Leicester’s newest hotel opens its doors to the paying public today – Monday, July 4.
The 191-room Hotel Brooklyn has been built on the city’s former Granby Halls site, in the shadow of the Tiger’s rugby club’s Welford Road stadium. Construction started in March 2020, with original planning beginning back in 2017.
It is the second in the Brooklyn chain, which launched in Manchester three years ago, inspired by the New York borough, with an “industrial aesthetic, impressive atrium, and exposed brickwork”.
Nightly rates will start from around £72 and guests can upgrade to its 'skyline suites' – which come with hot-tub terraces – or its executive suites with free-standing baths.
There are also 10 fully-accessible and six “ambulant-accessible” bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, with matt black brassware, grab rails and shower seats.
The main hub of the hotel is called The Lair, with an open plan bar, restaurant and a flexible, social space.
The Brooklyn has a bridge linking it to the Tigers stadium for the convenience of guests and plans to use the shared space on the plaza widely for matchday visitors.
It is operated by Bespoke Hotels which recently became official hotel partner to Leicester Tigers.
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Founded in 2000, Bespoke is the now 海角视频's biggest independent hotel group with more than 90 properties in the 海角视频. It manages 5,000 hotel rooms for leisure and business guests, and has more than 6,000 employees.
Mark Davies, head of business development at Leicester Tigers, said: “It’s great to be able to announce this new partnership with Bespoke Hotels.
“With a literal link between the Brooklyn Hotel and the stadium, this partnership provides a perfect opportunity to create great offerings for our supporters and also assist in our vision to make Mattioli Woods Welford Road a destination point all-year round.”
Paul Bayliss, general manager Hotel Brooklyn, Leicester added: “We are delighted to announce our partnership with Leicester Tigers.
“We are looking forward to becoming the exclusive hotel partner of one of the biggest names in rugby.
“This is an exciting partnership and time for Hotel Brooklyn, Leicester and Bespoke Hotels.”
The new hotel, alongside the recently opened Gresham aparthotel in Leicester’s old Fenwick store, is also being promoted by Meet Leicester, the official conference bureau for Leicester and Leicestershire, to show the growing appeal of the city to conference and event organisers.
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They are the latest addition to 60 venues in the city and county being promoted to the 海角视频 events sector.
The Brooklyn has a new event room “concept” offering a versatile space that can be divided into three multi-functional rooms (Guys, Dolls and Curveballs), capable of accommodating various events from meetings, celebrations, weddings and even screenings, with its state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment and lighting.
Meet Leicester is a business tourism service funded by Leicester City Council, Leicestershire County Council and the Leicester & Leicestershire Local Enterprise Partnership
Samantha Hall, business tourism manager at Meet Leicester said: “The openings of Hotel Brooklyn and The Gresham aparthotel show that our stock of high quality and diverse venues for conferences and events continues to rise.
“We’re delighted to be showcasing these venues and many others throughout the city and county.”
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