London - Hampstead
Britannia Hotel
Address: Primrose Hill Road Hampstead
Zip Code: NW3 3NA
City: London
Country: UK
Tel: +44 207 586 2233
Fax: +44 207 586 1659
Url: http://www.britanniahotels.com
Email: res713@britanniahotels.com Britannia
Hotels is the leading privately owned hotel group in the UK,
operating nationwide with 24 hotels and 3,500 employees.
Location is the key to our success. Our
hotels can be found in prime
cities throughout the country from Aberdeen to Brighton and there are
expansion plans already in the pipeline.
Our aim is to provide extremely good
value for money, flexibility for
all travellers, with superior accommodation and a variety of dining
experiences and facilities.
Our approach to succession planning means
that in 2003 we will require
more professional hotel staff than ever before.
A brief history of Britannia Hotels
Britannia Hotels Ltd was founded in 1976
when the two owners bought a
100-bedroom hotel in South Manchester, The Country House Hotel
Their second purchase in 1981 was a
council owned derelict listed
building in central Manchester. After spending an entire year
developing the unit, it partially opened in May 1982 with 25 bedrooms
on the top floor and a nightclub. This once derelict unit is now a
famous landmark and meeting place throughout Manchester - the Britannia
Hotel with 5 floors and 363 bedrooms.
At the end of 1982 British Rail sold off
its hotel division - British
Transport Hotels. From this sale, Britannia bought the internationally
famous Adelphi Hotel, a luxurious and superbly appointed hotel in the
very heart of Liverpool.
In 1987 Britannia Hotels once again
returned to Manchester and
converted an unused building that used to be the city's C&A department
store - this became the Sachas Hotel, which now has 223 bedrooms.
Later in the same year Bosworth Hall a
country house style hotel in
Warwickshire, was purchased. Bosworth Hall was in the process of being
converted from a hospital/nursing home into a hotel and Britannia took
over the development from the builders who went bankrupt. The
conversion was to produce a 192-bedroom hotel set in twenty seven acres
of beautifully landscaped gardens and parkland.
1988 saw the purchase and vast
development of The International Hotel
adjacent to Canary Wharf, in the Heart of London's Docklands. The hotel
opened on 9th June 1992.
A year later, Britannia took over a
187-bedroom hotel in Stockport.
After an entire refurbishment the Britannia Stockport Hotel opened in
1993. In the summer of the same year the Group also purchased the
Europa Hotel, a 211-bedroom hotel situated close to Gatwick Airport.
In 1994 The Birmingham International was
acquired, a 200-bedroom hotel
in the city centre now referred to as Britannia Birmingham Also in the
West Midlands the Britannia Wolverhampton Hotel formerly owned by
Periquito Hotels, opened in April 1995.
In 1996, Britannia acquired The Royal
Court a manor house hotel with
211 bedrooms set in 11 acres of landscaped gardens and parkland.
The Group's next purchase was the
Britannia Hampstead in London. A 103-
bedroom, boutique hotel quietly located next to Hampstead Village.
Following this hotel was the Britannia Coventry with 190 bedrooms,
shortly followed by the Britannia Ashley Hotel in Hale, Cheshire.
In 1997 Britannia purchased the Royal
Albion Hotel in Brighton. Host to
180 bedrooms the hotel has a prime location situated on the seafront
just a short walk away from the Royal Pavilion and the Lanes. A year
later in 1998, Britannia purchased the Coventry Hill Hotel with 182
bedrooms.
Then, in 1999 Moat House Hotels sold off
a number of their properties
and from this sale Britannia purchased the Britannia Newcastle Airport
Hotel and the Britannia Hotel Aberdeen. The Roundhouse Hotel in
Bournemouth was then purchased in July 2000 before acquiring The Prince
of Wales Hotel in Southport.
In February 2002 Britannia acquired what
was formerly The Posthouse
based in Northenden, near to Manchester Airport. This hotel is now
known as the Britannia Airport Hotel and is host to 212 bedrooms.
The North Stafford Hotel located in the
centre of Stoke-on-Trent was
acquired by Britannia in November 2002. A traditional hotel with 80
bedrooms, The North Stafford took Britannia's total number of hotels to
22.
Britannia's next addition was The
Norbreck Castle Hotel overlooking the
seafront in Blackpool. Ideal for weekends, families and beach breaks,
the hotel has 363 bedrooms, many with sea views.
The latest to join the Britannia family
is the former Wigan/Standish
Moat House hotel, which became the Britannia Wigan hotel in January
2004.
The Britannia Hotels Head Office is based
in a building that used to be
the Town Hall in Hale, near Manchester Airport.
Throughout the growth of Britannia Hotels
the Company still has two
owners. The secret to our success, we believe, is offering extremely
good value for money at a time when it has become increasingly
important to companies and individuals when making buying decisions.
Britannia not only offers extremely competitive rates but also combines
this with richness in décor and facilities such as a choice of
restaurants, health clubs, nightclubs and bars.
This charming, quietly located boutique
hotel is situated within
walking distance of the famous designer shops and continental cafe bars
and restaurants of Hampstead Village, St John's High Street, Primrose
Hill and Belsize Park. Swiss Cottage, Regent's Park, Primrose Hill
Park, London Zoo and Lord's Cricket Ground are all within easy reach.
With so much to do and see you may never need to move out of the area.
If you do, the West End theatres and
London's many attractions are
easily accessible, with Chalk Farm, Belsize Park and Swiss Cottage
underground close by. These provide easy access to main line railway
stations, King's Cross and St. Pancras, Waterloo/Europe via the Euro
star terminal and the Paddington/Heathrow and Victoria/Gatwick express
trains that run frequently. The hotel has a pleasant restaurant and bar
with an outside terrace. There is limited parking under the hotel and
on street parking between 6pm and 9am. High-Speed Wireless Internet
Access Catering for technology-dependent travellers and corporate
meeting planners, the wireless LAN (WLAN) offers users the opportunity
to turn on their laptops and connect to the Internet at 40 times
traditional modem speed without having to plug in any cables or dial up
via a modem.
The conservatory style restaurant
provides a comfortable and
atmospheric setting in which to enjoy fine cuisine. For a super value
start to the day try The Big Britannia Breakfast featuring a full
complement of hot and cold dishes. In the evening, there is a choice of
value for money dining, with fixed price table d'hôte or à la carte
menus accompanied by a sensibly priced wine list.
Before and after dinner, the adjoining
lounge bar provides a romantic
meeting place, popular with guests and local residents alike. |
