Whitbread plc, owner of Premier Inn - the UK's largest hotel brand - has received planning consent to transform Verity House, a vacant office building in the South Bank area of Leeds city centre, into a 131-room hotel.
Supercity Aparthotels has officially opened its latest property, The Jubilee, this week in the heart of Leeds city centre.
The Met Hotel Leeds, a much-loved landmark in the heart of the city, is entering an exciting new chapter as it announces major refurbishment plans. The hotel has stood as a symbol of elegance in the heart of Leeds since 1899, and now, through this transformation, it will be reimagined for today with a refined yet expressive attitude, making it a contemporary lifestyle destination.
Hyatt announces the opening of Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds in the United Kingdom, marking the Hyatt brands' debut into the Leeds market. With Hyatt Place and Hyatt House under one roof, this new dual-branded development combines intuitive design, practical amenities, spacious rooms, and 24/7 convenience, offering guests a home away from home. Together with a state-of-the-art fitness center, flexible meeting spaces and stunning city views, Hyatt Place Leeds and Hyatt House Leeds are the perfect city retreat for business, leisure and extended stay travelers alike.
Plans for a new hotel development at Leeds Kirkgate Market will next week reach their latest significant milestone.
Triton Construction has been appointed as main contractor to preserve and redevelop the historic, Grade 2 listed Hyde Park Picture House in Leeds. The £2.8 million contract follows news that the treasured venue has secured a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant with match funding from Leeds City Council to secure its future.
Alistair Campbell has joined The QHotels Group to become general manager of The Queens Hotel Leeds. The new appointment comes as the hotel's highly anticipated £16million transformation project gets underway, set to be unveiled summer 2021.
Hammerson, which owns and manages Victoria Leeds, has submitted plans for a new 205-bed hotel adjacent to its iconic retail and leisure destination, Victoria Gate. The plans will see the site, which is currently a temporary surface car park, redeveloped to provide a new flagship hotel further enhancing the offer at Hammerson's retail and leisure destination and the Leeds cultural quarter, driving additional footfall and spend to the city.
Oulton Hall, the four-star luxury hotel close to Leeds, has announced the appointment of Jan Coskun as its Director of Operations.
General manager Ruslana Yarmolyuk is all set for the opening of the Mercure Leeds Centre on 18 October. Formerly the New Ellington Hotel, of which Ruslana was also general manager, the transformed property is located a short walk from Leeds train station and Trinity Leeds shopping centre.
The 135-bedroom Crowne Plaza Leeds hotel has completed a £4.5m refurbishment, 18 months after it was forced to close for eight weeks following the Boxing Day flood of 2015.
Wayne Topley has been appointed the new General Manager at iconic Leeds hotel, The Queens. In his new role, Wayne will oversee the running of all aspects of the hotel, including its conferencing facilities. Having previously worked as Divisional Director with hotel management company, Redefine BDL, Wayne brings extensive hotel management skills to the role.
Management company Valor Hospitality Europe has appointed a new general manager to its hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Leeds City Centre. With over twenty five years’ experience in the hospitality industry, Tim Price first worked as a general manager at the Angel Hotel, Chippenham in 1989. His job then took him to hotels across the UK from the Sheffield Moat House to St David’s Hotel and Spa, Cardiff to The Selfridge Hotel, London. Throughout his career, Tim has built up an impressive reputation for managing successful hotels. He has also turned around the fortunes of underperforming hotels by improving guest satisfaction ratings, profits and staff engagement. Tim hopes that he will be able to continue to build on this success in his new position.
Roomzzz is a UK-based Aparthotel Brand, offering spacious and well thought out apartments that provide all the luxuries of home. Apartments typically offer 50% more space than an average hotel room. The latest addition to the portfolio, Roomzzz City (in Leeds City Centre), will open in May 2009, comprising 36 superb 1 & 2 bedroom luxury apartments.