11th August 2015

 

First budget hotel to open at Winnersh Triangle – creating 18 new jobs   

 

Travelodge is looking for a further six sites across the county in: Ascot, Slough, Sandhurst, reading, Windsor and Wokingham.

 

Today, The Worshipful, The Mayor of Wokingham Borough, Councillor Parvinder Batth joined Travelodge’s Human Resources Director, Julia Rosamond to officially open the new £7 million Winnersh Triangle Travelodge hotel.  

 

The hotel which is the Company’s 15th hotel in Berkshire is a bespoke, 93- room property with a Bar Café. It was built on the former site of Microsoft’s Head Quarters at Winnersh Triangle. The hotel is ideally located for business and leisure customers as it is just minutes away from the train station which offers a direct service to London Paddington and Waterloo stations.

 

This opening has created 18 new jobs within the community and will offer rooms from £33.

 

Winnersh Triangle Travelodge hotel has been designed in the Company’s new contemporary brand look which has been created by brand customers. The new room concept includes a new bespoke luxurious king size bed called the Travelodge Dreamer and for the first time, the hotel chain has also introduced Truckle beds into all of its family rooms so that children have their own individual bed. 

 

Julia Rosamond, Travelodge Human Resource Director said:We have been looking for a prominent site in Winnersh for some time and we are delighted to open the first branded budget hotel at Winnersh Triangle.

 

“There is a growing demand for good value accommodation within the area and our new hotel is a great base for business and leisure travellers visiting Winnersh Triangle. By offering great quality rooms at unbeatable value we will help attract new visitors to the area. This will help to boost the local economy by £1.6million annually and cement our position as the county’s favourite hotel brand for value.

 

“Berkshire is a key growth area for us and as part of our development strategy we are looking to open a further six hotels across the county and are looking for sites in: Ascot, Slough, Sandhurst, Reading, Windsor and Wokingham.”

 

Will Lawrie, asset management at Winnersh Triangle, commented: “I’d like to warmly welcome Travelodge to Winnersh Triangle. It’s a fantastic new addition to the business community and the hotel facilities are already proving popular.

 

“As well as creating more new jobs here, Travelodge is making it easier to visit to do business. It has added to our existing amenities which, along with our excellent connections, are making Winnersh Triangle, are making Winnersh Triangle a go-to destination for a wide range of companies.”

 

Winnersh Triangle Travelodge is being managed by Syed Gillani, who started his career as a receptionist at Bracknell Central Travelodge in 2008. Syed rapidly climbed the career ladder and was promoted into a management position within one year of joining the company. Since then, Syed has managed various Travelodge hotels across Berkshire, including hotels in Reading and Camberley.  

 

Syed Gillani, Winnersh Triangle’s Hotel Manager said: “I am thrilled to be managing the very first branded budget hotel at Winnersh Triangle. The hotel has got off to a flying start and we are booked up for the summer. Our corporate customer base is growing at pace and we have already become a firm favourite for local businesses.”  

 

During the last 12 months, Travelodge has invested £3.7million as part of its £100 million nationwide modernisation programme giving all of its hotels across Berkshire a make-over in the new brand look and feel. This includes the following hotels: Bracknell Central, Maidenhead, Newbury London Road, Reading Central, Slough and Windsor Central.     

 

Winnersh Triangle Travelodge offers a range of rooms which includes: family, double and accessible. A Travelodge family room caters for either two adults and two children or three adults. The room features two space saving comfy truckle beds, providing an enhanced service for families staying in the room. When the beds are in use the base can be used for storing luggage, providing extra space in the room. 

 

Each room has en-suite facilities with eco-friendly showers, in-room toiletries including liquid soap, a flat screen TV with 18 free digital channels, free tea and coffee making facilities, and Wi-Fi for 30 minutes and then £3 for up to 24 hours.

 

The hotel also has a Bar Café which offers a two course meal and a drink for just £12.75 or a main meal and a drink for just £9.95.  The selection includes favourite dishes such as: fish & chips, chicken tikka masala, burger & chips, sausage or mash and a wide range of Chicago Town pizzas. The full English breakfast buffet remains good value at just £6.65 per person when booked online (For each paying adult breakfast, a child under the age of 16 eats for free).

 

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For further information, please contact: 
Travelodge Press Office - 
pressoffice@travelodge.co.uk   

 

Hotels in Berkshire:

 

Hotels

Rooms

Bracknell

35

Bracknell Central

102

Heathrow Terminal 5

297

Langley

57

Maidenhead Central

96

Newbury Chieveley M4

126

Newbury London Road

67

Newbury Tot Hill

52

Reading Central

80

Reading M4 Eastbound

86

Reading M4 Westbound

100

Reading Whitley

36

Slough

156

Windsor Central

113

Winnersh Triangle

93

 

The new Travelodge room includes the following new features:

An upgraded new luxury king size bed called the Travelodge Dreamer which is used predominately by luxury hotels worldwide. The bed is produced by royal warrant holders Sleepeezee Ltd who are renowned internationally for their experience and craftsmanship in producing the most luxurious beds that money can buy. The company established 80 years ago uses cutting edge technology to create state-of-the-art pocket sprung mattresses that help attain a good quality.

 

The new Travelodge bed boasts a 952 pocket sprung mattress and each individual spring is designed to follow the natural contour of an individual’s body in order to provide the correct amount of support and comfort to ensure they receive a good quality night’s sleep. The pocket sprung mattress is also very beneficial for couples sharing a bed as it ensures that each individual is much less affected by the movement of their partner.      

For further comfort, the bed is dressed with a quilted mattress topper and bounce back duvet & pillows.  A new addition to the bedding is a stylish swoosh striped runner to help create a gift wrap feel to the bed.

 

The bed also features a unique benefit of housing two space saving comfy truckle beds within its base. When the beds are in use the base can be used for storing luggage, providing extra space in the room.  The truckle beds have been designed to replace the traditional sofa bed and provide an enhanced service for families staying in the room.

To help create a warm and cosy ambiance in the new room so that customers obtain a good quality night’s sleep, Travelodge worked with a chromotherapy expert and has introduced a sleep inducing colour palette to the room’s décor. 

 

The new Travelodge room feature wall has been painted a tranquil blue, as research shows our body clock is programmed to relate the colour blue to the hours of darkness. So when we look at the colour blue, our metabolism slows down, making us feel relaxed and sleepy. To complement the colour scheme swoosh stripes in the colours of red, grey and blue have been incorporated into the room décor via the curtains and bed runner.

 

 

Other additions to the new room include a stylish white contemporary en-suite bathroom with a power shower, stain & water resistant carpet in a dark shade of blue, a larger desk area, new reading lights and a phone charging socket built into the bed frame. The room also includes artwork above the bed.