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YOTEL to open in central London
YOTEL has announced that it is to open its first central London hotel in Clerkenwell on 1st August. YOTEL also claims that YOTEL London will be the first new hotel to open in the city since lockdown.
YOTEL is designed for the “smart, tech-savvy traveller”.
YOTEL London will have 212 modern cabins (YOTEL speak for bedrooms); a mix of solos, doubles, triples and bunks plus VIP Suites with city views. Each will be furnished with signature YOTEL features such as the space-saving adjustable SmartBed, rain showers, Smart TVs, multiple power and USB charging ports and free super-fast wi-fi.
YOTEL London will include Komyuniti, an all-day restaurant and bar serving street food, bar snacks and larger plates. It will be located in a split-level area designed for both work and play.
Additional amenities at YOTEL London will include two meeting spaces equipped with AV technology plus a 24/7 gym.
YOTEL London is located in Clerkenwell within easy walking distance of Farringdon, Barbican and Old Street.
YOTEL currently operate seven airport hotels including London Gatwick and London Heathrow plus seven city centre hotels worldwide including Edinburgh.
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Plans for New Aparthotel in Newcastle approved
Plans by Newcastle-based property company, Malhotra, to create a new aparthotel in Newcastle on Tyne have been approved. The redevelopment of a building at 1 Mosley Street would see a four to five storey extension added to the existing Grade II-listed building.
The new development would comprise 20 aparthotel rooms with a reception area, office space, a restaurant/bar on the ground floor plus a rooftop garden.
1 Mosley Street dates back to the end of the nineteenth century and lies within the Newcastle Conservation Area.
Malhotra already operate the Grey Street Hotel and the New Northumbria Hotel – both in Newcastle on Tyne.
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New hotel planned in London’s Tech City
Plans have been approved for a new high-rise hotel in the tech city quarter of London near Old Street roundabout.
Work will now start on the 23 storey mixed-use development later this year. The project will consist of an office podium building with a 210-bedroom destination hotel above.
The site is situated in City Road/East Road high-rise cluster. We will monitor its progress and report in due course.
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Lake District Hotel planning major expansion
The Swan Hotel and Spa in Newby Bridge is to invest £7million with the aim of transforming the 17th-century coaching inn in the Lake District into a world-class luxury spa resort. Completion is anticipated by summer 2021.
An additional 30 new bedrooms will be housed in a new three-storey extension.
The Swan Hotel and Spa currently has 54 bedrooms and includes a restaurant and bar plus a fitness centre with a 10m pool and gym. Four meeting and events rooms will accommodate up to 100 delegates.
The Swan Hotel and Spa at Newby Bridge is a five-minute drive from the southern end of Lake Windermere and is 15 minutes from the M6 motorway.
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New Boutique Hotel to open in York
A former Victorian police station in York is set to become a new luxury hotel with an opening expected this winter.
The hotel – The Vices York – will open with just three luxury suites, a restaurant and bar plus a boutique wine shop.
The former police station opened in the late 19th century and comprises three cells plus two homes for resident police officers. The hotel will retain some of its original three cells.
The Vices York is located in Alma Terrace in Fulford, York. Proposed opening date is awaiting publication.
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Accor open new Ibis Budget Hotel in Sheffield
Ibis Budget Sheffield Centre St Mary’s Gate is a new hotel set to open on 27 July 2020. The 126-bedroom hotel was originally due to launch at the end of March, just as the Covid 19 lockdown commenced.
Ibis Budget Sheffield Centre St Mary’s Gate features an Artisan Café & Bar serving coffee, snacks and drinks all day. Bedrooms feature a clean, bright design and include a flatscreen television and a bathroom.
Ibis Budget Sheffield Centre St Mary’s Gate is located next to Sheffield City Centre's Inner Ring Road within a mile of the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield United FC, the O2 Academy, the city’s two universities and Sheffield station.