Refurbishment Round Up

Jurys Inn Liverpool is undergoing a £2.1million refurbishment programme to completely transform the hotel and enhance its facilities.

All 310 bedrooms at Jurys Inn Liverpool are being upgraded with new beds, mattresses, pillows and bed linen.

16 new executive rooms are being created. These will be located on the upper floors with city views. The executive rooms will feature super-king beds, free premium wi-fi, an in-room safe, mini-fridge, an enhanced selection of toiletries, a flatscreen television and a range of complimentary refreshments and snacks.

Refurbishment of public areas including the lobby, bar and restaurant will incorporate a fresh contemporary décor and new artwork. All ten meeting and banqueting suites will also be refurbished.

The new-look bedrooms will be completed by the end of March 2016. The business facilities including the meeting rooms, lobby, bar and restaurant are set to be complete by summer 2016.

Jurys Inn Liverpool is located at Kings Waterfront directly opposite the ACC Liverpool campus, which is home to BT Convention Centre, Echo Arena and the new Exhibition Centre Liverpool. It is less than 15 minutes’ walk from Liverpool Lime Street Station.

Details: www.jurysinns.com

Details: Published: 03 March 2016; Hits: 4797

Crowne Plaza Leeds located in the centre of Leeds has just reopened following a £1million refurbishment resulting from damage caused by flooding on Boxing Day.

The flood water destroyed the hotel car parks, storage facilities and vital infrastructure that kept the hotel running.

1,600 sq-ft of carpet has been replaced as well as the hotel's entire IT, telephone, electrical and heating systems - including the boilers and generators. The cellar and store rooms also had to be fully refurbished.

Crowne Plaza's 135 bedrooms, seven meeting rooms, its restaurant and leisure centre also had to be deep-cleaned.

Over the past two months, the Crowne Plaza Leeds 80-strong workforce has been redeployed to other hotels across the country, with a core group held on site to man the hotel and greet any pre-booked guests who were unaware of the hotel's forced closure.

Details: www.cpleedshotel.co.uk

Details: Published: 03 March 2016; Hits: 4679

Forest Side hotel Grasmere in the Lake District has reopened following its two and half year total refurbishment.

Forest Side is a former Victorian hunting lodge which has been converted into a 20-bedroom hotel with a restaurant and bar.

The bedrooms are very stylish, individually designed and equipped with the latest in-room technology. Room varieties include ‘Cosy’, ‘Jolly’, ‘Good’, ‘Superb’ ‘Grand’ and ‘Master’ rooms – depending on room size and the views afforded.

Head Chef, Kevin Tickle, has an impressive c-v which includes a spell at L’Enclume at Cartmel, also in the Lake District. He will have the re-built, walled kitchen garden at Forest Side to plunder to ensure only the freshest ingredients reach the tables.

Forest Side is one of three hotels comprising Wildsmith Hotels. The other two are the Ryebeck in Bowness-on-Windermere and Hipping Hall in Kirkby Lonsdale.

Details: www.theforestside.com

Details: Published: 12 February 2016; Hits: 4789

Malmaison has announced the completion of the £1million refurbishment of its 100-bedroom Malmaison Edinburgh property.

The refurbishment has included an upgrade of the bedrooms and a new-look 'Chez Mal' brasserie restaurant and bar. The menu in Chez Mal will still feature the classic steakhouse and French brasserie dishes. The interior of the restaurant however has been refreshed with new leather seating, exposed brickwork and natural wood finishes.

The investment is part of the wider multi-million pound investment across the brand’s seven Scottish hotels.

Malmaison Edinburgh is located in Leith. It was the first Malmaison hotel to launch back in 1994 - in what is now a 13-strong boutique brand.

Malmaison and Hotel du Vin hotels were acquired by Fraser Hospitality UK in June 2015. The company has since announced that it intends to grow both brands to around 50 hotels.

Details: www.malmaison.com

Details: Published: 25 February 2016; Hits: 4684

Brend Hotels have published plans to modernise the Park Hotel in Barnstaple, Devon.

The 40 bedroom Park Hotel will include a new Brasserie Restaurant, a conference room, terrace lounge and fitness suite.

The £2million project will also add ten additional bedrooms and five suites. The bedrooms will be refurbished and equipped with new 40inch Smart TVs and high-speed wi-fi connections.

Park Hotel will remain open throughout the development work. The new bedrooms will be open by summer 2016 with the project due to complete by the end of 2016.

Park Hotel in Barnstaple is one of 11 West Country hotels owned and operated by Brend Hotels.

Details: www.brend-hotels.co.uk