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Crockers Tring team to open sister site in Henley

03-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

The team behind Hertfordshire-based fine dining restaurant Crockers Tring are to open a multifaceted restaurant with rooms later in the spring in Henley, Oxfordshire.

Paul Askew extends The Art School with new bar and private dining room

21-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Paul Askew has extended his Liverpool restaurant The Art School with the creation of a new downstairs bar and private dining room.

Mark Birchall to open second restaurant at Moor Hall

23-Oct-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Mark Birchall is to launch a second, more casual restaurant at his newly Michelin-starred country house restaurant with rooms Moor Hall.

Ross Bott to oversee two restaurants at The Swan Hotel

15-Sep-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Ross Bott, former head chef at Atul Kochar’s Hawkyns, is to oversee two new restaurants opening at The Swan Hotel in Southwold next month.

Alexander Hotels and Utopia Spas acquires Barnett Hill conference venue

12-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

South East-based hotel company Alexander Hotels and Utopia Spas has acquired conference venue Barnett Hill in Guildford. 

Front-of-house focus: The new order of service

10-Oct-2016 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant has put seven very different top-end restaurant service styles under the microscope to see what makes today’s dining rooms tick.

Tom Adams and April Bloomfield's Cornish farm venture to open in July

09-Jun-2016 By Emma Eversham

Coombeshead Farm in Cornwall, a working farm and dining room created by Pitt Cue's Tom Adams and April Bloomfield of New York's The Spotted Pig, is set to open for business next month. 

Bob Bob Ricard owner to open restaurant at The Leadenhall Building

01-Mar-2016 By Emma Eversham

Bob Bob Ricard owner Leonid Shutov is to open a restaurant within The Leadenhall Building in the city. 

Snoozebox unveils portable hotel room that transforms in to a theatre

26-Nov-2015 By Sophie Witts

Snoozebox – the portable hotel company - has unveiled a new design which allows its rooms to be transformed in to a theatre, dining room or office.

Gisborough Hall undergoes £400k renovation project

29-Oct-2015 By Liam Garrahan

Gisborough Hall hotel has recently undergone a £400k renovation project which has seen it refurbish 39 of its bedrooms.

Former L'Enclume chef Mark Birchall to open restaurant with rooms

15-Sep-2015 By Sophie Witts

Mark Birchall – former executive chef at two Michelin-starred L’Enclume – is to open a new restaurant with rooms in summer 2016.

Malmaison Hotel du Vin to open Hotel du Vin in Stratford-upon-Avon

20-May-2015 By Emma Eversham

Boutique hotel operator Malmaison Hotel du Vin has announced plans to open a Hotel du Vin in Stratford-upon-Avon next year. 

Ask the Experts

How to boost conference and meetings business

02-Mar-2015 By Ciara Feely

Effective promotion of meetings and conference space can provide a big boost to non-room revenues, but many businesses are missing out. Ciara Feely of ConferenceConverterToolkit.com, gives her tips on how to convert lobby traffic into conference clients.

Revere Pub Company opening two more pubs with rooms

24-Feb-2015 By Sophie Witts

Revere Pub Company, the premium pub format created by Marston's, has announced the opening of two new pubs with rooms.

The Goring to close for refurbishment

27-Jan-2015 By Emma Eversham

The Goring hotel will close its doors today (27 January) for the first time in its 104-year history to allow refurbishment work on its lobby to be completed. 

Details released for Tulse Hill Hotel

31-Oct-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Metropolitan Pub Company will open the nine-bedroom Tulse Hill Hotel in south east London at the end of November.

New head chef for Chiswell Street Dining Rooms

27-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

ETM Group has appointed Pieter Fitz-Dreyer as head chef of Chiswell Street Dining Rooms in London.

New hotel unveiled at Center Parcs Woburn Forest

06-May-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Center Parcs new Woburn Forest Village in Bedfordshire has announced that its 75-bedroom Austrian-inspired hotel has been completed.

Shangri-La Hotel at The Shard: Final details revealed

07-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts will open its 202-bedroom hotel complete with restaurants, bars and event spaces over 18 levels of the 72-storey Shard Building in the spring.

Newcastle's Assembly Rooms to be turned into restaurant, lounge and club

23-Dec-2013 By Emma Eversham

The owner of the Assembly Rooms in Newcastle is planning to turn the building into a multi-purpose entertainment venue which will 'get people socialising'.

Rosewood London opens after £85m revamp

16-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

US hotel company Rosewood Hotels & Resorts has this week opened the doors to Rosewood London after a major refurbishment and rebranding of the five-star Chancery Court Hotel in Holborn. 

Olympic Café & Dining Room to open within revamped London Studios

30-Sep-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Olympic Studios, the famous West London recording studios that hosted the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and U2, will re-open its doors to the public in October as a new entertainment venue housing a cinema, private members’ club, café and...

