Royal Garden completes multi-million pound refurbishment

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The independent five red star Royal Garden Hotel has completed the final stage of its £45 million pound refurbishment. Complementing its refreshed public areas, conference and meeting facilities, Min Jiang and Park Terrace restaurants, the hotel has unveiled a further 154 newly renovated bedrooms and suites situated on the first to fourth floors.Decorated in neutral calming shades and set off by rich fabrics, new in-room features included as standard are comfortable well-sprung beds, iPod docking stations, flat screen TV and media hub. Modern and contemporary throughout, the refurbishment covers all 394 bedrooms, 10 state of the art meeting and event spaces and the hotel’s two restaurants and three bars.

Throughout 2010 the Royal Garden Hotel unveiled several completed areas of the hotel’s conference and event facilities. The most dramatic transformation, the Palace Suite included a considerable upgrade to its AV facilities. Enjoying a pillar less layout makes the hotel the ideal venue for hosting anything from large-scale conferences, to a reception or dinner dance for up to 550 guests.

Enabling event organisers to deliver truly bespoke, engaging and memorable events, the Royal Garden Hotel provides a superior conference and banqueting product with access to a dedicated events team of experienced experts, including award-winning executive chef Steve Munkley and in-house AV specialists PSAV.

Commenting on the refurbishment Graham Bamford, general manager said: “We are delighted to complete the final phase by unveiling our new bedrooms. Our continued investment in and development of the hotel and its facilities has been a top priority and we are now better placed than ever before to offer our business and leisure guests a top quality and excellent value product. We’ve worked closely with our clients to ensure that the refurbishments addressed their needs and have succeeded in creating the optimum environment for holding successful business and private events.”

Daniel Fountain / 30.05.2011

Editor, Hotel Designs

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