Hotel Indigo Coventry opens

By Nicky Godding

22 February 2024

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Hotel Indigo Coventry's Cogs Restaurant

Hotel Indigo Coventry opened its doors on 24 January after the completion of a multi-million-pound project which took just 19 months from start to completion. The stunning, boutique new-build property is part of the IHG Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio, draws on the history, rhythm and pulse of Coventry’s vibrant city.

The hotel features ‘Cogs Restaurant & Bar’ which celebrates the amazing growers’ and producers in Warwickshire and the British Isles. The kitchen is open and fully integrated, putting the chefs on show. The hotel also boasts a fitness suite, wine wall, and a meeting room for up to 12 people.

Each Hotel Indigo is designed to reflect the local culture, character, and history of the surrounding area. The 101 bedrooms are designed around three themes reflecting Coventry’s historic neighbourhood - The Spinning Wheel, Motor City and Re-imagining & Regeneration.All rooms are equipped with Hypnos beds with Egyptian cotton linen, spa-inspired bathrooms, Nespresso coffee machines in the Suites and Premium rooms, high speed Wi-Fi and a variety of channels on a 40” flat screen TV.

The hotel is situated next to Coventry Railway Station, a short walk from the city’s cultural attractions including Coventry Cathedral, Coventry Transport Museum, and the Herbert Art Gallery, offering the perfect location for visitors to Coventry. The hotel is part of a wider Friargate regeneration project that is set to transform this area of the city into a bustling hub of activity.

Michael Lyons, General Manager at Hotel Indigo Coventry said: “We are delighted to open Hotel Indigo Coventry which is the newest and most exciting hotel in the West Midlands. Coventry has something for everyone, whether you're a sports enthusiast, a lover of the arts, or someone who enjoys exploring nature. We love to deliver locally inspired and innovative restaurant and bar concepts and this hotel is a prime example of how Hotel Indigo draws on the local neighbourhood to inspire every aspect of the hotel. We look forward to welcoming guests to this beautiful new hotel where history meets contemporary elegance”.

Hotel Indigo is part of IHG Hotels and Resorts portfolio with 145 locations open worldwide and a quality global pipeline of 128 hotels. Hotel Indigo Coventry will be managed by Castlebridge Hospitality who already manage three UK Hotel Indigo hotels: Hotel Indigo Bath, Hotel Indigo Chester, and Hotel Indigo Stratford upon Avon.

By Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe.

After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts.

She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.