Hotels

Luxury hotel to open in Great Scotland Yard in 2018

07-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

The former home of the London Metropolitan Police is to reopen as a high-end hotel next year.

Luxury London hotel and restaurant to open across six townhouses

05-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

A new luxury hotel with a ‘destination restaurant’ is set to open in a restored Georgian terrace in the City of London in 2020.

Richard Branson to open first Virgin Hotel in the UK

01-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

Sir Richard Branson has announced plans to launch the UK’s first Virgin Hotel in Edinburgh.

Roux at The Landau to relaunch with more informal dining room

01-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

Roux at The Landau, the restaurant at London’s five-star Langham Hotel, is to relaunch as a more informal dining concept.

French hotel brand Mama Shelter is finally coming to London

31-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

French hotel group Mama Shelter is to make its long-awaited UK debut in London.

The Pig to expand its litter with three new hotels

29-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Pig hotel group has revealed plans to open three further sites over the next two years.

Chester Grosvenor closes restaurant for £350k revamp

17-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Chester Grosvenor hotel has closed its La Brasserie restaurant for a £350,000 refurbishment, which will see the launch of the city-centre’s only champagne bar.

The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh hotel sold for record sum

16-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian hotel has been sold to an overseas investor for a reported £85m.

Alderley Edge relaunches restaurant as more informal dining room

15-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

The Alderley Edge hotel in Cheshire has relaunched its three-AA-rosette restaurant as part of a £2.5m revamp of the site.

Hotel group in administration after revamp of John Burton-Race - Restaurant with Rooms

10-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

The six-figure revamp of the John Burton-Race – Restaurant with Rooms in Torquay has apparently caused owner The Richardson Hotel Group to fall into administration.

Pie roller: Calum Franklin to open pie shop and kitchen

13-Sep-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Holborn Dining Room executive chef and pie maker extraordinaire Calum Franklin is to convert his restaurant’s deli into a pie kitchen that will offer his intricately decorated creations to takeaway via a hatch on High Holborn. 

Craig Atchinson on why he wants to win York a Michelin star

04-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

The chef is relaunching his ambitious restaurant, Hudson’s by Craig Atchinson, alongside Craig Rogan (son of L'Enclume restaurateur Simon Rogan) this month.

The Lanesborough appoints new head chef

03-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

Argentine chef Maximiliano Castaldo is now heading up the main kitchen at The Lanesborough hotel in Knighsbridge.

Hong Kong's Serge et le Phoque is coming to London

01-Aug-2017 By Sophie Witts

The team behind Michelin-starred Hong Kong restaurant Serge et le Phoque are to launch their first London outpost in September.

Zetter Group to open first Manchester hotel

28-Jul-2017 By Sophie Witts

London’s The Zetter Group is finally heading north after plans to open its first Manchester hotel were approved by the city council yesterday (27 July).