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The Sun
06-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Ikea has launched a huge summer sale with bargains from 50p
IKEA has slashed prices in its huge summer sale - with some items scanning for as little as 50p. The retailer is offering hundreds of discounts on home essentials for a limited time only both online and in-store. Everything from soft furnishings to larger items such as wardrobes have been discounted, and free click-and-collect is also available. You can find your closest store by using the store locator on the website where you will also find the opening times. We spotted a Fejka artificial hanging potted plant that was reduced from £1 to 50p, a saving of 50% on the original price. Punters can make the same eye-popping saving for a sweet pea scented candle, a set of 15 cable ties and an eye-catching dish cloth. Customers can dig a little deeper into their pockets if they fancy a discounted mobile phone holder scanning for £1. A pack of two bamboo coasters are also selling for a quid, as is a smart black cable organiser bag. BRANCHING OUT It comes after IKEA opened its first hotel in Spain, on a very popular holiday island. Las Dunas de Santa Catalina Boutique House is a new two-star hotel owned by the interiors brand to open on Gran Canaria. Don't expect to see any of the iconic blue and yellow designs, however. The modern hotel, which has adult-only rooms, is more muted in its interiors. A small outdoor swimming pool is lined with sunloungers and overlooked by the hotel restaurant. And outdoor garden terrace is right by the restaurant as well, which serves breakfast. The only nod to the logo colours are in the bedroom, with some having blue or yellow bedspreads. Rooms range from double and triple rooms to ones that have pool or garden views. SHUT UP SHOP However, it's not all good news for fans of the Swedish conglomerate. The famous Swedish homewares retailer has confirmed the Plan and Order point at the Stockport Merseyway Shopping Centre will cease in just a fortnight's time on June 16. The store in Greater Manchester is a smaller outlet than its usual out-of-town locations and is focused on kitchen, bedroom and living room planning. The aim was to provide somewhere for customers to go to get advice and expertise on home furnishing and somewhere where they could design their ideal fittings and get individual 3D interior plans from the interior designers. According to IKEA, the decision to close the store permanently was made due to 'a result of valuable learnings' where the company recognised their customers wanted a different retail experience, more along the lines of Click and Collect and return services. While the Stockport branch will close for good, other Plan and Order points, such as the ones in Dundee, York and Hull, will be adapted to meet those new demands and also include a small range of home furnishing accessories to buy.
The Sun
27-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
IKEA opens first hotel on Spanish island with outdoor swimming pool and cheap rooms
IKEA has opened its first hotel in Spain, on a very popular holiday island. Las Dunas de Santa Catalina Boutique House is a new two-star hotel owned by the interiors brand to open on Gran Canaria. 4 4 Don't expect to see any of the iconic blue and yellow designs, however. The modern hotel, which has adult-only rooms, is more muted in its interiors. A small outdoor swimming pool is lined with sunloungers and overlooked by the hotel restaurant. And outdoor garden terrace is right by the restaurant as well, which serves breakfast. The only nod to the logo colours are in the bedroom, with some having blue or yellow bedspreads. Rooms range from double and triple rooms to ones that have pool or garden views. Just don't expect much else - there isn't a gym or spa, and you will have to dine out as the restaurant only serves breakfast. Thankfully the beach is a short walk away which is lined with restaurants and bars. Despite being a new hotel, some guests have already raved about it. One said: "I really liked the quietness, you can't hear any street noise, and the pool area is beautiful." The Sun takes a trip inside the new Ikea Oxford Street Rooms start from £105 a night, which includes a continental breakfast, and works out to just over £50 each a night. IKEA has plans for a second hotel in the Canary Islands as well. Also in Palma in Gran Canaria, Las Vegas de Ciudad Jardín Suites will combine two villas. Flights to Gran Canaria take as little as four hours from the UK, with some of the cheapest being with easyJet who have £38 returns. The hotel is then just a 25 minute drive from the main airport. The only other IKEA hotel in the world is unsurprisingly in Sweden, the home of the brand. Inspired by American motels, it first opened in the 1960s and now has more than 250 rooms. It even has an on-site restaurant serving the famous IKEA meatballs. Here is what it is like to stay there - and how much rooms cost. And another woman stayed at a hostel which is inside an IKEA in Vienna. 4
