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Major investment in Darlington Hotel to open Holiday Inn

Aston Darlington hotel will be converted into a Holiday Inn Open Lobby Concept following considerable investment, its owners Dominvs Hospitality have announced.

The transformation of their 80 bedroom hotel in Darlington involves the face-lift of the bedrooms, restaurant, public areas, conference rooms and lobby reception area.

Preet Ahluwalia, director of Dominvs Hospitality, said: “The novel concept will offer our clientele a brand new hotel, contemporary restaurant and state of the art conference facilities, allowing our guests to enjoy great food, relaxed atmosphere and great service.

“The feather in the cap of the new concept is our addition of the Starbucks offering, allowing guests the flexibility to eat in, eat out or enjoy take-away items in their rooms.”

The conversion will bring changed to the front desk, lobby, restaurant, bar, lounge area and conference facilities.

Operations director Jason Hiley added: “We are ecstatic to be joining the IHG stable and converting our hotel to an Open Lobby Concept.

“The sole purpose of the re-branding and refurbishment is to offer our guests a contemporary hotel at a local price”.

The Holiday Inn Darlington site is due to be launched to the public in early 2014. The refurbishment is the first movement in the re-branding of Dominvs Hospitality portfolio.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .