Hilton Nottingham has placed the finishing touches on a £6.5 million hotel transformation project, which includes the redesign and comprehensive refurbishment of 176 guest rooms, including bathrooms, corridors, noise insulation, installation of air-conditioning throughout and reviewed layouts in the bedrooms. This compliments the lobby which was completed during the pandemic.
QHotels has appointed Ian Chaplin as General Manager of its four-star hotel The Nottingham Belfry. Ian brings over 15 years’ hospitality experience, most recently at EEF Venues’ Woodland Grange, in Leamington Spa, where he introduced new conference business and coordinated expansion into the region’s leisure market.
Principal Hayley Group, a leading hotel and conference centre provider, has announced three new general manager appointments to its venue management team; Martin Jones has joined the team at De Vere Venues Wynchwood Park, Chris Falcus has joined Eastwood Hall, and James Grant has been appointed at De Vere Venues Brigade, London.
Dulce Marques has been appointed as general manager of the Lace Market hotel in Nottingham and has said she wants the hotel to once more be the “go-to place to stay” in Nottingham. Originally from Portugal, Marques has more than 18 years’ experience in the hospitality industry, and began working in hotels in the Swiss Alps. She spent eight years at the Cannizaro House hotel in Wimbledon, London, before spending a year as operations manager for the launch of Hotel Gotham in Manchester. Dulce is looking at the branding of the hotel outlets; as well as the hotel there is its Merchants restaurant and Cock & Hoop pub. She suggested the possibility of a unified Lace Market brand name may be explored to ensure no outlet gets forgotten about, while also respecting the legacy of the property.
VingCard Elsafe, the global leader in hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has installed its VISION locking system at all 302 student apartments at the new Opal 1 Nottingham building. VISION by VingCard provides reporting capabilities to enhance the property's security, with all access logged to ensure that anyone entering or leaving the building and its secure areas is automatically documented.