travel hotel hospitality restaurant founded 2004 in nottingham england number of locations 2 edinburgh glasgow key people ken mcculloch chairman owner mcculloch unique hotels evans property group website www.dakotahotels.co.uk dakota hotels jointly owned and operated by mcculloch unique hotels and evans property group 1 2 is a lifestyle hotel brand providing hospitality and restaurant services in two boutique hotels based in south queensferry near edinburgh airport and motherwell near glasgow . 3 the company maintains its corporate headquarters in glasgow and has begun an expansion across the uk . the brand s new city centre hotels dakota deluxe are currently under construction in glasgow and leeds with expansion plans underway . contents 1 history 2 dakota deluxe 3 design 4 educational partnerships 5 awards 6 external links 7 references history edit dakota glasgow was initially opened in 2006 4 as a new build in motherwell off the m8 motorway in lanarkshire followed subsequently by another new build in south queensferry close to edinburgh airport in 2007 . 5 the concept for these hotels was based on the dakota airliner the douglas dc 3 introduced in 1936 for commercial air travel in the united states . 6 currently there are two new hotels under construction . the next is located on west regent street in glasgow 7 opening in spring 2016 8 followed by a fourth hotel on greek street in leeds early 2017 . 9 other hotels previously launched by mcculloch unique hotels include the award winning one devonshire gardens in glasgow in 1986 the malmaison brand and the tag aviation at farnborough airport . dakota deluxe edit dakota deluxe is a new luxury sub brand developed by the company suited for city centre locations in the uk . 10 the first instantiation will be dakota deluxe glasgow opening in spring 2016 with 83 bedrooms and 11 suites . 11 leeds will be the second opening in early 2017 . tentative plans include expansion into other cities in england including manchester birmingham and cambridge . 10 dakota deluxe hotels are more confident and more polished with larger bedrooms compared to existing dakota hotels to suit the needs of city centre travellers . 10 dakota deluxe glasgow will feature a dakota bar & grill serving interesting fresh sophisticated comfort food . 10 the manager will be andrew ovenstone previously the general manager of dakota edinburgh . the hotels are being developed in conjunction with evans property group which also has a stake in the two current dakota properties . 2 design edit dakota was conceived and developed by ken mcculloch with design being a founding element of the brand . hotel interiors were designed by amanda rosa interiors ken mcculloch s wife 12 who also designed the malmaison brand and columbus hotel monaco with mcculloch unique hotels . 1 educational partnerships edit dakota edinburgh has established links with queen margaret university and fife college to provide internships to hospitality students and with the edinburgh college of art to sponsor local artists . 13 14 the hotel has established two awards for university students at qmu focusing on innovative and entrepreneurial dissertations in hospitality . 15 both hotels regularly host students under placements and internships across departments . awards edit the times cool hotel guide 2013 16 jamie oliver best kept secret award 2013 17 18 external links edit dakota hotels official website mcculloch unique hotels official website references edit a b ken mcculloch mcculloch unique hotels official website . muh.ltd.uk . retrieved 2014 06 02 . a b dakota hotel evans property group portfolio . www.evanspropertygroup.com . retrieved 2016 03 15 . eurocentral ideally placed on the m8 corridor . eurocentral.co.uk . retrieved 2015 07 16 . travel the dakota hotel glasgow . the scotsman . retrieved 2014 06 02 . alexandra topping . hotel review dakota forth bridge edinburgh travel . the guardian . retrieved 2014 06 02 . http www.dakota legendaryaircraft.com planning for new hotel glasgow . 3dreid . com . retrieved 2015 07 16 . dakota deluxe glasgow . dakota hotels . dakota hotels . retrieved 15 mar 2016 . approval confirmed for luxury leeds hotel . insidermedia.com . retrieved 2015 07 16 . a b c d harmer 2015 12 09 . ken mcculloch to launch dakota deluxe . the caterer . retrieved 2016 03 15 . dakota deluxe glasgow . dakota hotels . dakota hotels . retrieved 15 mar 2016 . http www.amandarosa.com case studies dakota qmu . boutique hotel group recognises hospitality students with new support package . www.qmu.ac.uk . retrieved 2016 03 15 . nine painters shortlisted for dakota hotel competition edinburgh college of art . www.eca.ed.ac.uk . retrieved 2016 03 15 . dakota hotels announces two new awards for university students . thecaterer.com . 2015 06 16 . retrieved 2015 07 16 . http www.thetimes.co.uk tto travel destinations scotland article3938807.ece http www.jamieoliver.com news and features news best hotel dining 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