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Shakespeare’s England has announced a number of new hotel openings for 2017, including a new Hotel du Vin and a Crowne Plaza Hotel.
In addition to the new accommodation, a number of Shakespeare’s England’s existing hotels will see improvements and refurbishments made to them.
New hotels
A new Hotel du Vin will open in Stratford-upon-Avon with 48 bedrooms. The hotel will be the second for the chain in the Midlands, and facilities will include a bistro du vin, meeting and private dining rooms and a banqueting room with the capacity to seat 80.
Elan Spa at Mallory Court will open in March. The luxury spa will have a separate entrance to the hotel providing a secluded setting for guests. Elan Spa will use ‘the latest energy efficient techniques and state of the art design’ to create a spa in keeping with the listed building.
The former Holiday Inn in Stratford-upon-Avon has undergone refurbishment works to transform it in to a Crowne Plaza Hotel. The hotel, which is set amid landscaped gardens beside the River Avon, has had all 259 bedrooms upgraded and enhanced.
Improved hotels
Arden House in Stratford-upon-Avon opened in November last year as a new venture for the Eden Hotel Collection. The intimate boutique guesthouse (sister property to a hotel called The Arden) is described as having a relaxed home-from-home atmosphere and dedicated ‘house hosts’ who offer a 24-hour service for food and drink.
Radcliffe, one of Warwick Conference’s conference centres has announced plans for a major refurbishment that will include accommodation updates. Situated on the University of Warwick campus, the centre’s refurbishments will include a new heating system, improvements to the bedroom, bathrooms, public bathrooms, and lounge and meeting rooms.
The Macdonald Swan's Nest Hotel in Stratford-upon-Avon will refurbish 20 bedrooms. The remaining 48 rooms were refurbished in 2008 but will also be re-decorated.
In addition, the Macdonald Alveston Manor Hotel will reveal its brand new suite plus, and will undertake a full refurbishment of the 11 bedrooms in the Manor House, recreating their original Tudor style features. The 94 bedrooms in the modern extension will also be refurbished.
For more information about visiting the region of Shakespeare’s England, visit www.shakespeares-england.co.uk.
