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Janet Harmer

Janet Harmer

Observer of the hospitality industry for 33 years. Always on the look out for genuine hotel and restaurant experiences.

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Menuwatch: The Victoria, Oxshott, Surrey

13 April 2022 by

As a cosy pub with a menu of elevated British classics, the Victoria brings delight to the people of Surrey and fans of independent eateries

Business

New Soho hotel Chateau Denmark is breaking all the rules

23 March 2022 by

In London’s Denmark Street, Chateau Denmark's rooms pay homage to gothic, punk or Victoriana, with staff dressed to kill and bars in the bathrooms

Llandudno's Hydro hotel under investigation after guests fall ill News

Llandudno's Hydro hotel under investigation after guests fall ill

18 March 2022 by
Jérémie Dardard appointed COO at Magnuson Hotels News

Jérémie Dardard appointed COO at Magnuson Hotels

18 March 2022 by
Hunton Park hotel in Watford sold off guide price of £16m News

Hunton Park hotel in Watford sold off guide price of £16m

18 March 2022 by
UK hospitality industry offers hotel rooms and jobs to Ukrainian refugees News

UK hospitality industry offers hotel rooms and jobs to Ukrainian refugees

18 March 2022 by

First look: Sir Richard Branson's personal taste inspires design of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh News

First look: Sir Richard Branson's personal taste inspires design of Virgin Hotels Edinburgh

17 March 2022 by

Sir Richard Branson's personal design taste has been incorporated into the new Virgin Hotels Edinburgh, set[...]

Lee Westcott to kick-start guest chef rota at new Revolve restaurant News

Lee Westcott to kick-start guest chef rota at new Revolve restaurant

17 March 2022 by

A rotating line-up of leading chefs will showcase their talents at a new restaurant in the[...]

Down Hall to overhaul bar and outside space in £2.8m refurb News

Down Hall to overhaul bar and outside space in £2.8m refurb

16 March 2022 by

Down Hall hotel in Hatfield, Essex, has revealed details of an ongoing £2.8m refurbishment of the[...]

Red Oak Taverns raises 'significant capital' for future expansion News

Red Oak Taverns raises 'significant capital' for future expansion

16 March 2022 by

Red Oak Taverns has announced that it has raised “significant additional capital” to enable it to[...]

News

London's Bloomsbury hotel announces new management appointments

Irish family-owned company the Doyle Collection has announced a new duo to head up the Bloomsbury, one of four luxury hotels it owns and operates in London. "

16 March 2022 by
Simon Dodd appointed CEO of Young's as Patrick Dardis steps down News

Simon Dodd appointed CEO of Young's as Patrick Dardis steps down

16 March 2022
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Young’s has announced that Simon Dodd will take over from Patrick Dardis as chief executive of the London and south of England-based pub group on 5 July.

The Exhibitionist hotel in London sold for £10.6m News

The Exhibitionist hotel in London sold for £10.6m

16 March 2022
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The Exhibitionist hotel in London’s South Kensington has been sold to hotel and development company 4C Hotel Group for £10.6m.

See the former Ace hotel’s facelift and behind-the-scenes overhaul by Lore Group Hotel

See the former Ace hotel’s facelift and behind-the-scenes overhaul by Lore Group

16 February 2022 by

Ace hotel has grown up into metropolitan hotel One Hundred Shoreditch. See the facelift and behind-the-scenes[...]

The royal treatment: Arora Group opens the Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel

The royal treatment: Arora Group opens the Fairmont Windsor Park

05 January 2022 by

Arora Group has opened a Windsor hotel that will be the crowning jewel of its collection.[...]

A new chapter: how the Ritz London is reinventing itself Hotel

A new chapter: how the Ritz London is reinventing itself

15 December 2021 by

The Ritz London has ambitious plans to keep up with stiff competition in the world of[...]

Former Hotelier of the Year Ronald Jones dies at 95 News

Former Hotelier of the Year Ronald Jones dies at 95

24 November 2021 by

Ronald Jones, the 1988 Hotelier of the Year and former general manager of Claridge’s hotel in[...]

News

UK restaurant insolvencies jump by 31%

A cashflow crisis brought on by Covid lockdowns has resulted in a 31% increase in UK restaurant insolvencies over the three-month period to September, compared to the previous quarter. "

22 November 2021 by
Nicolas Burquier appointed MD of Pizza Hut Europe and Canada News

Nicolas Burquier appointed MD of Pizza Hut Europe and Canada

19 November 2021
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Nicolas Burquier has been appointed managing director of Pizza Hut Europe and Canada, moving on from his role with the company as chief customer and operations officer for the US.

Kendal's Riverside hotel on market for £4.5m News

Kendal's Riverside hotel on market for £4.5m

19 November 2021
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The 58-bedroom Riverside hotel in Kendal, Cumbria, has gone on the market with a price tag of £4.5m.

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