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HOT: Two more Hotels du Vin in £17M deal
Malmaison continues its expansion of the Hotel du Vin brand it purchased in 2004, with new venues set to open in York and Cambridge in 2007. Both are in Grade II-listed buildings and will have 42 beds plus the now-familiar formula of bistro, bar and cigar room. The two hotels have cost a combined total of £17 million. Hotels in two cities selected from Durham, Chester and Edinburgh are likely to be launched towards the end of next year as Malmaison continues its plan to have 25 Hotel du Vin venues in the UK by the end of 2008. All these future sites fit the Hotel du Vin pattern of launching in historic towns that provide few overnight facilities at the mid-price level. ...
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