Hotels in the UK

Visiting Cardiff - What Should We Do? Poll!

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:09:03 GMT

Next weekend we are lucky enough to be visting the Welsh capital city of Cardiff, mainly of the insistence of an 8 Year-Old Nephew who wants to see where Doctor Who is filmed (and go to the Dr Who Up Close Exhibition). However, aside from this none of us can agree upon what to do! Therefore, we thought that this would be a great time for a Livejournal Poll - What should our merry little band get up to in Cardiff!?

View Poll: What to do in Cardiff

PS - We have booked into one of the Village Cardiff Hotels.

Ramada Jarvis Heathrow Hotel

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:40:37 GMT

The Ramada Jarvis London Heathrow Hotel was opened on September 2008; the new build has been joined on to the old Ramada Heathrow that used to stand on the same site. The new hotel has been hugely upgraded compared to the old one and is now superbly decorated in a contemporary manor.

As the front of the building was listed, restrictions meant that the two coned towers at the front the building had to be kept, and they have done a great job keeping them looking new but natural. The inside of the building is now bright and airy due to a glass roof atrium that runs the length of the new build. A modern bar has also been added the hotel.

All in all the new Ramada Jarvis London Heathrow has been a huge success with a record number of visitors being reported to be having short stays due the rising popularity of the hotel.

Glasgow Hotel Group go into Adminastration

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:12:30 GMT

Sad day for the Mckever Group

It is with sad news to report that the Mckever hotel group has gone into administration with estimated debts of £100,000,000. The firm based in Glasgow is another victim of the credit crunch. The group formed in 1982 and employee more than 550 people in 20 hostels, apartments and hotels across in the north of England and across Scotland.

The group has said to be deeply concerned at the deep impact it may well have on homeless residents who depend on their flats and hostels in the Glasgow area and beyond.

Circulating news states that the Glasgow hotel group may still be able to remain operative but the future of the hostels is in serious doubt.

The administrators are running the business whilst they exuast every avenue to keep the business running. The website is still operational and taken bookings.

Hotel opening increases Edinburgh options

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:03:00 GMT

Hotels in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is now home of a newly opened Hotel. Opened on the 16^th of March, the Apex Waterloo Place hotel is part of the Apex Hotels Group, the 190 year old building was the first ever purpose built hotel way back in 1819.

Many of the buildings original features have been kept in the grade A listed building and have been combined with a contemporary design that showcases the hotels fabulous architecture. The Apex hotel now has a luxurious health centre that has a sauna, steam room, swimming pool and gym. The hotel also has a bar & restaurant and will also have corporate facilities available.

With this new hotel opening, the options for tourists and visitors for hotels in Edinburgh have never been better.

Nottingham - Green’s Windmill and Science Centre

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:59:45 GMT

Green’s Science Centre and Windmill

Today’s post is going to be concentrating on the city of Nottingham, with its great tourist attractions, theaters, art galleries museums and Hotels Nottingham is a lively city that is always buzzing, best known for Robin Hood and Nottingham Castle, the great thing about Nottingham is that there is a lot more to this city than the above and today we are going to give a little info on the Green’s Windmill and Science Centre.

Way back in the in the year 1807 the scientist and mathematician George Greens father built the Green’s Windmill. Unfortunately in 1947 – 140 years after the windmill was built, it was badly damaged by fire and almost destroyed, thankfully Nottingham city council restored the old windmill to its former glory in the 1980’s and the windmill was in full working order by the year 1986 and is now a top tourist attraction as a popular science centre and museum, the science centre now teaches scores of generations the important work of George Green.
George greens work has allowed scientists of today to understand the world around us a little more easier than we would have had done had he not developed new ways of understanding mathematics, Test your brain power with the hands-on experiments in the Science Centre which explore electricity, magnetism and light, ideal for young children.

If you are traveling for a holiday break of any kind then you won’t be disappointed by the accommodation on offer either, There are many great Nottingham Hotels for you to choose from.

Using Twitter for Hotels and Travel Tips

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:03:37 GMT

Micro-blogging/Social Networking website Twitter and its community seem to be ubiqutuous these days. Whether its President Obama or Lance Armtrong, Twitter seems to be making the headlines every day. For any of you out there who have not came across it so far, Twitter is a site that allows users to provide updates on their current activities via their mobile phone or computer. They can do this by either posting links or using plain text updates, as long as its done in under 140 characters. Users can post updates on anything they like, and what is so powerful about Twiiter is that it enables you to connect with like-minded people - when you are in the community you can choose to 'follow' and recive updates from anyone of particular interest to you.

There are almost no topics which are not covered by the Twitter community. Of course, here at Hotels in the UK, we are most interested in Hotels and Travel Twitter - and there are plenty of options to choose from. As an example, if you travelling to London via public transport and you want the latest information public transport , the BBC and London Travel have the latest information on their Twitter pages, UKseries offers travel news and information. You can even discover which heathrow airport hotels would suit your trip to the capitals busiest airport.

After you have signed up, the best place to start is the search page, enter your topic and start following people, and if you’ve got anything to contribute get invlolved in the community and get tweeting.

Glasgow Hotels outperform UK Competitors

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:27:51 GMT

Scotland's biggest city Hotels were outperforming other UK Hotels in 2007/08.

