Hotel news: DoubleTree Sheffield Park leaving Hilton, new Radisson in The City
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Hotel news in brief:
DoubleTree Sheffield Park leaving Hilton
The DoubleTree Sheffield Park hotel has put a message on its website saying that it is leaving Hilton at the end of July.
The hotel is expected to undergo a refurbishment before reopening under a new brand in 2026.
This is NOT the DoubleTree hotel in Sheffield city centre. It is on Chesterfield Road, slightly nearer to Sheffield than Chesterfield.
Radisson RED to open in The City
Whilst we usually don’t cover hotel openings which are not due for many years – because experience shows that many never happen or end up rebranding before opening – it’s worth flagging a Radisson project in The City.
A new Radisson RED hotel will be built on Leman Street, near Aldgate East station. It will be part of a large mixed use development on the site of two existing office blocks.
It is being developed by PPHE which owns the Park Plaza brand, although it appears to feel that Radisson RED is more appropriate for this site.
Radisson RED seems to have lost its way a little in the UK. The first couple of sites looked promising – Rhys was very positive about Radisson RED Liverpool – but converting an ugly Travelodge on the outkirts of Gatwick was possibly a step too far. The site in Greenwich is also a little remote. Let’s see if this property can put it back on the map.
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