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Tune Haymarket which is practically a baby in the hotel world at only four months old, has already won it’s first award! The hotel has won the accolade of ‘best new hotel of the year in Scotland’ from the Scottish Hotels Awards 2013. The CEO of Tune, Mark Lankester stated: “To win in the New Hotel [...]
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More than ever hotels need to be all about flexibility and choice. Modern travellers are sick of identical rooms with identical features and identical furnishings; reliability isn’t enough any more. And as for a choice of unnamed tea or coffee at breakfast – we expect a choice of lapsang souchong, Kenya peaberry, Ethiopian mocha, latte [...]
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During my recent stay at Tune Hotel Haymarket in Edinburgh, I had the chance to interview the hotel’s General Manager, Ray Chandler. I wanted to pick his brain about his current role and career in the hotel industry, as well as learn a bit more about where Tune is going as a brand. These behind-the-scenes [...]
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It’s April 1st and Tune’s schedule extension sale for stays in early 2014 starts today! In case you didn’t catch my previous post last week, this is an excellent chance to bag a bargain from rates as low as £15. The sale will last until 10th April. You can reserve now for dates between 1st January and 31st March 2014. [...]
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They say the best things come to those who wait, but that maxim definitely doesn’t apply in the budget hotel sector! So anyone who wants to bag themselves a high-quality budget hotel room at a very cheap price should definitely put 1st April in their diary. I know it’s April Fool’s day and you’re likely [...]
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Tune Haymarket had its official launch on 8th January 2013. So I recently decided to take the train up to Edinburgh, prepped with scarves, thermals and gloves to see if it was just as Tune-ful as its London sisters. After a five hour train ride, you are thrilled to see your hotel and I certainly was. I [...]
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Last year we had a host of new London hotels from Belgraves and the Ampersand to Cafe Royal, ME by Melia and several Tune hotels. Yet there are still more coming to the city and the latest buzz suggests that we’ll be getting an Armani Hotel located in the famous Admiralty Arch structure. Admirality Arch was built in 1912 [...]
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We all know that a good concierge is a mine of information on the local area – what’s on, what’s hot and what’s not. But concierges aren’t naturally scalable; they’re human, and one concierge doesn’t go far when guests are being demanding, however good he may be. In view of this and the opportunities presented by [...]
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Tune Liverpool Street has been testing a new breakfast scheme designed for those who love to ‘grab and go’. It features a range of pastries, muffins and hot drinks. They’ve been asking for feedback on the trial this week via their Facebook page, with hopes to extend the product selection for suitability throughout the day and not [...]
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I wasn’t having a great day when I turned up at Tune King’s Cross. The wheels had come off my trolley (quite literally), so I had to lug my own weight in suitcase (at least it felt like it!) all the way from the station, though I was grateful at least that the Tune strategy [...]
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US TV channel Fox has commissioned a second series of Hotel Hell, the reality TV show in which chef Gordon Ramsay takes on under-performing hotels. It’s fascinating viewing, particularly for a hotel blogger – but are there any lessons for London hotels? There’s quirky – and then there’s unsaleable. I’m a great lover of London’s [...]
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A while back we looked at which budget hotel chain was best, Travelodge or Premier Inn, with the latter just getting the edge across a raft of criteria. But time has moved on since then and with Premier Inn now angling more towards the mid-price market, there’s room for another budget contender in the capital. [...]
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The Tune Hotel Paddington has just opened and we’ve already visited the budget property for an exclusive tour. On arrival, we were greeted by the hotel’s friendly receptionists, pictured standing proudly in front of their new sign. Having inspected all new Tune London hotels as they’ve sprung up, we were keen to note how the budget brand from Asia was [...]
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The latest London hotel in the Tune Hotel Group is all set to open in Paddington – and what’s more it’s opening ahead of time! Originally scheduled on 25th June, the hotel is now ready to open on 18th June and to celebrate the early opening the hotel is running special preview rates for stays [...]
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When I arrived for a recent stay at Tune Liverpool Street, I was checked in by the friendly Jeremy Bolton and we ended up having a good little chat. Jeremy got his job at Tune through Skillsmatch – a jobs brokerage service for the borough of Tower Hamlets. Tune works with the council to employ local people wherever possible, making [...]
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Tune Hotels have confirmed that their latest hotel in Kings Cross will open its doors on 9th July 2012. The Tune Kings Cross - one of the top 10 most-anticipated hotel openings of the year - will be the budget hotel brand’s fourth London hotel under its motto of “five-star beds at one-star prices”. The third Tune in Paddington is scheduled [...]
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