Hotel du Vin renovates over half of its estate for £9m

Hotel du Vin is halfway through an extensive refurbishment programme, having spent £9m renovating its bedrooms at 10 properties.

The project began four years ago to mark the group’s 30th anniversary, which is taking place this year, and will be complete once all 19 properties receive a revamp.

Some 465 bedrooms have been renovated so far by designer Anita Rosato, including those at One Devonshire Gardens in Glasgow, as well as sites in Poole and Cheltenham.

Hotel du Vin York has also undergone a £900,000 refurbishment, having taken inspiration from local landmarks such as York Minster and medieval shopping street the Shambles to incorporate upcycled, French farmhouse-made furniture and fabrics, wallpapers and trims from Manuel Canovas, Casamance and Schumacher.

The old Sugar House in Bristol and Cannizaro House in Wimbledon are next in line for refurbishment before the end of the year.

Hotel du Vin has also invested £11.5m across its F&B outlets, including in Birmingham, Bristol City and Exeter.

Scott Harper, COO at Malmaison and Hotel du Vin, said: “Elevating the quality of our hotels underscores our dedication to enhancing guest experience. With the new design concepts carefully preserving each building’s history, we aim to strengthen our connections within the local communities in which we operate.”

Anita Rosato added: “I am incredibly lucky to have the unwavering support of the development team at Hotel du Vin. Even though the work we do can be quite complex and challenging, we manage to find ways to have fun with it. Given the unique historic nature and structure of the buildings we work with, there is a tremendous amount of work expended to ensure that each room is preserved and presented in the best possible light, with no two rooms ever quite the same.”

Hotel du Vin was founded in 1994 by Robin Hutson, former chairman of the Pig Hotels, and sommelier Gerard Basset, both of whom sold the collection of properties for £66.4m to Malmaison in 2004.

In 2015, Frasers Hospitality acquired both Hotel du Vin and Malmaison for over £360m.

Image Credit: Hotel du Vin Photography