TRAVELODGE OPENS ITS CHESHIRE FLAGSHIP HOTEL IN
CHESTER CITY CENTRE
Travelodge SuperRooms come to Cheshire
At the official opening of Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge the company announces it’s looking for three more sites in Cheshire.
This trio expansion programme represents an investment of £18 million for third party investors and will create around 100 new jobs
Today, the UK’s first budget hotel chain, Travelodge has opened its new multimillion Cheshire flagship hotel in the heart of Chester city centre and created35 new jobs within the community.
Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge, the company’s 575th hotel is Travelodge’s largest hotel in Cheshire and the first in the county to offer SuperRooms. This new class of room is the first of its kind in the UK budget hotel market. It is designed around the ‘premium economy’ concept familiar to airline users. It dials up the comfort factor for business and leisure customers who want the extra choice of a more premium room.
The new 112-room flagship hotel which is an office conversion also features an on-site restaurant called the Bar Café, which offers a breakfast, dinner and bar menu. Rooms are available from £29 and can be booked at www.travelodge.co.uk
Chester Central Travelodge is the company’s fourteenth Travelodge in Cheshire, and its thirdin Chester.
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the hotel today where Chris Matheson MP for the City of Chester, the Lord Mayor of Chester, Councillor Alex Black, Chester Town Crier, David Mitchell and Tony O’ Brien, Travelodge UK Property Director, officially opened the hotel.
At the official opening event of Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge, the company announced that Cheshire remains a key target development area for the company and it is actively looking for a further three hotel sites in: Warrington, Runcorn and a fourth hotel in Chester.
Collectively this trio expansion programme represents an investment of £18 million for third party investors and would create around 100 new jobs.
Tony ‘O Brien, Travelodge UK Property Director, said:“As Cheshire’s first budget hotel chain, we are delighted to mark our 29th anniversary of trading in the county by opening our new flagship hotel in the heart of Chester city centre.
This opening which is our 14th hotel in the region celebrates how far the brand has grown and become symbolic in Cheshire for offering unbeatable value and making it affordable for business and leisure travellers to visit the region.”
“As we look to the future, Cheshire remains a key growth area for Travelodge as visitor numbers are set to grow with momentum however there still remains a shortage of good quality and low cost hotels across the county. To meet this growing demand we are actively looking for hotel sites in Warrington, Runcorn and for a fourth hotel in Chester. This trio of hotels collectively represents an investment of £18 million and will create around 100 new jobs.”
Chris Matheson MP for Chester said: ‘‘It is great to have Travelodge investing in Chester. We know they provide quality accommodation at affordable prices and I look forward to welcoming many visitors to our city. I want to thank Travelodge for their further investment in Chester, which I am sure will be beneficial for the local economy.’’
Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge is being managed by Lewis Johnson who joined the company eight years ago as a receptionist. Lewis is one of hundreds of Travelodge staff members who has successfully climbed the career ladder into management from an entry level position.
Lewis who received over 600 applications from locals to be part of the new hotel over was overwhelmed by the high calibre of applications he received, that he recruited his strong team of 35 in just one day. This included: nine receptionists, 10 Bar Café team members and 16 Housekeeping team members.
Lewis Johnson, Hotel Manager, Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge, said: “I am very proud to have built a fantastic team who are as passionate as me about delivering great customer service. Our new hotel has got off to a flying start and we are set for a very busy Easter and summer period. We are literally sold out for the May racing festival which is great news for the local economy as our research shows, annually customers will spend millions with local businesses during their stay.”
“Our SuperRooms are certainly a big attraction with business and leisure customers as they love the extra creature comforts in the room, especially the Kit Kat.”
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Notes to editors
Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge has been styled in the company’s contemporary brand design and offers family, double and accessible rooms.
To help ensure guests attain a good night sleep, our rooms feature:
· the company’s signature luxurious king size bed called the Travelodge Dreamer™ Bed which sits within a mood lighting surround with bedside USP ports and spacious shelves for charging devices.
· a sleep inducing décor colour palette to create a warm and cosy ambiance.
· energy efficient LED mood lighting.
· a ‘Comfort Cooling’ system enabling guests to personalise their ideal room temperature.
· soundproof Italian acoustic doors.
In addition all rooms have a 32 inch Freeview TV and offer free, in-house tea & coffee making facilities and all family rooms include two individual beds for children.
The Travelodge SuperRoom has the following key features:
· Lavazza ‘A Modo Mio’ fresh capsule coffee machine to kick-start your day.
· Hansgrohe Raindance 3-jet adjustable shower to leave you fully refreshed.
· Multiple power and USB charging points at arm’s length throughout the room.
· Relaxing ambient, energy efficient LED mood lighting.
· Comfy armchair to relax in.
· Larger desk area with a comfortable swivel chair.
· Luxurious king-size Travelodge Dreamer™ Bed.
· Choice of firm and soft hypo-allergenic pillows.
· Dressing stand with a powerful hairdryer.
· In-room iron and ironing board.
· Powerful hairdryer and full length mirror.
· Samsung Slimline wall-mounted flat screen TV.
· Hot chocolate and a KitKat for that extra treat when you need it.
Chester Central Bridge Street Travelodge
Windsor House, Pepper Street,
Chester, CH1 1DF
About Travelodge
Founded in 1985, Travelodge is one of the UK’s leading hotel brands. The hotel chain currently operates 578 Travelodge hotels in the UK, Spain and Ireland as of January 2019. Travelodge welcomes approximately 19 million customers every year and over 12,000 colleagues work across the business.