London businessman, Steve Lowy, is in the running to be crowned Entrepreneur of the Year in the nationwide Nectar Business Small Business Awards, which will be judged by one of the stars of hit BBC TV show Dragon’s Den, James Caan. Steve, who set up umi hotels, has been short-listed to the last five entrepreneurs [...]

Steve Lowy, owner and managing director of umi hotels, has been named one of the 2010 recipients of Caterer & Hotelkeeper Magazine’s Acorn Award that acknowledges flair within hospitality.

umi Hotel London, a budget hotel in the heart of London, is continuing to expand their numerous guest services. Thanks to the work of an intern, they have recently added a self-guided audio walking tour of the beautiful and historic Notting Hill and Bayswater area. Keeping up with founder Steve Lowy’s goal of providing students [...]

A young hospitality student from the University of Salford has become the first umi hotels intern to graduate into management through the umi hotels internship program.

On Sat 22nd May, employees of umi hotels will be put through their paces in Hyde Park by former Royal Marines Officer Rob Suchet, all in the name of team-building.  RJS Fitness, as part of their corporate service, are going to run a bootcamp-style team-building fitness session with activities designed to improve staff cohesion while [...]