Lythe Hill Hotel and Spa near Haslemere has been brought to market with a guide price of £8.25m. The sale of the Grade II-listed property is being marketed on behalf of joint administrators Glen Carter and Damian Webb of RSM UK Restructuring Advisory, who were appointed earlier in March after the hotel entered administration.  The […]

Coruisk House on the Isle of Skye has expanded its accommodation offering with the purchase of an additional thatched holiday cottage. The boutique guesthouse, located in the village of Elgol, now operates two thatched cottages alongside its four main bedrooms. The new property, named Tigh Mairi, is situated a short distance from the main house […]

The Crieff Hydro Family of Hotels has received a Gold Award in the UK Government’s Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) for its support of the Armed Forces community. The group, which operates seven hotels across Scotland, was recognised for its inclusive employment practices and ongoing partnerships with cadets, reservists, veterans and service families.  The award […]

The Westbourne guest house in Bowness-on-Windermere has been sold for an undisclosed sum, following an asking price of £1.14m. Long-standing owners Andre and Susan Louis have retired locally after more than a decade running the business. Built in 1888 as a gentleman’s residence, the Victorian property was later converted into guest accommodation and retains a […]

The Auld Kirk, an award-winning bed and breakfast in the village of Ballater, has been put up for sale with an asking price of £750,000. Located in the Cairngorms National Park, the former Scottish Free Church has been converted into guest accommodation and is being marketed by CCL Property. The property includes seven ensuite bedrooms, […]

Claridge’s has named the next chefs to feature in its Kitchen Supper Series, a dining experience run in partnership with the Good Food Guide. Merlin Labron-Johnson of Osip in Somerset and Paul Ainsworth of Paul Ainsworth at No6 in Cornwall will each cook a one-night-only menu from the hotel’s kitchen in Mayfair this autumn. Both […]

KE Hotels has acquired The Queens Hotel Cheltenham from Sir Richard Sutton Limited (SRSL) for an undisclosed sum. The deal, completed by Savills, includes the freehold of the Grade II listed property, which features 84 en suite bedrooms and a retail unit let to Brasserie Blanc, generating additional fixed income.  The 1.3-acre site spans basement, […]

Dumbleton Hall Hotel, a Grade II-listed property in the Cotswolds, has secured a £25m structured debt facility from Ortus Secured Finance to refinance and redevelop the property.  The funding will support US-based Chatham Park Development, which acquired the 34-bed hotel in April 2021.  The property, located in 15.8 acres of parkland near Evesham, is undergoing […]

UK hotel performance weakened in the first half of 2025, with London hotels reporting a  steep 3% decline in RevPAR compared with regional properties, according to data from commercial property platform CoStar. RevPAR dropped 3% year-on-year in June, extending four months of weak trading despite the onset of the holiday season and favourable weather. Hoteliers […]

Marriott International has completed its acquisition of the CitizenM brand.   The current CitizenM global portfolio includes 37 open hotels, comprising 8,789 rooms, across more than 20 cities in the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Its current pipeline of two hotels totaling over 300 rooms are set to be added to Marriott’s portfolio. With the acquisition […]