Aimbridge Hospitality has added the voco Sandpiper All-Inclusive Resort in Florida to its portfolio, marking the first US property within the operator’s all-inclusive division. The 335-room resort in Port St Lucie – owned by Sandpiper Bay Resort Holdings, led by Feenix Venture Partners and Ghost Tree Partners – is undergoing a £50m renovation and will […]

The Bertrand’s Townhouse is set to open in Bloomsbury on 12 December, converting three Georgian properties on Bedford Place into a 43-bedroom boutique hotel. The operator said the project is intended to reflect the area’s early 20th Century cultural heritage and the work of philosopher Bertrand Russell, after whom the hotel is named. Designs reference […]

The teams behind the Old Bank Hotel and The Store have launched essentially Oxford, a digital platform designed to promote independent, luxury-led businesses across the city.  The initiative brings together hotels, restaurants, retailers and cultural organisations and presents them through an editorial format. The platform highlights locations to stay, dine, shop and visit, with a […]

The Lemon Tree hotel and restaurant in Wrexham has been brought to market for £1.35m. The Lemon Tree is an 18-bedroom hotel with a 70-cover restaurant. The venue operates from a Grade II listed building dating from the 1860s, converted into a hotel in 1982 and refurbished and renamed in 2010.  The current owner, Sam […]

Valpas has joined the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance in a move the group said will support efforts to advance safe and sustainable practices across the global hotel sector. The Helsinki-based company certifies hotels as bed bug-safe and pesticide-free, using in-room technology that provides digital proof of safety for guests. It now has more than 300 […]

Andrew Stembridge has been appointed an ambassador for the Accessible Hospitality Alliance (AHA) as the organisation seeks to advance industry-wide efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion. Stembridge is executive director of Iconic Luxury Hotels and has held senior roles across the sector.  A graduate of the University of Strathclyde, he later completed executive development programmes […]

Hilton has signed The BoTree London to its Curio Collection, adding the Marylebone hotel to its growing lifestyle portfolio. The agreement extends Hilton’s long-running partnership with Shiva Hotels and brings another central London site under the Curio brand. The hotel includes LAVO, a two-storey restaurant serving coastal Italian dishes; The BoTree Bar, which operates from day […]

Carden Park will open four new suites in early 2026, completing a £6.5m refurbishment of all 197 bedrooms at the Cheshire resort. The suites have been designed by Palm Interiors and are intended to offer larger open-plan spaces with separate living and sleeping areas. They will include fireplaces, dressing areas, luxury bathrooms and high-end integrated […]

The former K West Hotel in Shepherd’s Bush is set to reopen in February 2026 as Hotel Indigo London K West Shepherd’s Bush after a full refurbishment. Operator IHG Hotels said the relaunch would introduce a revamped design influenced by the building’s history as the BBC’s Kensington House recording studios. Artists including David Bowie, Jimi […]

The Holiday Inn Chester West hotel has been sold to Mzaman Holdings Group for an undisclosed price. The hotel, which was previously owned by Autolodge Hotel Limited, is located just off the A55 close to Chester city centre. It features 81 en suite bedrooms, as well as four function rooms, a lounge bar and restaurant, […]