Belfont Hotels Ltd acquired The Cosmopolitan Hotel from Peel Hotels Plc.

Peel Hotels Plc is a hotel company. The principal activity of the Company is the operation of hotels in the United Kingdom. It owns approximately nine hotels throughout the United Kingdom. Its hotels include Bull Hotel, Peterborough; Caledonian Hotel, Newcastle Upon Tyne; Cosmopolitan Hotel, Leeds; Crown & Mitre Hotel, Carlisle; George Hotel, Wallingford; King Malcolm Hotel, Dunfermline; Midland Hotel, Bradford; Norfolk Royale Hotel, Bournemouth, and Strathdon Hotel, Nottingham. It offers banqueting suites, and training and conference facilities in its hotels. Its hotels feature a business center with computer use and free Internet access. It also arranges photo-copying and faxing services, as well as secretarial services in its hotels. Its hotels have audio visual equipment for hire, and additional items or special requirements are arranged on request. Its subsidiaries include Crown & Mitre (Carlisle) Limited, Strathdon (Nottingham) Limited and King Malcolm (Dunfermline) Limited.