City Developments Limited (CDL), through its wholly owned subsidiary Copthorne Hotel Holdings Limited, has acquired the Holiday Inn London Kensington High Street for £280m. The purchase price equates to £396,600 per room. CDL said the 706-room freehold hotel continues to perform strongly, reporting occupancy of more than 97% in the nine months to September 2025.  […]

Hospitality businesses in Wales face an 80% rise to £131m in business rates by 2028/29 after being excluded from the Welsh government’s reform plans, according to analysis by UKHospitality Cymru. The industry body said its modelling shows bills would increase by £19.6m in 2026/27, by £43.3m in 2027/28 and by £67.7m in 2028/29, compared with […]

Valpas has joined the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance in a move the group said will support efforts to advance safe and sustainable practices across the global hotel sector. The Helsinki-based company certifies hotels as bed bug-safe and pesticide-free, using in-room technology that provides digital proof of safety for guests. It now has more than 300 […]

The Lemon Tree hotel and restaurant in Wrexham has been brought to market for £1.35m. The Lemon Tree is an 18-bedroom hotel with a 70-cover restaurant. The venue operates from a Grade II listed building dating from the 1860s, converted into a hotel in 1982 and refurbished and renamed in 2010.  The current owner, Sam […]

Hilton has signed The BoTree London to its Curio Collection, adding the Marylebone hotel to its growing lifestyle portfolio. The agreement extends Hilton’s long-running partnership with Shiva Hotels and brings another central London site under the Curio brand. The hotel includes LAVO, a two-storey restaurant serving coastal Italian dishes; The BoTree Bar, which operates from day […]

Carden Park will open four new suites in early 2026, completing a £6.5m refurbishment of all 197 bedrooms at the Cheshire resort. The suites have been designed by Palm Interiors and are intended to offer larger open-plan spaces with separate living and sleeping areas. They will include fireplaces, dressing areas, luxury bathrooms and high-end integrated […]

Andrew Stembridge has been appointed an ambassador for the Accessible Hospitality Alliance (AHA) as the organisation seeks to advance industry-wide efforts to improve accessibility and inclusion. Stembridge is executive director of Iconic Luxury Hotels and has held senior roles across the sector.  A graduate of the University of Strathclyde, he later completed executive development programmes […]

The former K West Hotel in Shepherd’s Bush is set to reopen in February 2026 as Hotel Indigo London K West Shepherd’s Bush after a full refurbishment. Operator IHG Hotels said the relaunch would introduce a revamped design influenced by the building’s history as the BBC’s Kensington House recording studios. Artists including David Bowie, Jimi […]

Marriott International has entered the Democratic Republic of the Congo with the opening of two hotels in Kinshasa, marking the group’s first sites in the country.  The company has launched Protea Hotel by Marriott Kinshasa and Four Points by Sheraton Kinshasa in partnership with third-party manager SARV Management. The new hotels introduce two of Marriott’s […]

The Holiday Inn Chester West hotel has been sold to Mzaman Holdings Group for an undisclosed price. The hotel, which was previously owned by Autolodge Hotel Limited, is located just off the A55 close to Chester city centre. It features 81 en suite bedrooms, as well as four function rooms, a lounge bar and restaurant, […]