The Grand Hotel & Spa in York unveils new hotel rooms as part of £15m expansion

The Grand Hotel & Spa in York, Yorkshire’s only AA-rated five star hotel, has revealed a first look at the 100 luxury new hotel rooms which will be opening in early 2018.

The development will almost double the number of five-star hotel rooms in York, generating an additional £1.7m of annual visitor expenditure for the economy.

Complementing The Grand’s pre-existing 107 rooms, the interiors of the new rooms will include marble-finished bathrooms, luxury bath products as well as Egyptian cotton linen.

Twenty2 Degrees, the interior design practice, are responsible for the look and feel of the new rooms.

The new accommodation is part of the hotel’s £15m expansion and refurbishment, which this summer saw the opening of The Rise, a tapas-style small plates concept, and the refurbishment and relocation of Hudson’s by Craig Atchinson, The Grand’s three-AA-rosette restaurant.

Philip Bolson, general manager of The Grand Hotel & Spa, York, said: “We have been working on this development for the best part of two years, and we’re extremely excited to unveil the first rooms in our new accommodation development – it will increase our total bedrooms from 107 to 207.

“The Grand offers a supremely luxurious experience for our guests, and we’re thrilled to be able to share the experience with even more visitors as well as providing a boost to the York tourism and leisure economy.”

As well as the new bedrooms, next year will also see the hotel’s development and expansion of two new areas: an exclusive Executive Lounge with complimentary dining, as well as an Arrival Lounge.