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De Vere Hotels invests £600K in Oulton Hall

De Vere Hotels has ploughed £600K into its flagship Yorkshire venue, Oulton Hall, as part of a revamp for the 18th century country manor house hotel.

The money has been spent on upgrading a series of rooms targeted at the corporate market in a clear signal the hotel chain wants to lure in more company executives.

With improvements to WiFi and connectivity the 20 Chambre Unique rooms are part of the group’s overall strategy for attracting business clients to the four star hotel which enjoys a key location between Leeds and Wakefield close to the UK’s main motorways, the M1 and M62.

This is the hotel’s first major modernisation since June 1993 and recognises the needs of travelling executives who demand state of the art connectivity 24/7.

Aimed at executive comfort and convenience improvements include state of the art WiFi, Bluetooth enabled entertainment featuring Sky Movies HD, Bose Soundlink Bluetooth speakers and Starbucks Verismo coffee machines.

In addition Oulton Hall, which has been a mental asylum and army hospital during the World War II, has had upgrades to a further 50 rooms.

Sean Boyce, director at Oulton Hall, said: “The innovative Chambre Unique upgrade is an exciting development. Guests will be able to enjoy the comforts and amenities of a deluxe hotel room, without spending a great deal more.

“De Vere has identified a need for choice within hotel accommodation and seek to cater for those needs.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Mark Lane .