Sleeper March/April 2010

HOTEL REVIEW
once take afternoon tea, is a more feminine The deﬁnitive feature of the Old Hall, a
affair with decorative cornice work, soft velour personal favourite, is the ﬁne dining offering,
upholstery, and shimmering wallcoverings Kenny Atkinson at The Orangery. Its botanical
depicting sinuous foliage. theme is in keeping with the original use of
“The Old Hall needed to exude the the room as well as the theme of the hotel.
ambience of a Victorian home, to be elegant According to Terry, the strongest design
but with comfort,” explains Terry. “The public feature is the carpet, by Wilton Carpets, with
areas also needed to be ﬂexible to enable them a “free-ﬂowing vine pattern in the centre,
to be used for a variety of functions.” The hall’s tendrilling out around the feature columns and
carved pillars, sweeping staircase, and stained bleeding through into the private dining room.”
glass windows are already proving a popular Newcastle-born Atkinson, whom the
setting for civil ceremonies. restaurant is named after, heads up the
“Everything within the Old Hall was restaurant having shot to fame in 2009 after
designed to have an understated and timeless appearing on the BBC’s Great British Menu. A
elegance,” Terry continues. “Very careful sample menu available at the time of Sleeper’s
attention was paid to every area, taking into visit gave an indication of the outstanding
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consideration its original use and the existing cuisine that diners can expect when the
Kenny Atkinson at The Orangery, follows
architecture and detailing. restaurant is fully operational.
a botanical theme in keeping with the
rest of the hotel ABOVE: Guestrooms are
“The design was built up very carefully A double height lobby bridging the Old
spacious with Respa International beds and
around these existing details so that each Hall and new wing look out onto the Marc
casegoods from a range of suppliers enhanced the other rather than being at odds.” Westenborg-designed golf course and
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