Construction begins on new Liverpool Holiday Inn Express
The Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Hoylake, situated on the site of the former Kings Gap Court Hotel in Hoylake, will also feature a Frankie’s Bar and Grill – a collaboration between jockey Frankie Dettori and TV chef Marco Pierre White.
The hotel, which will be operated by Sanguine Hospitality Limited, is due to open in spring 2012. A £5.5m refurbishment project kicked off this week, led by contractor Denizen with the assistance of architect Falconer Chester Hall (FCH).
Holiday Inn Express Liverpool Hoylake
FCH managing director Adam Hall said its plans for the building, which first became a hotel in the 1930s, “will remain sympathetic to the existing façade” and will enhance the conservation area in which the hotel stands.
“Extensions have been added to the hotel over the years and the removal of these will enhance the area and restore the stunning historic frontage to its former glory.
“Leisure and dining facilities - with a Marco Pierre White twist - will be improved, creating a high-quality hotel attracting international visitors and local residents.”
Sanguine Hospitality already manages a number of properties in the region, including Days Inn Liverpool and Hotel Indigo Liverpool, both currently under construction and slated to open in April 2011 and June 2011 respectively.
Other properties in the region owned and operated by Sanguine include Aughton venues The Swan Inn and West Tower, Doubletree by Hilton, Chester, and Days Hotel Chester North.
Merseyside tourism
Simon Matthews-Williams, chairman of Sanguine Hospitality, said: “Kings Gap Court is an historic building in a prime location which we felt deserved sympathetic restoration and modernisation.
“The site offers an excellent location in close proximity to Royal Liverpool and several other top class golf clubs, and the Holiday Inn Express will provide affordable accommodation just five minutes walk from the beach.
“The area has a strong nucleus of visitors and now is an ideal time to invest in the leisure market, with Merseyside’s tourism economy worth £2.8billion."
