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Magnuson Hotels launches in the UK
UK: Headquartered in London, conversion brand Magnuson Hotels has over 65,000 hotels in its booking system worldwide and is now offering UK hotels the opportunity to join.
Mayfair Naval Club brought to market for £35m
UK: The freehold of The Naval Club, a commercial building in London’s Mayfair, is up for sale for £35m via joint agents Gerald Eve or Wetherell.
Red Carnation plans hotel conversion in Dublin
UK: Planning permission for a boutique five-star hotel has been granted to Red Carnation Hotels to transform the former university residences Hatch Hall in Dublin.
Greenwich hotel set for mixed-use conversion
UK: The Antigallican pub and hotel in London’s Greenwich area is set to be converted into a mixed-use scheme with 60 studio apartments managed by Home Studios 4U.
Green light for Oxford retail store conversion
UK: Plans have been approved by Oxford council officials for a four-star hotel and restaurant conversion of the former Boswell department store on the corner of Cornmarket Street and Broad Street.
Glasgow building set for hotel conversion
UK: A listed building in Glasgow's Merchant City is set for a boutique hotel conversion.
Jumbo jet set for hotel conversion in New Zealand
New Zealand: A group of aviation enthusiasts are looking for investors to help turn a Boeing 747-400 into a boutique hotel next to Wanaka Airport.
Cornish farm to become boutique hotel
UK: Cornwall council has received plans for a conversion of a farm property into a boutique hotel, restaurant and micro-distillery.
Soft brands on the rise across Southeast Asia
SEA: A report by C9 Hotelworks reveals how the supply and pipeline of soft brand conversions is increasing across Southeast Asia.
Radisson introduces conversion brand
Worldwide: Radisson Hotel Group is launching a conversion brand, Radisson Individuals, to bring independent hotels and local, regional chains into the group’s global platform.
The Beaumont to add 25 bedrooms
UK: The five star hotel in London’s Mayfair will remain closed until late spring 2021 to work on “long-planned improvements” converting an adjoining building.
Oxford department store to become boutique hotel
UK: The Boswells Department Store in Oxford, which closed after 282 years of business in 2019, is set to be transformed into a boutique hotel.
Blue Orchid Hotels to convert historic London building into luxury hotel
UK: Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for 55 Broadway to be transformed into a luxury hotel, under the ownership of Blue Orchid Hotels.
Hampshire MoD property set for hotel conversion
UK: Amport House, near Andover in Hampshire, will be converted in to a hotel by the Another Place group.
Florida museum to be converted into boutique property
US: Orlando-based commercial developer Northboro Builders was selected to refurbish the Foosaner Art Museum.
The Resident submits plans for first Edinburgh property
UK: Formerly known as Nadler Hotels, boutique brand The Resident has begun planning for its first Edinburgh property.
Funding secured for environmentally friendly lifestyle hotel in Tblisi
Georgia: Silk Road Group has secured €15 million in funding from IFU, Denmark’s Investment Fund for Developing Countries, to transform Tbilisi’s historic Telegraph building into a lifestyle hotel.
Dexter Moren Associates wins planning to convert Norfolk Plaza Hotel
UK: The Grade II-listed hotel in Paddington will be converted into an 87-key, four-star hotel with a flexible multifunctional lounge concept.
Best Western GB considers turning hotels into hospitals
UK: Best Western Great Britain is to consider turning its hotels into hospitals if demand for bed space during the coronavirus outbreak puts the NHS under pressure.
KE Hotels to convert hat factory into Moxy branded hotel
UK: Construction company Gilbert-Ash has been appointed by KE Hotels to transform a former hat factory in the centre of Manchester into a 145 bedroom Moxy Hotel.
Koeffler double house to open as hotel in May 2020
US: The 17-room boutique hotel, Dubbel Dutch, housed in the original Milwaukee Koeffler double house, will open in time for the Democratic National Convention.
Greenwich Magistrates’ Court to become boutique hotel
UK: London Hotel Group (LHG) has been granted planning permission to convert the former Magistrates’ Court and two adjacent school buildings into a 293-bed property.
Boutique hotel conversion for Massachusetts apartment building
US: Knighthead Funding, LLC has originated a $37.75 million loan for the completion of an upscale independent 67-room hotel in Cambridge, MA.
