The Ipswich Star reports that Muthu Hotels has acquired the Belstead Brook, its first site in the UK. Muthu specialises in resort complexes, operating a total of 14 properties in Portugal, Spain, India and Singapore, and is part of the M G Muthu Group of companies based in the Indian city of Chennai. The 88-bedroom Belstead Brook Hotel includes a restaurant, conference … [Read more...]
Race is on for Cheltenham’s historic Manor House Hotel
International real estate advisor Savills, on behalf of Hotel Collection Hotel No. 17 Limited,has brought to market The Cheltenham Park Hotel in Gloucestershire at a guide price of £8 million. The Grade II listed property was built as a private home for the Lord family in the mid 19th Century and first became a hotel in the 1920s, before being commandeered by American … [Read more...]
Carden Park Hotel goes independent
After a fourteen year management contract with the De Vere Group the four star Cheshire resort has broken away to become a fully independent hotel. Located within 1000 acres of Cheshire countryside the newly independent Carden Park Hotel offers a wide variety of facilities including 196 bedrooms, award winning spa, two championship golf courses, 18 meeting rooms and onsite … [Read more...]
Westminster Barista succeeds as Douwe Egberts Barista of the Year
Six talented hotel baristas went head to head last month in the Millennium Copthorne Barista of the Year Final, an event organised by Douwe Egberts and Millennium Copthorne Hotels. Held on 30 October, following regional heats across the country, each finalist was given 30 minutes to impress the judges with their barista skills and present a signature drink of their choosing. … [Read more...]
Room rates, occupancy and transaction levels all increasing across UK
Zolfo Cooper, AM:PM and HVS have published the Q3 2014 Hotel Bulletin which analyses demand, supply, pipeline and transactions in the hotel market in 12 cities across the UK. This quarter the bulletin also looks at the impact that key events have had on the hotel industry during the last 150 years. RevPAR growth This quarter’s figures show average increases in RevPAR of … [Read more...]