News > Business

Starboard adds motorway hotel to portfolio

By Emma Eversham , 17-Jul-2008

Related topics: Business

Starboard Hotels buys the site for a new hotel at a motorway services area in West Yorkshire

Starboard Hotels has announced plans to open a new Days Inn at a 35-acre motorway services area near Wetherby, West Yorkshire. 

The 126-bedroom hotel will be developed as part of Moto Hospitality`s expansion plan for the site at junction 46 of the A1 and is set to be completed by the beginning of next year. 

 

Paul Callingham, Managing Director of Starboard Hotels, said the hotel, bought through Christie & Co  was "another exciting addition" to the portfolio. 

 

“We’ve chosen this site because of its prominent location on the A1. It is also near the Wetherby racecourse and close to York and Harrogate," he added. 

 

Starboard Hotels, owned by Philip Houghton and Stephen Carter along with Callingham, has also submitted planning applications for two Holiday Inn Express hotels – a 200-bedroom property in Edgbaston, Birmingham and a 202-bedroom property in Gateshead. The company is also opening another Holiday Inn Express in Burnley this summer. 

BigHighlights

Andreas Antona: Pearls of Wisdom

Andreas Antona: Pearls of Wisdom

The chef opened Simpsons in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, more than 20 years ago, relocating the Michelin-starred favourite to Birmingham...

Focus on wine: Sommeliers share their restaurant's top food and wine pairings

Focus on wine: Sommeliers share their restaurant's top food and wine pairings

We've seen which regions are top of the wine list, now to find the food to go...

Business Profile: Kimchee

Business Profile: Kimchee

After the phenomenal success of Holborn’s Kimchee restaurant, Wasabi owner Dong Hyun Kim is bringing Korean food to...

Jonathan Neame: Beer duty cut has given Shepherd Neame confidence to invest in 40 pub projects

Jonathan Neame: Beer duty cut has given Shepherd Neame confidence to invest in 40 pub projects

Jonathan Neame, chief executive of brewer and pubco Shepherd Neame, has revealed the cut in beer duty...

Joseph Kirtley: Career Profile

Joseph Kirtley: Career Profile

American-born Joseph Kirtley started out as a bellboy at Miami Beach's Delano Hotel before climbing the ladder...

Find us on Facebook

Digital Edition - Restaurant Magazine

Access to the Restaurant Magazine digital edition