 rooms. Already opened, meanwhile, is Hotel VIA, which opened last week with 159 rooms and a 3,000-square-foot rooftop available for private events.
In recent years, San Francisco has seen increased hotel demand but stagnant hotel supply. Now that’s changing, according to the San Francisco Business Times, which reported last week that San Francisco has 4,685 new hotel rooms in the pipeline — 1,400 of which already are under construction. (For comparison, just 253 new rooms opened last year, when San Francisco welcomed a record 25.1 million visitors — the city’s seventh consecutive year of record-breaking tourism growth.)
Five new properties will open in San Francisco this year, and 20 more are in various stages of planning and development. Among the new hotels opening in the city are YOTEL San Francisco, a Japanese capsule-style hotel that will open this fall with 203 “cabins”; Virgin Hotels San Francisco, which will open this summer with 196 rooms; and Waldorf Astoria San Francisco, which will open in 2020 or 2021 with 171 rooms. Already opened, meanwhile, is Hotel VIA, which opened last week with 159 rooms and a 3,000-square-foot rooftop available for private events.
The Doubletree Hull will boast 869 sqm of pillar free event space that is highly flexible and located on the ground floor within the hotel. All conference space will have a dedicated entrance and the hotel is planning to have a rooftop bar that can also be used for events. Being the only branded four star hotel within Hull this new opening is sure to be a hit.
Public spaces and the centre’s two largest halls, the Congress Hall and the Forum Hall, are being refurbished. The halls will get upgraded seating, new lighting and high-tech A/V technology. The centre also is adding 180 Wi-Fi points and 2,000 data slots throughout the building. A navigation system also is being developed for the building to allow participants to find their way with ease.
The Prague Congress Centre has launched a renovation of its meeting spaces and upgrades to its A/V capabilities, Internet connection and more. The project is scheduled for completion November 2017. The centre offers more than 140,000 square feet of exhibit space and can accommodate up to 9,300 delegates.
Public spaces and the centre’s two largest halls, the Congress Hall and the Forum Hall, are being refurbished. The halls will get upgraded seating, new lighting and high-tech A/V technology. The centre also is adding 180 Wi-Fi points and 2,000 data slots throughout the building. A navigation system also is being developed for the building to allow participants to find their way with ease.
The Prague Congress Centre has launched a renovation of its meeting spaces and upgrades to its A/V capabilities, Internet connection and more. The project is scheduled for completion November 2017. The centre offers more than 140,000 square feet of exhibit space and can accommodate up to 9,300 delegates.
Public spaces and the centre’s two largest halls, the Congress Hall and the Forum Hall, are being refurbished. The halls will get upgraded seating, new lighting and high-tech A/V technology. The centre also is adding 180 Wi-Fi points and 2,000 data slots throughout the building. A navigation system also is being developed for the building to allow participants to find their way with ease.
Their are also other boats which can be hired to fit groups up to 100 for a cocktail reception but the boats can also be used for conferences, seminars and exhibition whilst soaking up the beautiful views of the Lake Geneva landscape!
Novotel London Stansted opened its doors to guests this month. It is located near to Stansted Airport, the fastest growing airport in the UK. The hotel is re-branding from a Hilton to Novotel, and has undergone a considerable refurbishment of the 250 bedrooms, restaurant and bar, 8 conference spaces, gym and leisure facilities.
Novotel London Stansted opened its doors to guests this month. It is located near to Stansted Airport, the fastest growing airport in the UK. The hotel is re-branding from a Hilton to Novotel, and has undergone a considerable refurbishment of the 250 bedrooms, restaurant and bar, 8 conference spaces, gym and leisure facilities.
The 240-room Le Méridien Visconti Rome has debuted in the Eternal City’s Prati district, following a £15 million renovation and conversion of the former Visconti Palace Hotel. The project involved upgrades to the former property’s guest rooms and public spaces, including the addition of Le Méridien’s signature lobby concept, the Hub, and the Longitude 12 Bar & Bistrot.
For groups, the property offers 10 meeting rooms, including a 1,830-square-foot ballroom, plus a rooftop terrace.
The hotels due to open are:
The details of the meeting space in each hotel is to be confirmed so watch this space!