Courtyard by Marriott Aberdeen Airport hotel debuts stylish European design
Marriott International has unveiled the new European-inspired design of its upper-moderate Courtyard by Marriott brand with the opening of the 194-room Courtyard by Marriott Aberdeen Airport Hotel.
The hotel is the first example of the design model announced in 2011, and boasts a contemporary and fresh new design and enhanced room functionality, with the new Courtyard model designed to be more locally relevant and appealing to the European traveller.
“We are excited to welcome the Courtyard Aberdeen Airport Hotel to our portfolio in the UK,” said Amy McPherson, president and managing director for Marriott International in Europe. “We are confident that the new Courtyard European design will better meet the needs of our guests and help fuel expansion of the brand across Europe.”
The hotel’s 194 contemporary guestrooms feature clean lines, natural light and a Mediterranean colour palette. Designed to promote productivity, the rooms are equipped with ample work space, task lighting and multiple, accessible outlets making plugging in easy. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel will make working and relaxing on guests’ own terms seamless.
The hotel’s spacious lobby is designed to support the business traveller’s needs for dining, meeting and socialising with flexible seating, an interactive GoBoard™ screen featuring the latest news, weather and local information and a 24-hour market. The hotel also features an all-day Bistro Restaurant with menu items adapted to local tastes and demand, a 40 square metre meeting room, a business lounge and a gym.
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Whyte & Brown arrives on Carnaby Street
Brand new free-range chicken and egg concept Whyte &Brown has opened in Kingly Court, off London’s Carnaby Street. Overseen by chairman Kevin Bacon (former main board director of The Restaurant Group and non-executive director of Ignite Group), and the brainchild of Creative Director Fiona Gale, Whyte& Brown celebrates the diversity of cooking with chicken and eggs.
The 3446 square foot, casual dining restaurant and bar has 132-covers split over two floors and an alfresco courtyard seating 24, and is open all day. The core offer champions best quality, British, free-range chicken with dishes including roasted and grilled chicken and a choice of burgers, soups, pies, salads, casseroles, wings and croquettes. Signatures include the Bangkok Scotch Egg with minced thigh meat and fresh Thai herbs and a grilled chicken Caesar Burger with coarsely grated Parmesan and Worcestershire sauce.
Kevin comments: “Whyte & Brown goes beyond the usual offer of serving exclusively roasted, grilled or fried chicken. It’s a concept that celebrates the extraordinary versatility of the chicken and the egg. We aim to deliver on a range of wonderful dishes, served in a relaxed environment at value for money prices.”
The bar menu features ‘chicken crisps’ (crispy chicken skin), Vietnamese minced chicken salad in gem lettuce shells and an array of burgers, including a pulled chicken bap topped with house slaw. Wing choices include Harissa Hot wings with caramelised orange and breaded wings with a blue cheese sauce.
Designed by Black Sheep (Whisky Mist and Jamie’s Italian), key features include a large concrete bar that merges into the steps of the staircase up to the first floor restaurant. The first floor retains many of the original architectural features and includes a series of windows that fill the room with natural light.
Whyte & Brown
Kingly Court, Carnaby Street,
London W1B 5PW
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Unique Half Way House for Golfers at Cameron House, Loch Lomond
The Highland Laddie is a Thames Riverboat set right in the heart of The Carrick Golf Course – between the 9th and 10th holes! The Laddie has been carefully dug into the golf course making it the perfect pit stop.
Golf at Cameron House is a scenic journey of stunning greens and majestic highland backdrops. The halfway house, set between the highlands and the lowlands, has been restored from its former glory as a riverboat into a golfers’ haven. Golf enthusiasts can take time out to tuck into a hearty selection of locally produced Scottish Killie pies whilst enjoying the stunning views of Ben Lomond and the Highlands.
Cameron House is a De Vere Hotel.
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Refurbished King’s Head Hotel to open in Cirencester next March
West Berkshire hotel operator, The Vineyard Group, has announced plans to re-open the historic King’s Head Hotel in the heart of Cirencester town centre at the beginning of March 2014.
Closed for redevelopment since 2007, the King’s Head will re-open as a modern, elegant, luxury hotel offering 45 stylish bedrooms, an exceptional wine list and an all day dining option offering the very best of modern British food.
The entire hotel has been undergoing an extensive restoration programme to address decades of neglect to the historic fabric, including extensive archaeological excavation in the cellars. Final fit-out works will shortly commence, including the 45 bedrooms, which will all be individually designed keeping the character of the grade II listed building. There are also plans for a subterranean spa with a number of treatment rooms for the enjoyment of both residential and local guests.
Andrew McKenzie, Managing Director of The Vineyard Group, who owns the five star Vineyard hotel near Newbury, and who will manage the King’s Head hotel on behalf of Wildmoor, said: “We are passionate about all the projects we take on board, but the King’s Head is a little bit special; it’s in a great location and has some stunning architectural features. It will be exciting to see this historical gem rejuvenated to become part of the social fabric of Cirencester.”