MWB ditches Bistro du Vin, admits “challenging” trading period

MWB, the parent group behind Malmaison and Hotel do Vin, has announced it is selling its Bistro du Vin restaurants. The two restaurants in London’s Soho and Clerkenwell areas have been sold for £1.2 million as the group instead attempts to focus “complete attention … on the core business”. An Interim Management Statement published... [Read more of this article]

New boutique hotel mooted in Colchester

A FIVE storey boutique hotel could be built in Colchester if the local council backs a developer’s plans. A preliminary planning enquiry for the 74-room hotel has been put forward by local bar and restaurant operator, Elysium, reports the Essex County Standard. The four star boutique hotel would overlook the River Colne and be close to Colchester’s... [Read more of this article]

MWB announces departure of Finance Director

MWB has announced that group Finance Director Jagtar Singh is stepping down. Singh has been with the company that owns the Malmaison and Hotel de Vin brands since 1998. He had previously been the Finance Director at Warwick Balfour Properties, working alongside Richard Balfour-Lynn. Balfour-Lynn founded MWB and was Chief Executive until resigning last... [Read more of this article]

Ampersand Hotel nears its opening date

THE AMPERSAND Hotel in London will open this July, just in time for the London 2012 Olympics. The luxury boutique hotel has been created at 10 Harrington Road in South Kensington, formerly the Grosvenor Kensington Hotel. Drawing inspiration from the famous museums nearby, the hotel’s 111 bedrooms will use design themes from the worlds of botany,... [Read more of this article]