What's Floating Around Cloud 9? 1 June 2015

Welcome to another week and its a busy one ahead here at Cloud 9 Towers! 

Image via Nottingham Post

We're off to see the new Roomzzz Aparthotel in Nottingham. It might be the end of an era for the Welbeck Hotel but we are delighted to see the latest Roomzzz Aparthotel open for business. Hailed as ‘possibly the best hotel ever’ by New Woman Magazine and shortlisted in the European Hotel Design Awards for innovation, Roomzzz combines the style of a boutique hotel with the convenience of a serviced apartment. 

After carrying out extensive work on the Welbeck, including comprehensive sound-proofing, new glazing, fully integrated air-conditioning and a complete interior refurbishment, there are now 106 individual apartments, including a stunning penthouse suite. All rooms have been created in a vibrant contemporary style, with all the usual touches you would expect from Roomzzz. The penthouse features a luxury modern interior and beautiful views from the roof top balcony.

With free high-speed fibre Wi-Fi, on-site parking and plenty of excuses to visit Nottingham, it’s the perfect space for the business or leisure traveller and it boasts great views over the bright lights of the Nottingham skyline as well as having a perfect central location only 5 minutes walk to all the popular bars, shops and restaurants.

From there we're off to take a long overdue showround at the Welcome to the St James Hotel, an independent boutique hotel that is conveniently located in the heart of the vibrant Nottingham city centre. With refurbishments made in 2014 inspired by the luxurious grand palazzos of Venice, the St James hotel has been transformed to a stylish sanctuary that offers an exquisite and relaxing atmosphere for all of its guests. The hotel boasts an extensive variety of room designs ranging from the youthful crash pads to The Penthouse. All of the rooms have been uniquely designed to provide comfort with elegance and style throughout making St James an undeniably unique boutique hotel in Nottingham.

Wednesday and Manchester beckons as we're off to an event with Meet in Ireland, which we thoroughly enjoyed last year and we're sure it will be even better this year. With an afternoon of networking at The Lowry Hotel  with numerous hotels and venues, followed by dinner and entertainment at The Midland Hotel.

This is a great event for anyone needing to increase their knowledge about the range of options available in Ireland and with new hotels opening all the time, we like to keep ahead here at Cloud 9 Towers!

From memory, the event which is organised by our friends at the CHS Group, is also renowned for the famous Irish hospitality and was somewhat boozy last year - and that doesn't include the Guinness!

Friday is closing date for the Midlands Media Awards so our offices will start to look like a news agents as we collate all of the entries for this years awards. As the Birmingham Press Club, for whom we run the project, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary this year, we are sure the awards are set to be bigger and better than ever.

Whilst we are on the subject of awards don't forget also that we are in major planning mode for the Fresh Awards also this year, and the deadline for Fresh 2015 is around a month away!

Finally this week, don't forget to register for The Meetings Show, which has refreshed, redefined and reinvented the platform for those that are truly serious in doing business within the meetings industry. By combining a proven hosted buyer programme, unrivalled education sessions and numerous daytime and evening networking opportunities, The Meetings Show has become the must attend event for the UK inbound and outbound meetings industry. Held in London from 7-9 July, registration is now open.

Busy, busy! Have a great week and we'll see you soon!