THE BUSINESS TRAVEL MAGAZINE I 39 The Review ➔ base2Stay opens in Liverpool
BASE2STAY has opened a multi- million pound hotel development in the centre of Liverpool’s historic RopeWalks district. It is the group's second property following its successful launch in London. The group differentiates itself by doing away with bars and on-site dining facilities and instead fitting kitchenettes in each guestroom and offering exclusive discounts at nearby restaurants and bars. The new property is located
close to the Liverpool One shopping district and is set in a former printworks. The building has undergone a £14million redevelopment to transform it into a 106-room, four-star hotel. Many of the building’s original heritage features have been retained and incorporated into the hotel's contemporary interior design, including the original roof timbers which are believed to come from 18th century ships. Rooms vary from 'Super Singles'
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to double height Gallery Suites. The hotel is offering special opening rates from £49 including VAT, free wifi internet access and 6,000 tracks of in-room music. HDTV movies cost £1.95. Gary Laird, general manager of base2stay Liverpool, says the city has gone through a renaissance recently that has made it a more appealing destination for both
business and leisure travel and is now a more exciting and appealing tourism destination. “Since it was announced that
we were bringing the base2stay brand to Liverpool we have had lots of people asking when the hotel opens. We have a completely unique concept that sets us apart from what is currently on offer in the city,” says Laird.
• BUDGET hotel group Sleeperz is to invest £7million in a UK expansion programme. Aiming for a countrywide portfolio of ten hotels by 2015, the group opened its first 'compact lifestyle hotel' 18 months ago in Cardiff. Next to open will be a Sleeperz hotel in Newcastle, with Liverpool, Birmingham and Manchester also in the pipeline for new Sleeperz hotels.
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