Britannia Hotels
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Britannia Hotels is a United Kingdom based hotel company with 37 hotels across the country. Britannia operates at the budget end of the market, with hotels varying in price and star ratings around the country. In January 2011 the company purchased the Pontin's
holiday camp chain which was was in administration.
, Manchester
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Its head office is based in the old town hall in Hale
, Manchester. A large cluster of the company's hotels are located in and around Manchester. The company employs over 4,000 people. Britannia does not build hotels, preferring to buy, refurbish and up-date existing hotels, restoring original features where possible. In some cases Britannia has converted other properties into hotels.
Britannia Hotels do not all have a common theme or identity, each hotel being individual. Bedrooms have different furnishings in each hotel, although refurbished rooms are generally in similar styles.
in Manchester. Proposals have been made to redevelop it into a hotel and offices, however the plans have been delayed. In 2006 it was placed on English Heritage's register of "at risk" historical buildings. The city council has attemped to compulsorily purchase the building but on 29 November 2011, it was rejected.
In 2004, Grand Hotels Group sold four resort hotels to Britannia Hotels. In 2006, Britannia celebrated its 30th anniversary by adding its 30th hotel, the Britannia Bournemouth to the chain, and in 2011 has 35 properties. In 2007 Britannia Manchester, and the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool were refurbished. In 2008 as part of the Capital of Culture celebrations, a musical based on the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool, written and directed by Phil Willmott, Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi
ran at the Liverpool Playhouse from 30 June until 2 August.
Pontin's
Pontins is a British holiday business which was originally founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. The company once grew to be a major operator of...
holiday camp chain which was was in administration.
Overview
Britannia Hotels was founded in 1976 with the purchase of the Britannia Country House Hotel in DidsburyDidsbury
Didsbury is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the north bank of the River Mersey, south of Manchester city centre, in the southern half of the Greater Manchester Urban Area...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Its head office is based in the old town hall in Hale
Hale, Greater Manchester
Hale is a village and electoral ward within the Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, in Greater Manchester, England. It is contiguous with the southeast of Altrincham, approximately southwest of the city of Manchester....
, Manchester. A large cluster of the company's hotels are located in and around Manchester. The company employs over 4,000 people. Britannia does not build hotels, preferring to buy, refurbish and up-date existing hotels, restoring original features where possible. In some cases Britannia has converted other properties into hotels.
Britannia Hotels do not all have a common theme or identity, each hotel being individual. Bedrooms have different furnishings in each hotel, although refurbished rooms are generally in similar styles.
Events
In the mid-1980s, Alex Langsam, owner of the Britannia Hotel Group, acquired the Grade II* listed London Road Fire StationLondon Road Fire Station (Manchester)
London Road Fire Station is a former fire station in Manchester, England. It was opened in 1906, on a site bounded by London Road, Whitworth Street, Minshull Street South and Fairfield Street...
in Manchester. Proposals have been made to redevelop it into a hotel and offices, however the plans have been delayed. In 2006 it was placed on English Heritage's register of "at risk" historical buildings. The city council has attemped to compulsorily purchase the building but on 29 November 2011, it was rejected.
In 2004, Grand Hotels Group sold four resort hotels to Britannia Hotels. In 2006, Britannia celebrated its 30th anniversary by adding its 30th hotel, the Britannia Bournemouth to the chain, and in 2011 has 35 properties. In 2007 Britannia Manchester, and the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool were refurbished. In 2008 as part of the Capital of Culture celebrations, a musical based on the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool, written and directed by Phil Willmott, Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi
Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi
Once Upon A Time At The Adelphi is a musical written by Phil Willmott and Elliot Davis. It received its world premiere at the Liverpool Playhouse, England from June to August 2008...
ran at the Liverpool Playhouse from 30 June until 2 August.