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Success at the Areas? Then make sure you call rooms4groups

If you claim a qualification place for Cheltenham or London over the next few weeks, then make sure you get in touch with the hotel specialists for your National Final needs.

Rooms4groups
  The hotel specialists will be ready by the phone on the Monday morning after your Area weekend

With the first of the 2026 Regional Championship series of contests due to take place in Blackpool on Sunday 1st March, the specialist hotel accommodation providers rooms4groups has reminded bands to makes sure that the first things they following any weekend success is get in touch with them to meet their Cheltenham or London National Final requirements.

Best of luck

A spokesperson told 4BR: "First of all we would like to wish the very best of luck to all the bands competing over the coming weeks, and thank those who have already used or specialist services.

We always keep an eye on the action and the results on 4BR, and the rooms4groups HQ team will be ready and waiting each Monday morning to make sure your qualification success comes with a completely hassle‑free experience for both Cheltenham and London."

Get in touch

They added: "All you have to do is either give us a call or e-mail as soon as possible, and we will start the hassle free process, leaving you to carry on your celebrations!"

Cheltenham Hotels:


Holiday Inn:
Gloucester

Holiday Inn Express:
Cheltenham

Travelodge:
Cheltenham

Leonardo Hotel:
Cheltenham

Ramada by Wyndham:
Cheltenham

Double Tree by Hilton:
Cheltenham

Hotel Indigo:
Gloucester

Mercure Bowden Hall:
Gloucester

Gloucester Robinswood:
Gloucester

Holiday Inn Express Gloucester South:
Gloucester

Hilton Puckrup Hall:
Tewkesbury

Holiday Inn Express:
Droitwich

Contact:


rooms4groups Ltd
York Eco Business Centre
York
YO30 4AG

Tel: 0330 838 9810
www.rooms4groups.com

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