Make Architects’ first hotel has opened in Cheltenham
Swire Hotels’ Montpellier Chapter is a conversion of a grade II-listed Victorian mansion. A new courtyard has been added and the new hotel comprises 61 rooms, a penthouse and spa.


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Make Architects’ first hotel has opened in Cheltenham
Swire Hotels’ Montpellier Chapter is a conversion of a grade II-listed Victorian mansion. A new courtyard has been added and the new hotel comprises 61 rooms, a penthouse and spa.

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