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The Edinburgh Grand is the latest addition to Lateral City Apartments’ portfolio of beautifully appointed serviced accommodation. As with existing developments, Old Town Chambers…

The Autograph Collection has welcomed a new boutique property to its collection. Hotel Xenia will be Autograph Collection’s third hotel in London, joining St…

The Independent Hotel Show, presented by James Hallam Hospitality & Leisure, has released the much anticipated shortlist for its 2016 Independent Hotelier and Outstanding…

The re-imagined Grade II listed Palé Hall is now officially open as one of the finest country house hotels in Wales and the UK,…

Belfast waterfront will be the site of the city’s newest hotel with the construction of Marriott International’s City Quays Hotel. This will be Marriott’s…

London’s Soho House & Co and New York’s Sydell Group will join forces to create The Ned – a hotel, club and collection of…

Limitless are in the process of revolutionising the concept of disability by correcting the misapprehension that ‘disabled access’ is a synonym for ‘wheelchair access’,…

The new Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre, designed by Dexter Moren Associates, has officially opened. The vibrant interiors for the 298-key hotel have been…

The positive impact of the UK’s Brexit decision on the domestic hotel market was revealed last week as official figures show billions of pounds…

Guests staying at the Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham will soon enjoy a new and improved hotel experience, as the Redefine|BDL Hotels venue begins a…

The elegant Bowden Hall Hotel has undergone an extensive refurbishment, transforming the grade II listed four-star Georgian country house hotel. The hotel, nestled in…

Gallery Direct is proud to have worked together with Bassam Shlewet, the owner of newly refurbished Hurley House Hotel and fine dining restaurant, to…

Pennyhill Park, an exclusive hotel & spa in Bagshot, Surrey, has launched a new luxury stand-alone suite, The Granary, to complement its collection of…

Tucked away between the golden sands of Borth Beach and the rugged mountains of Snowdonia National Park, Ynyshir is one of Wales’ most highly…

A new boutique hotel has opened in Bedford, on the site of the old Shakespeare Hotel, as the new owners bid to bring ‘a…

John Spence, Chairman and Founder of award-winning international travel and lifestyle brand, Karma Group and Mark Fuller, top London hotelier and CEO of Sanctum…

The Utopia Spa at Rowhill Grange Hotel has undergone a £250,000 investment programme which has given the space a new fresh-faced look. The popular…

Famous Paris hotelier Jean-Louis Costes has been given planning permission for his first UK hotel, in London in partnership with Cadogan Estates. The go…

Hilton Hotels & Resorts has announced the official opening of Hilton Edinburgh Carlton, marking the 16th property in the Hilton Worldwide portfolio of brands…

An innovative £2 million scheme to create the UK’s first hotel for young people with autism and learning difficulties has been given the green…

The business partner of former Liverpool and England footballer Steven Gerrard plans to open a £20 million boutique hotel in Liverpool. Paul Adams, who…

News has emerged this week that a colony of honey bees have checked in on the rooftop of Edinburgh’s luxury hotel The Balmoral in…

Alderney, the third largest of the Channel Islands, continues its investment in expanding its varied accommodation offering with the opening of The Adventurer’s Rest….

The Otterburn Coach House Hotel is set in a stunning deer park and woodland around the former Otterburn Hall Hotel, which closed in 2012….

The Wellesley, a luxurious boutique hotel in Knightsbridge overlooking Hyde Park, has announced the launch of a striking 56m superyacht, now available for charter….

Following substantial refurbishment works and a star-studded launch event, The Talbot has reopened its doors in the heart of Ripley in scenic Surrey, breathing…

Marlin Apartments, the leading serviced apartment provider in London has entered into a strategic partnership with Tink Labs, a Hong Kong-based technology incubator to…

Sheraton Hotels & Resorts has announced the designation of the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane, welcoming it to the brand’s premier tier of hotels…

A new hotel development in Manchester has been given the green light, with a scheduled completion cost of £13 million and should be finished…

pentahotels is known for its neighbourhood lifestyle design that makes their guests feel right at home, and with their newly refurbished and uniquely-designed bedrooms…

The legendary Blue Bar at The Berkeley in the heart of Knightsbridge has recently re-opened following a six-month refurbishment. Retaining its original look by…

The Lion Quays Hotel & Spa in Oswestry, Shropshire, has announced its next stage of its £1 million refurbishment, which is set to be…

On a recent editorial jaunt for Hotel Design’s sister publication (PA Life) I was invited to spend an evening at Clevedon Hall, a Victorian…