But with the recession looming can the Scottish hotels keep ahead of the rest. The future is unclear and scary to be honest but there is 2 sides of the coin here, on one side we have the fear of the recession, people out of work and therefor not being able to have luxury weekend trips away and of coarse there will be less conferences but on a more positive note you have the week pound which is not a very good thing but it could attract more foreign tourists to our great city, All my life I have been able to travel to Europe and exchange some money for more money but now it looks like the corner has turned and I think - and hope we will see a large increase in the numbers of European tourists swapping some money for more money by coming here to visit and stay in a Hotel Glasgow.

Manchester Icon Given New £18m Lease Of Life

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:06:07 GMT

Iconic Manchester Hotel Redeveloped

If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit the city, you will instantly recognise this hotel in Manchester. It is an iconic North West of England building. A comprehensive £18 million refurbishment programme is almost complete and has sensitively transformed this Manchester icon. Renamed the Ramada Manchester Piccadilly, the hotel is the newest and largest Ramada hotel in Britain.

It is not just the exterior of the Piccadilly that has been altered. Each of its 280 bedrooms now boast a fresh contemporary style, with flat screen LCD TVs, broadband internet, movies on-demand and music jukebox now standard. There is also a brand new Arts Bar and Grill serving modern cuisine in fresh and friendly new surroundings. An international conference suite is also available, which can hold up to 700 delegates as well as 10 well appointed new conference rooms.

Overall, this comprehensive redevelopment has ensured that this Iconic Manchester Hotel will remain a favourite of our for years to come.

What to do in Hemel Hempstead?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:19:46 GMT

Hemel Hempstead would on the face of it seem an unusual place to visit. However, Im going to be heading down there soon and i have been having a look at the internet to see what there is to do in the area. The Wiki entry has been very helpful as has the Hemelweb guide, and apparently there is a nice Hemel Hempstead Hotel just ouside the town itself-seems like it'll be well worth the visit.

Leicester FC - Hotels near Walkers Stadium

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:49:28 GMT

Until Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Millwall, Leicester City FC have been on a decent run of late. They are playing a decent brand of football under boss Nigel Pearson, and are beginning to attract crowds back again. The Ramada is a decent Hotel in Leicesternear the Walkers Stadium - well worth a visit. Check out Roomex for some more options. Here's a list of the upcoming Leicester FC fixtures: See you there!

Saturday, 20 September 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leyton Orient v Leicester, 15:00
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Leicester v Lincoln City, N2, 19:45
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Hartlepool, 15:00
Tuesday, 30 September 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Colchester v Leicester, 19:45
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Huddersfield v Leicester, 15:00
Saturday, 11 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Yeovil, 15:00
Saturday, 18 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Oldham v Leicester, 15:00
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Walsall, 19:45
Saturday, 25 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Northampton, 15:00
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Brighton v Leicester, 19:45
Saturday, 01 November 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Bristol Rovers, 15:00
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Swindon v Leicester, 15:00
Saturday, 22 November 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Scunthorpe v Leicester, 15:00
Tuesday, 25 November 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Crewe, 19:45
Saturday, 06 December 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Southend, 15:00
Saturday, 13 December 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Carlisle v Leicester, 15:00
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Peterborough, 15:00
Friday, 26 December 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leeds v Leicester, 15:00
Sunday, 28 December 2008
Coca-Cola Football League One
Leicester v Hereford, 15:00

Finding a Heathrow Airport Hotel

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:05:23 GMT

Navigating around Heathrow Airport has always been an etremely stressful task. This is quite understandable as Heathrow is the worlds third busiest airport and has the largest number of international travellers of any airport on earth. What we have been doing in order to relieve the stress of journeying to and from heathrow is booking into this great heathrow airport hotel. It is quite amazing the difference that this makes to any trip - we would recommend it.

Who would have thought...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:34:56 GMT

hotels in Newton Park had interesting things in the area

So, I am being dragged to the Ramada Newton Park hotel in Burton, Stafforshire, in a few weeks to keep someone company. I needed to find something to do, as the internet has destroyed my attention span causing me to get bored very easily.

I am a golf fan and I am young enough to enjoy a theme park; who would have thought that both a theme park and a golf course where in such close proximity to my hotel, it is as if someone planned it. *as far as I am aware it was not planned*

I can't decide on whether to turn it into a golfing break or a theme park break. Decisions...

De Vere offer 2 for 1!

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:20:38 GMT

2 for 1 makes it cheaper than most!

If your planning a break away from it all you might consider staying at a De Vere hotel, it could save you some money.

I came across an ad tell me that De Vere (a luxury hotel brand) are doing buy one night and get a second free. If you compare this with the likes of Hilton or even Thistle hotels you still manage to get the two days cheaper. I went through the sites and compared the prices for Brighton (I am planning on going there) it was significantly cheaper to stay with De Vere.

De Vere have loads of hotels all over the UK, go to devere.co.uk to check out the other hotels.

Traveling on the cheap!

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:34:57 GMT

Ramada Jarvis are offering cheap comfortable accommodation throughout the UK; offering affordable rates in locations such as London, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

The Ramada Jarvis hotels have high speed internet access and flat screen TV's in their rooms not to mention the comfortable beds.

Have a look!