Village Hotel Club
Village Hotels operates 31 hotels in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1995, and is now owned by Denver-based private equity firm KSL Capital Partners.
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| Village Hotels | |
| Type | Private |
| Village Urban Resorts, De Vere Village Hotels, Village Hotel Club | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 31 (May 2020) |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Gary Davis (Executive Chairman), Paul Roberts (CEO) |
| Brands | Buca Di Beppo, The Public House, Village Grill, Village Gym, MeetMe Business Hub |
| Parent | KSL Capital Partners |
| Website | https://www.village-hotels.co.uk/ |
History
In March 2014, Village Urban Resorts was acquired from De Vere Group by KSL Capital Partners for £435m as part of the group disposal with sale proceedings being used to payback debts of over £1.75bn.[1]
Hotels
Village hotels are mainly located on the outskirts of large towns and cities within England, Wales and Scotland. Hotels are mid-sized and operate at the luxury/lifestyle end of the market. Each hotel typically has between 110 and 160 rooms, a Pub & Grill, a Starbucks, a gym (incl. swimming pool) meeting & conference rooms (branded as MeetMe Business Hub) and VWorks ( new addition to hire smaller meeting rooms by the hour or a monthly membership to use facilities within VWorks) Most hotels also have a spa and the Village Hotel Blackpool boasts an 18-hole championship golf course.
The chain has 31 hotels which they split into two categories based on the hotel style; Legacy and Black Box hotels. Village currently operates 20 legacy hotels and 11 black box style hotels.
Locations
Scotland
- Aberdeen
- Dundee (Opening 2022)
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
North East & Yorkshire
- Barnsley (Opening 2021)
- Doncaster (Opening 2021)
- Hull
- Leeds North
- Leeds South
- Newcastle
- Rotherham (Opening 2021)
- Sheffield (Opening 2021)
North West
- Blackpool
- Liverpool
- Manchester Ashton
- Manchester Bury
- Manchester Cheadle
- Manchester Hyde
- Preston (Opening 2022)
- Warrington
- Wirral
Midlands & East
- Birmingham Dudley
- Birmingham Walsall
- Coventry
- Derby (Opening 2021)
- Leicester (Opening 2022)
- Norwich (Opening 2022)
- Nottingham
- Solihull
Wales
- Cardiff
- Chester St David’s
- Swansea
South
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Farnborough
- Maidstone
- London Watford
- Swindon
- Portsmouth
∗ Basingstoke
References
- "KSL to buy De Vere's Village urban Resorts". www.ft.com. Retrieved 24 August 2016.