Hotel du Vin Brighton, the iconic boutique hotel brand, has unveiled its new look Bistro. Staying true to its classic French roots, the new…

New hospitality group Flat Cap Hotels – founded in 2015 by brothers Oliver and Dominic Heywood – is planning to open a second property…

Just a matter of months after it won a well-deserved Green Tourism Award, Dorsett Shepherds Bush has been awarded the prestigious International Architecture Award…

A Seaside Tsar should be appointed to help Britain’s forgotten seaside towns fight back from decades of decay according to new research which paints…

A five-star hotel in Bath Spa has unveiled the new-look of its luxury suites, following a £150k refurbishment. Five-star Macdonald Bath Spa Hotel has…

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide has announced it will debut the iconic W Hotels brand in Scotland with W Edinburgh. Opening in 2021 and…

The International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) is the leading source of global hospitality expertise and counsel, represented by some two hundred of the…

BW Premier Collection has announced that Ten Hill Place, in central Edinburgh, will become the tenth member of Best Western Great Britain’s soft branded…

A historic London hotel is set for a £10 million renovation to be headed up by Wolff Architects. Kensington Rooms Hotel, the 41,000sq-ft luxury…

London’s newest luxury boutique hotel Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch opened its doors on 1 May 2016, allowing guests to discover its eclectic criminal past. The…

Tune Hotels’ Liverpool Street property is nearing completion of a 34-room extension of its current 183 room hotel. The newly designed rooms will be…

On Tuesday 12 July, Dorsett Hospitality International and Willmott Dixon celebrated a milestone event at the ‘topping out’ of the Dorsett City Hotel. Guests…

Permission has been granted to the St James’ Hotel Group to begin construction work on the new 117-room Hotel Indigo Bath. Operating under a…

Developer Allied London has confirmed Nadler Hotels will operate a 110-bedroom hotel in the heart of Manchester, which will form part of the £1.3…

With fresh and elegant new interiors designed by The Gallery HBA, the public areas at London’s Grosvenor House, a JW Marriott Hotel have reopened…

This July sees the grand opening of the new citizenM hotel in the heart of one of London’s most historical sites. Right opposite the…

As part of the extensive refurbishment of the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland, Dernier & Hamlyn has manufactured bespoke lighting for the main bar,…

An historic former school building next to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile is to be converted into a boutique hotel and restaurant as part of the…

Skyline Worldwide continues to go from strength to strength, as demonstrated by the serviced apartment provider’s announcement of the mid-July opening of Carlow House,…

Cornish property Penolva is the latest new addition to the ever-popular St Mawes Retreats portfolio, a sublime collection of exclusive holiday sea view houses…

One of York’s top hotels – the Grand Hotel and Spa – has started to undergo an extensive £15 million development project, which will…

The Lodge Hotel in Putney has long been a fantastic place to stay in South West London, close as it is to the delights…

SACO – The Serviced Apartment Company – has marked the 10th anniversary of its well-established aparthotel in Bath with the addition of four new…

Muckrach Country House Hotel in the Scottish Highlands just north of Aviemore is an 11 bedroom Victorian Shooting Lodge set in 10 acres, surrounded…

The new bar and lounge is now open at Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa in Hinckley, Leicestershire. This well-established hotel has just opened the…

Worldhotels, a premier group of independent hotels, is proud to announce a new member – the Courthouse Hotel London. Formerly the Great Marlborough Street…

Malmaison London in Charterhouse Square announces the launch of its new informal meeting space, The Vaults. Using the original vaulted architecture of the former…

This summer sees a double celebration for the Bromley Court Hotel as it unveils a fresh look and a new website. The multi-million-pound transformation…

Gleneagles is pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of redevelopment at the hotel, unveiling a new-look Century Bar, the addition of…

The Lake District’s most successful self-catering cottage company, Heart of the Lakes, is delighted to be representing one of Ambleside’s most unique holiday properties….

Travelodge is celebrating its 30th anniversary in Scotland this year with the opening of its fifth and biggest hotel in Glasgow – the Queen…

One Warwick Park, the elegant 39-room hotel, in Tunbridge Wells’ historic Pantiles district, was finally unveiled last week at a glittering launch party. Owner-operators…

Aparthotel chain Roomzzz is to make its move into the London market with its new aparthotel in Stratford, scheduled to open in March 2017….

