Apex Hotels has revealed it is investing £12m in refurbishment works across its four-star portfolio – with work on some properties already under way. The announcement comes following the opening of the group’s tenth property in the UK – the £48.5m Apex City of Bath Hotel – and the completion of a £1.5m refurbishment at Apex City of London Hotel, including a new restaurant … [Read more...]

AccorHotels today announces its new ibis Styles hotel: the ibis Styles London Gloucester Road. The hotel has been signed under a management agreement with P I Hospitality Management Limited. The hotel, located close to Gloucester Road tube station, has 85 bedrooms, a bar & restaurant and will open in January 2018. AccorHotels will manage a full refurbishment programme of … [Read more...]

Derby’s Riverlights Holiday Inn hotel, a prime destination for tourists and business visi-tors to the region, has been acquired by Starboard Hotels, marking the completion of a busy and successful year for the privately owned operator of multi-branded hotels. As one of the UK’s fastest growing hotel businesses, the acquisition of the 105 bed-roomed Holiday Inn Riverlights, … [Read more...]

Today Travelodge has opened its fourth hotel in Newcastle in the Quayside area of the city. The new 120-room hotel with Bar Café and on-site car parking represents an investment of £11m for the landlord and has created 38 new jobs within the community. The Newcastle Quayside Travelodge hotel is located at: Riverview Buildings Close, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE1 3BE - and offers … [Read more...]

The dual-branded Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites has revealed two new hires ahead of its much-anticipated opening early next year. Gabriella Hanson is Conference & Events Office Manager for the Crowne Plaza after joining from The Lowry Hotel. And Danielle Corbett has been named as Assistant Revenue Manager following almost three years at Hotel Gotham. Known as a … [Read more...]