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HOTEL NEWS.
Hotel Rafayel in Battersea, which opens this month, is
being hailed as London’s first luxury environmentally friendly
hotel. Rainwater is collected and reused, furniture is made
from recycled leather and there is a high-tech LED lighting
system.
■hotelrafayel.com
The Arch London opened in Marble Arch in December,
offering 82 rooms and 9 suites. The hotel’s restaurant,
HUNter 486, has a Martini Library and Le Salon de Cham-
pagne. The luxury boutique property is a conversion from
seven redbrick Georgian townhouses and two mews houses.
■thearchlondon.com
H10 Hotels, which has hotels across Spain, the Canaries,
and the Caribbean, is opening a property in London in March.
H10 London Waterloo is next to Waterloo station and has
177 guest rooms. There is complimentary wireless internet.
■hotelh10londonwaterloo.com
Focus Hotels in investing £10 million in upgrades of its 13
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hotels this year. Royal Hotel in Hull, built in 1851, has seen a
Out and about Combining destinations in a
£1.5 million overhaul of two-thirds of its guest rooms and lobby.
■focushotels.co.uk coach, rail, driving or sailing itinerary, p46;
The Verbena Spa at The Feversham Arms in Yorkshire
Park life The major operators’ developments
relaunched at the end of last year in conjunction with the
for the spring p48; Trend setting A review of
Anne Semonin brand. The spa itself opened a year previously
following a £1.2 million investment. London’s boutique Bermondsey Square, p50
■verbenaspa.co.uk
FLIGHTS.
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GUIDES Wightlink is increasing Wight Ryder crossings to the Isle of Wight
the world on one website
by 11% for 2010 and crossings on the West Wight route will be increased
23%. “Real time” screens have been installed at its Ryde Terminal which
Boost your UK and Ireland knowledge with our
online destination guides. The guides launched last
show the next available train departures from Portsmouth Harbour.
week and have a dedicated domestic travel section,
■wightlink.co.uk
giving an indepth insight into areas like the Lake
District and Channel Islands, as well as 17 popular
Red Funnel is running its Red Hot Talent competition again this year,
cities including London, Oxford, Bath, Manchester,
looking for acts to perform on its summer crossings. One of the judges is
Cardiff, Belfast, Brighton and Edinburgh. They give
a general overview of each location, alongside
Radio One’s Rob da Bank. The winner also wins £1,000 and an opportunity
handy advice on the attractions, shopping,
to perform at Bestival,
transport and excursions on offer. The guides,
■redhottalent.co.uk
powered by Word Travels, cover 220 countries
Strictly Come Dancing stars will appear at
and are updated regularly to help you learn
Stena Line has added several hotels to its 2010 Hotel Breaks in Ireland three Warner Leisure Hotels between February
about and sell new products and destinations.
Learn more at
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brochure. They include four in Belfast: the three-star Ramada Encore, the and July. Darren and Lilia (pictured) begin the
four-star Park Avenue and La Mon House, and the five-star Hilton. The season on February 26 at Cricket St Thomas hotel.
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five-star Solis Lough Eske Castle Hotel in County Donegal is also new. Learn more about Warner with TTG Knowledge.
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