Robert Godwin, managing director of Lamington Group and room2, talks to SAN about his plans to enter the budget hotel space by taking over Travelodge properties across the UK.
UK: The landlords of up to 40 Travelodge hotels are planning to replace the flag with Lamington Group’s room2 brand, according to a report in the Daily Telegraph.
N. Ireland: The pre-let of a 175-bed aparthotel on Queen Street in Belfast has been signed by room2 hometels, backed by the Lamington Group.
UK: room2 will operate a 90-key ‘hometel’ at Fulham Town Hall in west London.
UK: room2 has appointed Mark Harris, the former head of UK & Ireland and managing director at The Carlyle Group, as strategic investment partner.
UK: The Lamington Group will begin work on a room2 aparthotel on the site of a former Chiswick office building in Q2 2019.
UK: room2 has appointed James Nichols as general manager of its Southampton “hometel” property.
UK: The shortlists for this year’s Serviced Apartment Awards have been revealed ahead of the awards ceremony on 23 May at Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge.
UK: Family-owned real estate investor and developer Lamington Group has released its latest ESG report, detailing progress made in 2022.
Belfast City Council’s Cathy Reynolds speaks to IHM about the investment in infrastructure in the city, regeneration and changing perceptions of Belfast, and her key highlights of Recharge 2024. Filmed at room2 Belfast.
