Swimming Pool Scene HOTEL POOLS
ABOVE: Grayfox Swimming Pools were tasked with the design and build of the pool, spa, hydro-spa and heating and ventilation system of ClubSpa at Kenwick.
ensure the pristine maintenance and efficient running of our pool and spa area at Summer Lodge, supported by external company Cresta Leisure.
“The swimming pool is a very welcome attraction, both to hotel guests and day Spa visitors; it’s beautifully warm, light, airy and relaxing, and compliments the spa area, which is also hugely popular,” comments Joe. “As a glass building it is sometimes a challenge in the height of summer to regulate the ambient air temperature, however we have big glass doors that can be opened.”
TEAM WORK
As one of the largest hotel brands within the UK, Best Western operates in excessive of 250 properties across the country, many of which have water leisure facilities available for guests and leisure club members.
Each of the swimming pools within the Best Western group is maintained on a daily basis by the individual hotel’s management team, often supported by external local companies. For example, Moor Hall Hotel & Spa in Sutton Coldfield is part of the Best Western Premier Collection and features an 11m x 6m pool, as well as a steam room, sauna and whirlpool. Mary Eames, the Leisure Club and Spa Manager oversees the daily maintenance of the facilities and is supported by Rockingham Swimming Pools – also based in the West Midlands. Elsewhere in the country, Best Western’s Hotel Royale in Bournemouth boasts a 12.5m x 6m heated indoor pool which is looked after by the Operations Manager Gaetano De Rosa, supported by an in-house team of trained pool operators.
FROM THE ASHES
Following a devastating fire at Best Western’s Kenwick Park Health and Leisure facility in October 2014, the replacement ClubSpa at Kenwick welcomed its first guests in June last year. The £5million refurbished spa in Lincolnshire has a stunning octagonal centre piece pool hall featuring a 20m x 8.5m pool with additional baby and learner sections and a 5 x 3m outdoor hydrotherapy pool. Grayfox Swimming Pools were tasked with the design and build of
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the pool, spa, hydro-spa and heating and ventilation system, ensuring that it was incorporated as seamlessly as possible into the new facility. Steve Jones of Grayfox Swimming Pools explains: “This brief was simple; we were asked to improve upon what the client had before and make the leisure facility reflect the hotel’s reputation for excellence. “We improved on the design of the pool and functional systems and modernised the entire concept somewhat. We also added an internal overflow spa alongside the external hydro-spa.” Steve adds: “Operating in a design and build capacity as part of a larger design team, we had input into all key aspects of making the entire facility flow. We are all extremely proud of the finished product.” As well as tight time constraints, Steve explains that the plant room presented the biggest challenge for the team: “We had to get very creative in the plant room area as the requirement was to fit the filtration systems for the main pool, spa and hydrotherapy pool into a space that was originally designed for just one – a challenge that we rose to.”
COMPANY CONTACTS BARR + WRAY
Tel. 01418 829991
www.barrandwray.com BEST WESTERN
Tel. 01904 695 400
www.bestwestern.co.uk
GRAYFOX SWIMMING POOLS Tel. 01427 788682
www.grayfoxswimmingpools.co.uk
KEW GREEN HOTELS Tel. 0208 334 4830
www.kewgreen.co.uk
NATARE CORPORATION Tel. 0207 566 2187
www.natare.com
RED CARNATION HOTELS Tel. 0207 201 3506
www.redcarnationhotels.com
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