UK’s Champneys Secures £108m Loan Deal

Main Photo: Champneys at Tring, where it all started Date: August 2022 Name: Champneys Health Resorts Locations: Six locations in the UK: Tring, Liphook, Henlow Grange, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Ashford and Mottram Number of Keys: 538…and 249 treatment rooms Owner: The business was acquired by the Purdew family in 2002 Lender:  Cheyne Capital Real Estate Champneys has…

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Marriott in Partnership With Gulf Islamic Investments To Develop First Autograph Collection Residences in London’s Chelsea

Main Photo: The exterior of The Lucan – imagined Date: August 2022 Name: The Lucan, Autograph Collection Residences – to open 2024 Location: Off Kings Road, Chelsea, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 31 residences comprising a mix of one, two and three bedrooms, as well as a penthouse apartment Seller: TBA Buyer: Gulf Islamic…

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Green Light for UK’s First City ID Aparthotel In London’s Victoria

Main Photo: The envisaged scheme for City ID’s first aparthotel in London Date: August 2022 Name: City ID Location: Vauxhall Bridge Road, Victoria, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 116 Seller: 4C Hotels Buyer: Netherland’s based City ID, with Dexter Moren as architects. Funding shareholders are APG and Australia’s Aware Super Hospitality design expert Dexter…

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Splendid Hospitality Acquire Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock

Main Photo: The Holiday Inn at Brentford Lock Date: July 2022 Name: Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock Location: Overlooking the water at Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK Number of Keys: 134 Seller: Brightbay Real Estate Partners Buyer: Splendid Hospitality Splendid Hospitality Group has announced the acquisition of Holiday Inn London Brentford Lock from Brightbay Real Estate…

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81-Key Mere Knutsford Sold to UAE-Based Select Group

Main Photo: The Mere Hotel, renowned in the Cheshire area Date: July 2022 Name: The Mere Golf Resort & Spa Location: Knutsford, Cheshire, England, UK Number of Keys: 81 Seller: The Boler family, acquired the hotel by father Stephen in 1984, and had been run by son Mark since 1997. They sold the hotel in…

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Knight Frank Says: UK Serviced Apartment Sector Shows Resilience – With YTD Profitability 20% Ahead of the Regional UK Hotel Market

Main Photo: The Other House, one of 2022’s opening in London’s South Kensington; Photo Credit: Jack Hardy Date: July 2022 Name: Serviced Apartments/Aparhotels Location: UK (and probably the same in Europe) Number of Keys: 27,000 + in the UK Who Said: Knight Frank LLP Throughout the extended lockdowns and periods of recovery which followed, the…

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RBH Announces Strategic Alliance With Australian Gatehouse Hospitality

Main Photo: The Westin London City, a recent addition to the RBH stable Date: July 2022 Names: RBH and Gatehouse Hospitality Locations: UK & Asia-Pacific – Gatehouse currently manages properties in Queensland, Western Australia and Victoria, Australia and has a strong pipeline of new build projects Number of Keys: RBH: 5,700; Gatehouse: TBA Partners: RBH,…

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Reuben Brothers Step In Fully on Admiralty Arch Hotel Development, London to See An Opening Date of 2023/24, With Waldorf Astoria Brand

Main Photo: The much delayed Admiralty Arch Hotel. Photo Credit: Archer Humphreys Date: June 2022 Name: Admiralty Arch Waldorf Astoria (we’re guessing) Location: Admiralty Arch, The Mall/Trafalgar Square, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 100+ with residences and a members’ club Seller: Prime Investors Capital (PIC), a vehicle headed by Rafael Serrano, has owned Admiralty Arch…

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Best Western Launches Sadie Brand In The UK, Finally

Main Photo: The Sadie Luton Date: June 2022 Name: The Sadie Luton – Opens July 2022 Location: Mill Street, Luton, Bedforshire, England, UK Number of Keys: 87 Seller: The site was a former 1960’s office building Buyer: Ali Mussani, owner of Centro Hotels Best Western’s newest hotel brand Sadie will welcome its first guests on…

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Scottish Boutique Hotel Operator Manorview Group Adds 11th Venue With the Acquisition of Bothwell Bridge Hotel in South Lanarkshire, Scotland

Main Photo: The Bothwell Bridge Hotel Date: June 2022 Name: Bothwell Bridge Hotel Location: Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK Number of Keys: 90 Seller: The hotel was known as The Clyde Hotel, with the building dating back to the early 19th century. The Martalo family purchased the hotel in 1980 Buyer: Manorview Group, headed up by…

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Liverpool City Council To Open Flagship Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village Hotel, At A Cost Of £43m, To Be Managed by Legacy Hotels & Resorts

Main Photo: The new Novotel Liverpool, billed as the tallest hotel in the city. Photo Credit: Liverpool Echo Date: June 2022 Name: Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village – opening July 2022 Location: Paddington Village Development, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK Number of Keys: 221, including the 39 long-stay apartments Seller: TBA Buyer: Liverpool City Council Legacy Hotels…

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Cycas Hospitality Add Bankside Hotel, London To Their Management Portfolio, After Sale to Vertiq Capital

Main Photo: The stylish, art-led hotel in London’s Bankside Date: June 2022 Name: Bankside Hotel, An Autograph Collection Hotel Location: Bankside, close to Waterloo station, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 161 Seller: An affiliate of the Realstar group of companies and it’s joint venture partner Amerimar Enterprises  Buyer: Vertiq Capital, a Private Equity company,…

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Yotel Opens Fifth UK City-Centre Hotel, In London’s Shoreditch

Main Photo: The Premium Queen room at the new YOTEL London Shoreditch Date: June 2022 Name: YOTEL London Shoreditch Location: Cambridge Heath Road, East London, England, UK Number of Keys: 161 Seller: The site was formerly the East London hotel, opened in late 2018, by JMH Group/Definition Capital, led by Irfan Hussain and Marin Jakisic,…

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Planning Permission Granted For 60-room Hotel at Warwick Castle

Main Photo: Warwick Castle, whose roots go back to William the Conquerer, 1068! Date: May 2022 Name: Warwick Castle – plans to open late 2023 Location: Warwick, 20 minutes drive North-East of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, UK Number of Keys: 60 Owner: Merlin Entertainments, who have managed the Castle since 2007 on behalf of Secure Income…

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French Experimental Group Acquires Cowley Manor Hotel From Curious Group

Main Photo: The Cowley Manor Hotel Date: May 2022 Name: The Cowley Manor Hotel Location: Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK Number of Keys: 31 Seller: A Curious Group of Hotels, owned by Jessica and Peter Frankopan Buyer: Experimental Group, French-owned founded by Romee de Gorianoff French hospitality firm Experimental Group has revealed its purchase of…

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Mandarin Oriental to Open ‘Intimate’ Mayfair Site Late 2022

Main Photo: The new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair – imagined Date: May 2022 Name: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair Location: Hanover Square, Mayfair, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 50 plus 79 residences Seller: TBA Buyer: Clivedale London, an independent Mayfair-based developer established in 2012 which is dedicated to developing super-prime property in London’s W1 Mandarin Oriental Hotel…

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