Wyn Ellis at Numis has issued a positive note on Whitbread after an analysts’ visit last week to the hub in St Martin’s Lane, London – the first to open, but already there’s a pipeline of 13 to come. His conclusion: “It is early, but initial trading at St. Martin's Lane has been encouraging and we believe that Whitbread may have hit upon another winning formula. We are … [Read more...]
Cadogan Estate and Jean-Louis Costes announce hotel collaboration
Cadogan and Jean-Louis Costes have announced a partnership which will see the marrying of their strengths in Chelsea at ‘One Sloane Gardens’, a unique partnership combining the quintessentially British style of the Cadogan Estate with Paris’s most talked-about hotelier. Jean-Louis Costes will conceive and develop the boutique hotel project’s brand, character and ‘soul’, to … [Read more...]
Bulldog Hotel Group set for £20m expansion
Independent coaching inns operator the Bulldog Hotel Group is set for major expansion, following investment from sector-specialist investment company the Commer Group. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, sees Commer Group take a 20% stake in the business, with Commer Group Managing Director Edward Walsh joining Bulldog’s board as Finance Director. The investment creates a … [Read more...]
Jean-Christophe Novelli to open restaurant at DoubleTree by Hilton Liverpool
Award winning chef Jean-Christophe Novelli has entered into a partnership with DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Spa Liverpool and management company Interstate Hotels and Resorts to launch his brasserie, Jean-Christophe Novelli at Michelle, a first for Novelli, when the hotel officially opens in April, 2015. The five out of five, AA Rosette and multi Michelin award-winning … [Read more...]
Four hotels planned for Belfast’s Titanic Quarter
Belfast’s Titanic Quarter already has Premier Inn at its entrance, but full planning is already in place for a further four, although those for the boutique hotel in the Harland and Wolff HQ and Drawing Office are subject to planning amendment. A spokesperson for Titanic Quarter said: “With the enormous success of Titanic Belfast and expanding business activity within … [Read more...]