Stonegate acquires The Living Room from Premium Bars & Restaurants

13-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

Stonegate Pub Company has acquired 13 Living Rooms sites from Premium Bars & Restaurants. 

Capital comeback: London hotels outperform Provinces in June

23-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Last month was a resounding success for hotels across the UK: In London, hoteliers saw total revenue per available room (TrevPar) grow by 10.9 per cent, while profits in the Provinces rose by 9.4 per cent. 

Revere gives details of next two pubs with rooms

17-Apr-2013 By Emma Eversham

Revere Pub Company, the premium pub format created by Marston's, is to convert another two pubs - the White Hart in Wiltshire and the Hedgehog Inn in West Sussex - into pubs with rooms following the success of its first. 

Bush Hall owners venture into restaurants with adjacent Dining Room

27-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Husband and wife business partners Charlie Raworth and Emma Hutchinson, who run the two Shepherd’s Bush live music and events venues Bush Hall and The Music House for Children, are set to launch a neighbouring all-day restaurant this spring.

D&D London reveals details of its first 'hotel by restaurateurs'

08-Jun-2012 By Peter Ruddick

South Place Hotel, the first hotel from D&D London, is to officially launch at the beginning of September and is described as a hotel 'created by restaurateurs' with previews of the F&B offering planned in time for the Olympics.

ETM Group's 10th pub to be showcase for British produce

13-Feb-2012 By Emma Eversham

ETM Group, the London-based pub company run by brothers Tom and Ed Martin will open its tenth pub next month on the site of The King's Head at the Barbican.

Kudos enters hotel industry with Aldermaston Manor contract

20-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Kudos, part of the Crown Group, has signed a multi-million-pound contract to provide food and venue management services at Aldermaston Manor Hotel in Berkshire.

Princess of Shoreditch owners open restaurant in Bloomsbury

06-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Almost two years after opening the award-winning Princess of Shoreditch restaurant, Scott Hunter and Maria Larsen have opened their second venue, The Lady Ottoline in Bloomsbury.

Premier Inn to use ‘floating’ room design for Leicester Square hotel

10-May-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Premier Inn has developed a ‘floating bedroom’ design for its new Leicester Square hotel, which is designed to block out noise by isolating each room in its own independent box.

UK hoteliers expect hotel demand to increase in Q2

09-May-2011 By Lorraine Heller

Hoteliers across the UK say business is looking up, with the majority of general managers expecting an increase in sales of both corporate and leisure hotel stays in the second quarter of this year.

Village London to open third venue in Fitzrovia

23-Feb-2011 By Becky Paskin

Independent restaurant operator Village London is to open a third venue in the West End in April.

Archangel restaurant with rooms to open in Somerset

04-May-2010 By Stefan Chomka

Archangel, a restaurant with rooms that is being renovated from an ancient coaching inn, will open early next month in the Somerset town of Frome

Alexis Gauthier to take the helm at Lindsay House

31-Mar-2010 By Joe Lutrario

Alexis Gauthier, chef patron at Michelin-starred Pimlico restaurant Roussillon, is set to launch a restaurant at Lindsay House, the Soho-based townhouse previously operated by Richard Corrigan

Portuguese hotel group Pestana launches in London

25-Feb-2010 By Becky Paskin

Portugal-based hotel group Pestana is to open its first UK property next week, the four-star Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel and Spa in London

Giaconda Dining Rooms named Time Out's best restaurant

15-Sep-2009 By Becky Paskin

The Soho bistro has been awarded the title of Best New Restaurant in the 2009 Time Out London Eating and Drinking Awards

Rugby player to turn Scottish property into restaurant

06-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

A Red Lions rugby player has bought a former Edinburgh private members club, with a view to turning it into a restaurant/ bar

Local family buys Washingborough Hall Hotel

04-Nov-2008 By Becky Paskin

A local Lincolnshire family known for their business acumen in the area have bought the 200 year-old Washingborough Hall Hotel for an undisclosed sum

Tottington Manor goes on sale and Landmark London gets new ballroom

02-Oct-2008 By Emma Eversham

West Sussex manor house hotel Tottington Manor is put on the market and the Landmark London unveils its brand new grand ballroom

Gilpin Lodge explain the secret to their success

17-Jul-2007 By Restaurant

A brilliant dinner, good night's sleep and fantastic walk is ;all they do;, say the modest owners of Lakeland Gilpin Lodge The Cunliffes of Gilpin Lodge in Windermere call themselves hoteliers, not restaurateurs. From setting up their ...

Vernes Restaurant and Tea Rooms in Bourton-on-the-Water sold

28-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

Vernes Restaurant and Tea Rooms on the riverside of the Cotswold's Bourton-on-the- Water has been sold for an undisclosed sum after offers in the region of £89,950 were sought for the new lease. The stone property includes a 60-cover ...