Five-star Dartmoor resort, Bovey Castle, is set to host a film-themed culinary competition in which guests will judge dishes created by five head chefs from across the Eden Hotel Collection. Bovey Castle will stage Battle of Eden 2026: A Night at the Movies on 28 February 2026, bringing together chefs from the group’s five properties […]

A&O Hostels has acquired two adjoining hotel properties in central Manchester for an undisclosed sum as part of its expansion across Europe. The hostel operator purchased the freehold of the four-storey buildings on Portland Street and Dickinson Street from funds managed by Ares Real Estate and EQ Group.  The properties, which together provide about 13,000 […]

The City of London Corporation has approved plans for a new 180-bedroom luxury hotel at 27–28 Clements Lane, allowing JMK Group to redevelop a Grade II-listed Victorian building near Monument. The scheme, designed by Studio Moren, will see the refurbishment and extension of the existing property, transforming what the developer described as an underused site […]

Woodlands Guest House and Glenburn Hotel, one of the Lake District’s largest guest house properties, has been brought to market for a freehold asking price of £2.75m after its owners decided to pursue other business interests.  The properties, which trade jointly as Woodlands Windermere, were linked four years ago to create a 30-bedroom guest house. […]

Independent boutique accommodation group Your Place is set to open Bower House, a 10-room hotel in Pimlico, in March 2026. The opening will mark the company’s third London property, joining the Georgian House Hotel and Chinnery House Apartments. The restoration and interior design of the period building has been led by Gabe von der Heyde, […]

Whitbread has announced plans to build a second hotel in Chichester as part of its long-term Premier Inn expansion strategy in the south of England. The company has acquired a site on Bognor Road, close to the A27 and A259 junction, where it intends to develop an 82-bedroom Premier Inn. The freehold site was purchased […]

Mollie’s has submitted a planning application for a new hotel and diner at Edinburgh Park, marking the brand’s first proposed site in Scotland and its fourth in the UK.The value-luxe hotel and diner operator has lodged detailed plans with City of Edinburgh Council for a development on a 0.63-hectare site at the southern edge of […]

Licensed hospitality businesses across Scotland face an increased risk of closure as a result of the non-domestic rates revaluation due to take effect in April 2026, according to the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG).With the Scottish Budget due on Tuesday 13 January, the industry body said ministers must decide how the revaluation is implemented and what […]

Voco Winchester Hotel and Spa has been awarded Green Key certification, an international standard for environmental responsibility in the tourism and hospitality sector. The certification is awarded to hotels and other tourism businesses that meet criteria set by the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE), covering areas such as energy use, waste management, water conservation and […]

A purpose-built hotel in Hull city centre, currently fully let to Accor UK Economy Hotels and operating as an Ibis, has been placed up for sale with a guide price of £7.5m. Comprising 106 bedrooms, the hotel is spread over ground and three upper floors, with a lobby, bar and dining room also on the […]