About Britannia Hotels

Britannia Hotels is a UK based hotel company with 33 hotels across the country. They are currently the largest privately owned hotel chain in the UK.

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Overview

Britannia Hotels started in 1976 with the purchase of a hotel in Manchester.

The company employs over 4,000 people. Britannia don't build hotels, instead preferring to buy existing hotels, and to refurbish and up-date them, restoring original features where possible. In some cases Britannia have taken an existing structure and converted it into a Hotel.

Some hotels maintain their original name, without the addition of the word Britannia. In such cases, flags displaying the Britannia Hotels logo and name are erected outside.

Britannia generally operate at the budget end of the market, hotels vary in price and star ratings around the country.

Britannia Hotels' head office is based in the old Town Hall in Hale, Manchester. A large cluster of Britannia Hotels are located in and around Manchester.

Rooms

Unlike most hotel companies, Britannia Hotel bedrooms don't have a continued theme. Bedrooms have different furnishings and amenities in each hotel. Many still use old fashioned bedspreads, but newer or refurbished hotels do.

Many hotels still don't use keycards to gain access to the guest rooms, they just use traditional keys. Most hotel companys have chosen to phase out keys in favour of keycards as they have many more benefits and are generally cheaper and safer.

Even though the company operates in the budget sector, upscale features such Jacuzzi Baths, trouser presses, room service and balconies are found in a number of their hotels.

Events

In 2004, Grand Hotels Group sold their four resort hotels to Britannia Hotels. These hotels are undergoing extensive refurbishment, with millions of pounds being spent to restore them to their former glory. These Hotels offer Entertainment Breaks, with live entertainment each evening in the Ballrooms.

In 2005, Britannia Hotel introduced free wireless LAN throughout all it's hotels, available in public areas. Coverage has been extended into bedrooms, as hotels have been refurbished.

In 2006, Britannia celebrated their 30th anniversary by adding their 30th Hotel (Britannia Bournemouth) to the chain, this number has now risen to 33 UK properties.

Also in 2006, Tripadvisor released a list of the UK's dirtiest hotels based on guest cleanliness ratings. Out of the 10, 5 were Britannia Hotels, with Britannia Stockport being rated as the dirtiest.

In 2007, many properties have undergone total refurbishment, including the Britannia Manchester, and the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool.

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