Loungers seeks to add five bedrooms to new restaurant

Restaurant group Loungers has announced it is looking to add five bedrooms to the Piazzo Lounge in Bournemouth, which is due to open next month.

The group has submitted planning permission to make this the second site that provides accommodation out of more than 170 Lounges, including the five-bedroom Albero Lounge in Bedford, which opened in 2017.

Gemma Irwin, community manager at the Lounges, said: "We're not deliberately moving into the hotel business; however, we are hoping to get planning permission and explore the possibility of providing some rooms at Piazzo Lounge.

"It's a natural extension of the top-notch hospitality Loungers is well known for. We currently have rooms at Albero Lounge in Bedford."

Loungers was founded in 2002 and has since grown into over 200 sites in England and Wales, operating under the Lounge and Cosy Club brands.

The group is also behind roadside dining brand Brightside, which is explored in this week's issue.