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As one of the UK’ s leading providers of hospitality services, Glendola Leisure pairs creative concepts with second-to-none service. Founded in 1973, the company’ s long legacy is underpinned by its unique entrepreneurial approach, as Managing Director, Alex Salussolia, begins:“ We’ re a family-owned business, and have been for over 50 years. We have two key divisions; one is a hotel chain, and the other is a group of bars and restaurants.
“ Our hotels operate under the Carlton Hotel Collection brand, and we have locations across the Benelux and the UK, including Edinburgh and Glasgow. We have 11 hotels in total, all of which are four-stars, with an average of 100 rooms per site. We take a unique approach to each of our hotel locations. It’ s important for us that when customers stay in one of our hotels, they have a sense of where they are in the world. Each location is designed with the city in mind, reflecting local cultures and aesthetics wherever possible.
“ On the other side of the operation, we have Glendola Leisure Limited. This brand covers pubs, restaurants and retail sites across 17 different units. We’ re primarily located in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Belfast. As a group, we’ re proud to report a £ 100 million annual turnover.
“ We’ ve been making some major strides as a business in recent months. We’ re developing a new hotel location in Belfast, with planning currently underway. This new site will be the latest in our series of Design Hotels alongside eclectic dining and leisure concepts. We’ re always developing new ideas, from high-end pub concepts to beer and coffee ranges.
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