Travelodge Opens First Resort within the Metropolis of Colchester

Travelodge, the UK’s first finances resort chain, which operates greater than 600 resorts throughout the UK, Eire and Spain has formally opened Colchester Northern Gateway Travelodge – the group’s first resort within the Metropolis of Colchester.

To mark the official opening of the 90-room Travelodge, a gap occasion was held on Wednesday, July 10, attended by Steve Bennett, Travelodge Chief Property Officer and Cllr Mark Cory, Portfolio Holder for Assets at Colchester Metropolis Council.

The resort is a part of the brand new Northern Gateway Leisure Park; a 200,000 sq ft leisure park which additionally features a sports activities complicated, cinema, eating places and a enterprise and residential hub. Travelodge’s latest resort to open is the one resort located inside this house, offering a superb base for these visiting this model new vacation spot or the encircling space. The opening of Colchester Northern Gateway Travelodge has additionally created 28 new jobs for the realm.

This resort has additionally been developed to Travelodge’s new premium design – which is the group’s most important model transformation to this point. The brand new design features a redesigned reception, next-generation rooms, and a lot of sustainable constructing options.

Colchester Northern Gateway Travelodge additionally options an upgraded Bar Cafe, which gives an all day eating service and welcomes each resort visitors and passers-by, providing breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in addition to mild bites and an extensively stocked bar. Wholesome choices below 600 kcal, vegan and gluten-free dishes are all obtainable. All of that is supplied at nice worth, together with the Limitless Breakfast supply, the place two youngsters below the age of fifteen eat free of charge.

Travelodge considers Essex as a key space for progress and improvement shifting ahead, with the model aiming to just about double its portfolio in Essex and open an extra 13 resorts within the county, together with two extra resorts in Colchester.

Sustainability has been an vital issue when designing the resort, which has a BREEAM Very Good score and an Vitality Efficiency Certificates score of B. The resort additionally contains a lot of sustainable options resembling PV cells (a non-mechanical system that converts daylight immediately into electrical energy) on the roof, EV automobile charging and Aerated showers and faucets in bogs.

Colchester Northern Gateway Travelodge was developed by Turnstone Estates on behalf of Colchester Metropolis Council, with this partnership enabling Travelodge to usher in additional tourism to the realm.

Steve Bennett, Chief Property and Growth Officer, Travelodge, mentioned: “We’re delighted to announce that our first resort within the Metropolis of Colchester has now opened its doorways. With its nice location, I’ve little doubt that our newest resort providing in Colchester will probably be a powerful addition to the realm. We’ve got a implausible resort staff in place, and already we’re receiving very constructive suggestions from clients.

“We contemplate Essex as a key space for progress and improvement for Travelodge, with the group at the moment trying to find 13 new resorts throughout the county – together with two in Colchester. With a various vary of surrounding complementary companies, we’re assured that Colchester Travelodge Northern Gateway will appeal to visitors from throughout.

“I’d additionally wish to thank Turnstone Estates, Colchester Metropolis Council and all others who’ve helped us achieve creating this excellent resort.”

Cllr Mark Cory, Portfolio Holder for Assets at Colchester Metropolis Council, mentioned: “The opening of the brand new Travelodge at Colchester’s Northern Gateway marks a key step in realising the total potential of the Leisure Park. This improvement is an funding in Colchester and the Northern Gateway space.

“It gives a lot wanted resort lodging for Colchester and a variety of different thrilling leisure venues. The opening of Travelodge gives alternatives for brand new visitors but additionally many new jobs for our native space.

“This entire improvement creates new job alternatives and helps stimulate our native economic system. The Leisure Park sits near the state-of-the-art Sports activities Park, developed by the Council, making a implausible Gateway providing to our Metropolis, with a lot for guests and residents to take pleasure in.”