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All change at Jury Inns
Starting this autumn, the 35 hotel-strong Jurys Inn portfolio is set to be rebranded as Leonardo Hotels. All the hotels will undergo a refurbishment package to bring them into line with the current Leonardo branding.
Jurys Inns are part of the Fattal Hotel Group which also includes the Nyx lifestyle brand. The rebranding operation will allow the group to open multiple hotels in key cities under the various Leonardo sub-brands.
Currently the group has 16 properties in the UK and Ireland flying the Leonardo flag. A new Leonardo hotel will launch in Manchester this spring. It will join The Midland Hotel with 300plus bedrooms in the centre of Manchester which is also a member of the group.
Other new properties planned include Nyx hotels in Dublin and Liverpool plus a 125-bedroom Nyx Hotel in Edinburgh’s Old Town scheduled to open next year.
The Jurys Group has changed a great deal since its inception - a small guesthouse launched by William Jurys in Dublin back in 1839.
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Leonardo opens in Manchester
Leonardo Hotels has just opened its first hotel in Manchester - the Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly has 275 bedrooms and suites, each furnished with a Leonardo Hotels’ signature DREAM bed plus free wi-fi, a flat screen LCD TV with Freeview, a hairdryer, a tea and coffee refreshment dock, an iron and ironing board, a safe, a mini fridge, a well-lit desk and full air-conditioning.
Leo’s is the hotel restaurant at Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly serving meals all day. There is also a fitness suite and a meeting room.
Leonardo Hotel Manchester Piccadilly is known locally as the ‘Jenga’ building due to its striking exterior which has been dressed in greenery to complement the surrounding new Piccadilly East neighbourhood. It is near Ancoats and the Northern Quarter and close to Manchester city centre. Manchester Piccadilly Station is 0.5 miles from the hotel and Manchester Airport around 30 minutes away.
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Plans for aparthotel in Birmingham
An application to build a 12-storey aparthotel on land owned by a furniture store in Birmingham has been recommended for approval. The site is a car park owned by the store, Lee Longlands, who are planning to relocate their business.
The car park is located just off Broad Street at the corner of Tennant Street and Granville Street in Birmingham’s Westside - a short walk from the city centre and Birmingham New Street Station.
The project, known as Lead Works, would comprise a reception, a restaurant and café plus 198 bedrooms over eleven floors.
The plans await final approval by Birmingham City Council planners.
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The Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront opens
The Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront is now open.
Located in the Milford Waterfront development in Pembrokeshire, the Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront has 100 bedrooms across four floors, all equipped with a flat screen television, iron, ironing board, hairdryer and a desk and chair - all with views across Milford Marina. In addition, there are four ‘floatel’ rooms among the boats moored at Milford Marina plus one apartment.
The restaurant at the Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront is named ‘Dulse’ after the edible variety of seaweed which grows around the Pembrokeshire coast. There is also a bar and an activi- tŷ suite.
The Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront is located at the entrance to Milford Waterfront in Milford Haven, in South Wales. The hotel is part of the Celtic Collection group of hotels which also includes Celtic Manor Resort in its portfolio.
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Dalata opens in Bristol
Dalata Hotel Group has just opened the Group’s first hotel in Bristol. Clayton Hotel Bristol marks the Group’s 17th hotel in the UK (11 Clayton branded hotels and six Maldron branded hotels).
Clayton Hotel Bristol has 255 air-conditioned bedrooms, a bar, restaurant, gym, and extensive conference facilities.
Clayton Hotel Bristol has six fully equipped, modern, bright meeting and events suites located on a dedicated Meetings and Events floor complete with an outdoor courtyard, a private entrance and drop off point. The largest room is the Albion Suite seating up to 63 delegates theatre style with another two rooms both seating 50 delegates or more theatre style.
Clayton Hotel Bristol is a converted former Edward Everard's Printing Works on Broad Street in Bristol’s city centre. The hotel’s main entrance is framed by the historical Art Nouveau façade, dating back to the 1900’s, which pays tribute to printing and literature greats Johannes Gutenberg and William Morris. The Clayton Hotel Bristol is close to Bristol’s commercial centre and is within walking distance of the main shopping and leisure districts as well as Bristol Temple Meads station.
New Dalata Hotels in the pipeline include:
Clayton Hotel Glasgow City: 303 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Liverpool City: 260 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Brighton: 221 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Cathedral Quarter Manchester: 188 bedrooms
Maldron Hotel Shoreditch London: 149 bedrooms
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'New-look’ rooms coming to Travelodge
Travelodge hotels are set to get a major revamp with new 'luxe' hotel rooms being rolled out this year, as well as updates to hotels' receptions and restaurants.
The budget hotel chain is giving 60 of its UK hotels a makeover this year.
Rooms are going to be given a completely "new budget-luxe premium look". The rooms will feature king-sized beds with bedside reading lights and USB charging points. Rooms will also include a large desk and chair, a separate armchair, a TV with Freeview, and complimentary tea and coffee facilities.
The Bar Cafés at Travelodge will include dedicated zones for both business guests and holidaymakers, including counter seating, booths and dining benches for larger groups.
Five hotels are currently undergoing the makeover including London's Southwark, Vauxhall and Wembley hotels plus Southampton hotel and Thame hotel.
It's anticipated that their revamp will be finished by the end of the April.