The group responsible for The Hoxton, The Hoxton Shoreditch and recent acquisition Gleneagles is to launch a new budget hotel brand concept called NoCo….

With 23 Hotels & 11 Casinos globally, Hard Rock International, in collaboration with glh Hotels, unveils plans for Hard Rock Hotel London. A conversion…

Guest reviewer Molly Dyson shares her experience of the newly refurbished 11 Cadogan Gardens in the heart of London. . . I arrive at…

Bespoke Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel group, is delighted to announce that it has taken on the management of the award-winning Storrs Hall,…

Stonefield Castle, part of the Bespoke Hotels collection and situated on the tranquil shores of Loch Fyne, has undergone substantial investment in recent months,…

We are less than a month away from the inaugural Hotel Designs Meet Up – a networking event for senior figures in the hotel…

Sleeperz Hotels, the innovative UK budget hotel operator, is expanding its sister hotel Cityroomz Edinburgh with a new Princes Street wing made up of…

Hilton Bankside is delighted to announce a partnership with British jewellery designer Alex Monroe for the design of its newly installed beehives. The Bankside…

A North East hotel, which had fallen in to disrepair, has been given a new lease of life with a £200,000 investment. The Three…

Following the relaunch of The Lanesborough in 2015, the hotel has now reopened its eponymous Lanesborough Suite, which has been renovated as part of…

Soughton Hall Hotel in Flintshire has undergone a £100,000 refurbishment as part of an investment programme by the new owners. The historic mansion house…

The growth in the budget London hotel sector has seen a ‘significant’ increase in the last four years, with half of the 18,000 rooms…

Down Hall Hotel is one of England’s most established country house hotels, located in Hatfield Heath, near Bishop’s Stortford on the Hertfordshire and Essex…

Worcestershire boutique hotel Hogarths Stone Manor has unveiled the results of its multi-million pound redevelopment, which was supported by funding from the Royal Bank…

We’re just over a month away from the inaugural Hotel Designs Meet Up networking event, being held on 13th July at the Royal Suite…

For those of us in the know, the Lake District needs little introduction. Indeed, sometimes, there are no words to capture its outstanding beauty….

The four-star Dorsett Shepherds Bush has been rewarded for its sustained efforts in corporate social responsibility; having been awarded the Green Tourism Business Scheme…

Manchester town hall is set to undergo a much-needed £250 million overhaul which could see a boutique hotel, shops, restaurants and a civic museum…

AC Hotels by Marriott, the European-inspired lifestyle brand by Marriott International, makes its debut in the UK this month with two new hotels in…

A contemporary bar and lounge area is soon set to open its doors at Sketchley Grange Hotel & Spa in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The popular…

One of the many things I love about London is the way tradition and modernity seamlessly merge – it’s impossible to ignore its ‘grand…

Popular Edinburgh serviced apartment offering Princes Street Suites has unveiled the results of a £350,000 refurbishment. The new-look Princes Street Suites, in the heart…

Visitors from around the world are being offered a unique insight into Northern England’s industrial heritage at a new, contemporary hotel. The Hilton Garden…

The UK’s hotel market saw its first decline in average RevPAR (rooms revenue per available room) in four years during the first three months…

Oscar-winning actor Robert De Niro is opening a boutique hotel in Covent Garden, after the success of The Greenwich in New York City. The…

Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel has unveiled its new bedrooms and courtyard. Located opposite Brighton’s famous beach, Mercure Brighton Seafront Hotel is an elegant Grade…

Wolverhampton’s premier independent hotel, The Mount is celebrating after completing an extensive £1.5 million refurbishment of its bedrooms and creation of nine ultra stylish…

Since the new five star Intercontinental London – The O2, opened at the beginning of the year it has garnered impressive reviews and already…

This month sees the launch of London’s most anticipated design suite at Hilton London Bankside. Created in partnership with London-based architect and interior designer…

Edwardian Hotels London launches a new ‘virtual host’ service to its hotel guests, designed by Aspect Software. The artificially intelligent service, called ‘Edward’, is…

Part of the Quorvus Collection, the 136-room G&V Royal Mile Hotel Edinburgh is a design-led, five-star lifestyle hotel located in the heart of Edinburgh’s…

With ambitions for an intimate and luxurious hotel and wedding venue, the interior of Glasgow’s Boclair House Hotel has been transformed with a masterclass…

Officially relaunching in May 2016, 11 Cadogan Gardens reveals its glamorous new look, designed by hospitality interiors specialists JSJ Design. The boutique 5-star hotel…