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...]
Tiger Bills to bite into Hammersmith
Shelley Sandzer has acted on behalf of the Wellington Pub Company in a deal that sees Tiger Bills, the Thai-themed bar and restaurant created by James Eyre of The Lifestyle Group, take a site in West London. Tiger Bills will be adding to its London portfolio at 133-135 King Street, Hammersmith, with a 3,925 sq ft restaurant. Tiger Bills serves a range of dishes from their … [Read more...]
Madness Lovestruck at the Imperial
Madness tried their hand at pulling pints at a London pub on Thursday 13 November, as they introduced their two new ales to the drinks menu at the Imperial. Suggs and the band headed to the Imperial pub, one of only a few UK pubs to currently offer the brews, to pour the first few pints of Lovestruck, a hoppy amber Ale, and Night Boat, a London porter style beer. The … [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...]
Specialist operators head fastest-growing Ones to Watch brands
Fuel Juice Bars takes the top spot in Horizons’ latest survey of fastest-growing fledgling brands, having grown from eight units in 2011 to 24 this year. Fuel heads a league table of emerging foodservice brands in the latest Ones To Watch* survey, many of which occupy niche markets in less than typical locations. Other top performers are Dunkin’ Donuts, healthy quick service … [Read more...]