Cornwall Council have approved the sale of Old County Hall to St Michael’s Hotel & Spa owner, Nigel Carpenter, this week. The sale is subject to a satisfactory planning consent being obtained. Old County Hall was originally designed in 1890 by TB Silcock for the County Council and is a grand, Grade 2 listed building, constructed of local materials. St Michael’s Hotel … [Read more...]
The Inn @The Grosvenor banishes Channel 4 memories
The Grosvenor Hotel, Torquay, the subject of the smash hit Channel 4 TV series, The Hotel, has re-opened the doors to the Inn @ The Grosvenor following a revamp to both the restaurant and the menu. The new star of the re-launched restaurant is head chef Ricco Jenkins who undertook his apprenticeship at the prestigious Claridges Hotel in London, and who has developed a … [Read more...]
Pride of Britain names Northcote its Hotel of the Year
The Northcote, Lancashire has been named Hotel of the Year 2013 by Pride of Britain Hotels at the Annual General Meeting held at The Goring, London on 15 April 2013. Commenting on the award, Craig Bancroft, Managing Director, said: “We are absolutely overjoyed with this accolade, particular as we are judged by mystery guests and customer feedback. This reinforces that the … [Read more...]
Win Pop up Summer Seating for your hospitality venue
With summer approaching it’s time to start thinking about using outdoor areas and getting out the summer furniture, storage is always costly and dusting everything down again time consuming, not so for sofas from Sofair™. Especially not when you have a chance to win one of three Sofair™ sofas up for grabs exclusively through H&C News. All you have to do is in no more … [Read more...]
Presentation significantly impacts on table profit yields
As consumers are dining out more and more frequently, smart restaurateurs are quickly realising their regular customers will quickly tire of the ‘same old, same old’ restaurant experience. Clearly, offering the same old thing in the same old manner is not going to be enough (if it ever was). A quick and easy way to makeover your restaurant offering and to really welcome your … [Read more...]