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Boutique hotel’s four-star rating is shining brightly
The Martin family are proud to announce that since September 2019, The Invicta Hotel has been trading as a four-star AA accredited Boutique Hotel. Roy Martin and his family acquired the then two-star
hotel in October 2002. In 2009, The Invicta Hotel achieved a three-star rating from both the AA and RAC - ten years later, it has finally been awarded its fourth star by the AA. The Grade II-listed building sits on Plymouth’s historic
‘The hotel
is happy to offer a 10% discount to all Plymouth Chamber members’
Hoe - a fitting location for the city’s oldest lodging house. Dating back to 1852, it was designed by famous architect John Foulston in 1842. The journey from three to four stars started in October 2018, with a
capital investment in excess of £250,000 that was used to refurbish the public areas, restaurant, bar and lounge and many of the bedrooms. Two additional staff have joined the front of house team and the kitchen is now led by a talented new Head Chef, Kristofer Blyth, who joined the
hotel after working as a chef in the House of Lords in London. The Food and Beverage Manager was appointed
internally and heads up the new Bowline Restaurant, which runs an à la carte menu from Thursday to Saturday. The Invicta Hotel also runs its own Lounge Menu available from Monday to Saturday.
As part of the offer to Plymouth businesses, the hotel is happy to offer a 10% discount to all Plymouth Chamber members for their own use or
that of their businesses. This applies to both accommodation and restaurant. This introductory offer is available until the end of December 2019.
Visit:
www.invictahotel.co.uk Drakes named best retailer in region
Drakes are “overwhelmed” to have been recognised as the Best Retailer in the South West of England and Wales, for the second time, in Retail Jeweller’s Inspiring Independents Awards 2019. On 17 October, the winners of this
year’s Inspiring Independents were announced at a lavish lunch ceremony at Riverbank Park Plaza in London. Drakes took home the accolade of Best Retailer in their region with the judges commenting, “No stranger to awards, this family business continues to impress”. The top 100 Inspiring Independents had been nominated by industry peers before the winners were announced at this event. The third generation family
jewellers have been trading for almost 70 years, taking many prominent locations around Plymouth City Centre. With family at the heart of everything they do, Drakes pride themselves on offering unparalleled customer service and giving the ‘wow’ factor experience each time. Drakes was previously named the top retailer at
12 Chamber Profile Winter 2019
Inspiring Independents 2016 awards as the ‘overwhelming choice’. Drakes Director Monique Hirshman
said: “It is such an honour to have been announced as the regional winner at these fantastic awards. We are extremely proud of being an independent in this industry and
consider it a privilege to trade among so many inspiring jewellers. “I’d like to thank all our team in
store and in our office for their continued hard work in making Drakes what it is today; we consider them all part of our family.”
Visit:
www.drakesjewellers.co.uk Inside Drakes store, Plymouth
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