Background The Star is a 29-bedroom luxury boutique hotel at the foot of the South Downs in the medieval Sussex village of Alfriston. It is one of three properties in The Polizzi Collection – a small, stylish group owned by Olga Polizzi and her two daughters, Alex and Charlie – alongside Hotel Tresanton in St … Read more
Property Type: Hotel groups
Background Honeycomb Houses is the managed collection within Brakspear – 12 properties across the Cotswolds, the Thames Valley and Surrey, ranging from nine-room boutique inns up to a 62-room property. Ten of these run on Rezcontrol, including The Frogmill, a 28-bedroom property on the edge of the Cotswolds near Cheltenham, and one of the group’s … Read more
Background Daish’s Holidays are specialists in UK seaside coach holiday breaks. They provide holidays in England and Wales, across 11 hotels. They migrated all 11 hotels to Rezcontrol during summer 2025 and their experience of onboarding and working with the system has exceeded all expectations. As their short break holiday packages all include coach travel, … Read more
Rezcontrol PMS works with Brakspear across its ‘Honeycomb Houses’ portfolio, while SiteMinder manages their distribution, ensuring visibility and optimised pricing across multiple channels. Since combining forces, with Brakspear appointing Sid Kostromin as Rooms and Revenue Manager at the start of 2024, the group has gone from strength to strength. Jenni O’Connor from Rezcontrol and Hollie … Read more
Background Barony Castle is an imposing 16th century castle which has evolved into a welcoming hotel, conference and wedding venue, located south of Edinburgh on the edge of the Scottish Borders and near the picturesque town of Peebles on the River Tweed. With 82 rooms, each with unique views, and a renowned bar, restaurant and … Read more
Background The Crest Hotels Group, which now stands at nine hotels and growing, buys, develops and manages uniquely positioned hotels in the UK. Privately owned and operated, their core values focus around true hospitality, engaged teams, and serving the community each hotel is located in. Their hotels vary from the highly commercial 86-room Knowsley Inn … Read more
Background Fuller, Smith and Turner has officially been around since 1845 – but in fact the roots of this multi-million pound brewing and hospitality business date back to the early 1600s. The enterprising Thomas Mawson snapped up The George public house in Chiswick along with two adjoining cottages for the princely sum of £70, and … Read more
Background The Polizzi Collection is a unique and stylish luxury hotel group, owned by Olga Polizzi and her two daughters Alex and Charlie. Olga comes from an illustrious line of hoteliers – her father, Charles Fore, founded Trusthouse Forte which went on to become the largest hospitality group in the world. Alex is best known … Read more
Background The Flatrock Group includes six hotels in the stunning Ceredigion area of West Wales. Its flagship 76 bedroom Cliff Hotel and Spa includes a 9 hole golf course, three bars, a restaurant and a number of event suites; there’s also The Gwbert Hotel & Flatrock Bistro, The Angel, The Grosvenor, the famed Harbourmaster Hotel … Read more
Background Founded in 2011 by Rob Greacen, James Brooke-Webb and Pat Gill, Stay Original runs 6 boutique hotels and restaurants in the West Country: The Swan in Wedmore, Somerset; The White Hart in Somerton, Somerset; Timbrell’s Yard in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire; The Grosvenor Arms in Shaftesbury, Dorset and At the Chapel in Bruton, Somerset. The name … Read more