Henley plans Glasgow courtroom hotel conversion
UK: Developer Henley Homes Group has submitted plans to Glasgow City Council to convert Wellington House into a 98-bedroom hotel.
StayWell offers preview of The Arch conversion
UK: StayWell Holdings has released the first images of the Prince Akatoki London, formerly The Arch Hotel in London's West End.
Hotel plan for Inverness office block
UK: Hotel development and management company Axcel Hospitality plans to transform a redundant four-storey Inverness office block into a 76-bedroom hotel.
Boutique hotel plan for Margate's Flatiron building
UK: Margate's Flatiron building could be converted in to a 36-key hotel.
Sydell Group to open first European NoMad hotel in London
UK: The European NoMad hotel will open in summer 2020 at the former Bow Street Magistrates Court in London.
Belfast boutique hotel gets planning green light
UK: Galgorm Collection’s latest project on Belfast's Ormeau has been granted planning consent from Belfast City Council.
Former fish warehouse to become Porthleven boutique hotel
UK: Plans to convert a former fish warehouse into a boutique hotel and a gallery have been approved by Cornwall Council.
Red Carnation to convert Dublin listed building
Ireland: Red Carnation Hotel Group is set to convert Hatch Hall in Dublin into its third hotel in Ireland.
Boutique hotel and tea room set for Cambridge’s Hobson House
UK: Developer Henley is planning a boutique hotel and tea room in Cambridge city centre.
Maltese townhouses set to become 47-key boutique hotel
Malta: A pair of townhouses on Rabat’s Saqqajja Hill are set to become a four-storey boutique hotel if an application for development is approved by the planning authority.
Boutique hotel conversion for Leicester listed building
UK: A Grade II* listed building in Leicester has undergone a £1.8 million boutique hotel conversion
HYY Group reveals spectacular Helsinki conversion project
Finland: Two of Helsinki’s most historic grand lodgings will be joined as one next year.
Arkansas jailhouse set for boutique hotel conversion
US: The former Columbia County jailhouse in Magnolia, Arkansas, is to become a 10-room boutique hotel.
Nashville’s United Artists Tower to get boutique hotel conversion
US: Management and development company Hotel Equities and Tapestry Collection by Hilton have revealed plans to transform Nashville’s United Artists Tower into a 184-room hotel
Signature Living gets green light for Belfast hotel conversion
UK: Liverpool-based Signature Living has been granted planning approval for the £15 million development of the former Crumlin Road Courthouse in Belfast.
New Hampshire lifestyle hotel opens its doors
US: Hotel Concord, a 38-room lifestyle hotel has opened its lobby, dining spaces and 21 rooms to guests.
Boutique hotel planned for Newcastle Quayside
UK: An empty building on Newcastle Quayside is set to be converted in to a boutique hotel and bistro.
San Francisco’s Payne Mansion to get boutique hotel conversion
US: The Payne Mansion in the Western Addition neighbourhood of San Francisco, is to become a boutique hotel called The Mansion on Sutter.
Generator opens first US property in Miami
US: Design-led hostel brand Generator has opened its first property outside Europe, in Miami Beach.
Hotel conversion on the cards for CDF HQ
US: The former home of the Children's Defense Fund in Washington DC has been sold for $24 million.
Former Sydney college set for boutique hotel conversion
Australia: The former ECA Graduate Institute in the Sydney suburb of Chippendale is set to become a 119-room hotel with ground floor retail units.
Hotel Julian to open on Chicago’s North Michigan Avenue
US: Oxford Hotels & Resorts has announced Hotel Julian Chicago will open in autumn 2018.
Icelandic farm building gets hotel conversion
Iceland: A former silage tower on a farm in south-east Iceland has been converted in to a hotel on four floors.
Napier’s Tourism House set for boutique hotel conversion
New Zealand: Tourism House in Napier, formerly the regional tourism operations headquarters in the 1990s, could become a boutique hotel and hospitality hub.
Historic Leeds building set for boutique hotel conversion
UK: New plans have been revealed for the redevelopment of a historic Leeds property.
Council steps in with Sussex boutique hotel plan
UK: Town councillors in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, are looking in to the viability of buying the Royal Hotel and giving it a boutique makeover.
Work starts on Edinburgh Malmaison conversion
UK: York-based developer company S Harrison has appointed Sharkey as the principal contractor to transform Buchan House into the latest Malmaison hotel.
