Leicester – The News Desk

Hotel management company Kew Green Hotels has announced plans to reflag two existing properties in Leicester and Manchester under IHG’s voco brand. The group has acquired Hotel Brooklyn Leicester and Hotel Brooklyn Manchester, and has signed a franchise agreement with IHG to rebrand them as voco properties by mid-2024. The 189-room Hotel Brooklyn Manchester was unveiled in 2020 on the city’s Portland Street, while the 191-room Hotel Brooklyn Leicester opened last summer next to Welford Road Stadium, home of the Leicester Tigers rugby team. Leicester’s Hotel Brooklyn to open in June Both properties have until now been part of Bespoke Hotels Group. IHG launched the conversion-focused voco brand in 2018, with the first property opening on Australia’s Gold Coast. There are currently around ...

Z Hotels has announced plans for its 12th London property, located adjacent to Leicester Square. The group has secured a £23 million loan from OakNorth Bank and ASK Partners, to acquire and convert a five storey office building on Charing Cross Road into a hotel offering between 81 and 95 rooms. The news follows OakNorth’s recent provision of a loan to enable Z Hotels to expand its existing property in London’s Piccadilly district. Z Hotels to expand London Piccadilly property Z Hotels was founded by Bev King, former COO of Thistle Hotels, with the first property opening in Soho in 2011. The group now has 14 sites operational – 11 in London and one each in Liverpool, Bath and Glasgow. Business Traveller has reviewed several Z Hotels properties over the years – see the links below: Comm...

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Hotel Brooklyn properties in Leicester and Manchester to reflag under voco brand – Business Traveller

Z Hotels to open Leicester Square property – Business Traveller