Two Arora Group-owned hotel development sites in Birmingham and Glasgow city centres have officially been brought to market for a combined freehold asking price of £6m.  The Birmingham site, located on Hill Street, has planning approval for a 227-bedroom hotel and is priced at £2m. It sits opposite the Grand Central shopping centre and New […]

The family-owned Uig Hotel on the Isle of Skye has been brought to market with a guide price of £1.45m. Drysdale and Company, the Stirling-based commercial property agency that is handling the sale, said trading figures will be released “to serious parties” once a formal viewing has been arranged. The building, looking over Uig Bay, […]

Hospitality firm Numa Group has appointed Philip Lassman as managing director for the UK and Ireland. Lassman will oversee the Native by Numa and Numa brands. He joins with nearly 25 years of experience in the sector, having held senior leadership roles at Accor and IHG. Numa said he has a proven track record in […]

Nadim Zahwai has reportedly been made a director of a new Middle Eastern fund set to invest more than £1bn in two luxury hotels in London’s Mayfair, according to The Times. Evolution Investment Fund has taken a leasehold interest in the London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square and in a fully approved development site at Grafton […]

Kirklees Council has announced that work on the Grade II listed George Hotel will accelerate next month as construction teams begin dismantling the west side of the building.  The project will create 108 hotel rooms, a bar, restaurant, gym, and conference facilities. The building will be managed by Radisson Hotel Group and is scheduled to […]

The Timeless Collection, part of LSG Holdings, has officially acquired the 28-acre hotel estate Stole Rochford Hall in Lincolnshire for an undisclosed sum.  The Grade I listed manor house was previously owned by Stoke Rochford Hall 1. Built in 1843 by architect William Burn, the property underwent restoration following a fire in 2005 to preserve […]

Clermont Hotel Group has announced the appointment of Natasha Ludlow, Michael Hedges, Parik Zala, Dries Gadeyne and Akhilesh Gupta as internal general managers across its 14-hotel portfolio.  News of the appointments follow a reported 140% increase to 48,000 training hours for staff last year at the group’s learning centre, The Academy.  The group also recently […]

Elite Hotels has appointed Dominic Osborne as general manager of The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne. Osborne returns to the group with almost 30 years of hospitality experience. The appointment marks a return to the company for Osborne, who served as general manager of Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club between 2002 and 2008. He joins […]

The British Motor Museum has welcomed the start of construction on a Fairfield by Marriott hotel development, adjacent to the venue.  The development is the first of its brand in the UK and is expected to reach practical completion in May 2027. The first phase of the project will deliver 142 bedrooms, with a potential […]

The Waterside Hotel has opened a £3m spa and restaurant development at its West Kilbride site following a major investment programme by operator SimpsInns. The expansion at the Ayrshire coastal venue includes six treatment rooms, a four-person Rasul experience, and an indoor thermal area featuring a steam room. An outdoor spa garden provides direct beach […]