 In April 2016 it was announced the hotel, which overlooks Brighton Marina, would be re-branded as a Malmaison, becoming the 14th hotel in the chain.In 2017 ROL Group Ireland purchased the hotel for an undisclosed sum.Cheltenham's Montpellier Chapter Hotel was purchased in December 2015 and it was announced in May 2016 that it would be re-branded as a Malmaison.