St James’s Hotel Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Somerston Group, has acquired The Legacy Falcon Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon from the Administrators of Noblelarge Limited, Grant Thornton. The four star hotel, with a frontage dating back to the late 15th century, is situated in Chapel Street close to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. It provides 83 bedrooms, seven … [Read more...]
Justin Carter to join Loungers as COO
Loungers, the Bristol-based all-day café/bar group, has announced that Justin Carter will join the business as chief operating officer. Carter will leave his current role as operations director at Fuller’s in December and join Loungers at the beginning of 2015. Carter previously founded the Elbow Room chain, which he ran for 13 years before selling it in 2008. He joined … [Read more...]
Dalata Hotel Group announces strong half year, more acquisitions
Dalata Hotel Group plc, the largest hotel operator in Ireland, has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2014. Highlights Successful completion of IPO in March raising €256m net of costs Strong operating performance with revenue up 31% on H1 2013 EBITDA up from €0.9m in H1 2013 to €2.4m in H1 2014 Completed acquisitions of Maldron Hotel … [Read more...]
NATO by numbers: the demands of a big event
Located in the heart of Cardiff, St David’s Hotel & Spa hosted a number of international delegates for the NATO Summit 2014 in the Welsh capital on 4-5 September. To illustrate just what it takes to prepare and host guests attending a big event, the hotel has pulled together its initial figures which demonstrate their ‘NATO by numbers’ journey. Part of the PH Hotels … [Read more...]
Bistrot Pierre expands to Torquay
Privately owned French restaurant group, Bistrot Pierrehas opened its twelfth bistrot within the award-winning (UK Property Awards 2014-15) new Abbey Sands building on Torquay seafront. The opening sees a development of the group’s interior style, replacing its trademark red for more subtle blue and yellow, as well as its first specific bar menu. “This will be our first … [Read more...]