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Loren Hotel Launches Climate Change Initiative in Bermuda
Main Photo: The Loren Hotel, Tucker’s Town, Bermuda Date: October 2021 Name: The Loren Hotel – The Loren Roots Initiative Location: Tucker’s Town, Bermuda Number of Keys: 45 suites Owner: Stephen King, a former investment banker and hedge fund principal opened The Loren at Pink Beach as the first new-build Hotel on Bermuda in 45 years…
Read MoreQbic Hotels London & Manchester Sold and Rebranded
Main Photo: The Qbic Manchester, to be rebranded Yotel Date: October 2021 Name: Qbic London City – to become The Corner, London City; Qbic Manchester – to become a Yotel Location: Aldgate, East London and Spinningfields, Manchester – both England, UK Number of Keys: 183 and 261 Seller: Cerberus Capital Management bought the Qbic London…
Read MoreMaya Capital and AnaCap Acquire Southwark, London Office and Hotel Scheme for £125m
Main Photo: The current Friars House Date: October 2021 Name: Friars House – Hotel TBA Location: Southwark/Blackfriars, London, England, UK Number of Keys: 106,000 sqf office, ground-floor retail and 64,000 sqf 8 storey hotel with workspace Seller: Endurance Land…TBC Buyer: Maya Capital and AnaCap Financial Partners The two parties, Maya Capital and AnaCap have completed…
Read MoreHyatt Centric Brand Debuts in UK with Cambridge Opening
Main Photo: The Dual Branded Hyatt Centric Cambridge and Turing Locke Date: October 2021 Name: Hyatt Centric Cambridge – Dual-branded with Turing Locke Eddinton Cambridge, opened earlier 2021 Location: Eddington, a new development, outskirts of Cambridge, England, UK Number of Keys: 150 hotel rooms and 180 apartments at Turing Locke Seller: The new sustainable location…
Read MoreGoldman Sachs Poised For £140m Purchase of The Belfry Golf Resort
Main Photo: The Belfry, home to the Ryder Cup in years gone by Date: October 2021 Name: The Belfry Location: Sutton Coldfield, Close to Birmingham, England, UK Number of Keys: 324 Seller: KSL Capital Partners…The De Vere Group, which owned and operated The Belfry before it sold it to the Quinn Group in 2005 for…
Read MoreSchroders Backs Whitbread for German Recovery on a New 403 Room Premier Inn
Main Photo: The Hostel One80 as is Date: October 2021 Name: Premier Inn Berlin – opening 2023? Location: Alexanderplatz, Mitte, Berlin Germany Number of Keys: Currently 527 – Two hotels – Holiday Inn & Indigo to make 403 keys for Premier Inn. 124 rooms remain as the One80 Hostel Seller: Azure Hotels Buyer: Schroders Asset…
Read MoreHastings Hotels Sell Slieve Donard Resort and Spa to American AJ Capital Partners
Main Photo: The Slieve Donard Resort, one of seven hotels owned by Hasting Hotels Date: October 2021 Name: Slieve Donard Resort & Spa Location: Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, UK Number of Keys: Seller: Hastings Hotels, owned by the Hastings family since 1972 Buyer: AJ Capital Partners who operate over 40 hotels in the US and…
Read MoreHenderson Park Acquire 12-Strong UK Hilton Portfolio From Amaris Hospitality/LRC
Main Photo: Hilton Edinburgh Carlton Date: October 2021 Name: Under three Hilton brands – Hilton Hotels & Resorts; Hilton Garden Inn; and DoubleTree by Hilton Locations: London – Chelsea & Islington, Bristol North, Coventry, Dartford Bridge, Edinburgh – Central and Airport, Newbury, Southampton, Strathclyde – all UK and Dublin, Ireland Number of Keys: 2,424 Seller:…
Read MoreKasada to Acquire 414-key Safari Hotels & Conference Centre, the Largest Hospitality Complex in Namibia
Main Photo: The Safari Court Hotel, to become a Moevenpick Date: October 2021 Name: The Safari Hotels & Conference Centre Location: Windhoek, Namibia Number of Keys: 414 Seller: Windhoek Safari Hotels, established in 1966. The hotel complex has been pivotal in Windhoek’s evolution as a MICE destination and was associated with notable events leading up…
Read MoreCasa Cook Samos to Open 2022 in Greek Islands
Main Photo: The new Casa Cook Samos – imagined Date: October 2021 Name: Casa Cook Samos – opening May 2022 Location: Samos, North Eastern Aegean Sea, Greece Number of Keys: 128 Owner: Velos Tourism Casa Cook has announced that its latest boutique hotel will open on the Greek island of Samos in May 2022, in…
Read MoreRitz Plans £300m Basement Spa to Compete With the World’s Elite Hotels
Main Photo: The Ritz Restaurant Terrace Date: October 2021 Name: The Ritz Location: Piccadilly, London, England UK Number of Keys: 53 new rooms, to take it to 191 Owner: Qatari Abdulhadi Mana Al-Hajri The Ritz is to become the latest luxury London hotel to dig out an “iceberg” basement to provide more five-star pampering for their guests. The Piccadilly landmark,…
Read MoreCastleforge Acquires Edinburgh Crowne Plaza Hotel
Main Photo: The Crowne Plaza Edinburgh Date: October 2021 Name: Crowne Plaza Hotel – Royal Terrace, an IHG Hotel Location: Royal Terrace, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Number of Keys: 97 Seller: A “High Net Worth” Investor, who acquired the hotel from Alix Partners, receivers for Fontenhall Scotland Ltd, who went Into administration in 2016 Buyer: Castleforge…
Read MoreUnion Investment Acquires Wilde Aparthotel Development in London For £51.8m
Main Photo: The Public Area at the New Wilde Aparthotel Date: September 2021 Name: Wilde Aparthotel by Staycity – Aldgate Tower Bridge Location: Whitechapel, London, England, UK – Opening November 2021 Number of Keys: 156 Seller: Regal London Buyer: Union Investment German institutional investor Union Investment has announced the acquisition of the 156-room Wilde Aparthotel…
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