Its all a very exciting time - not only in the project status however the general manager and I have been joined by an operations manager - Mehment Dogan and human resources manager Vicky Graves. Next week our team grows that little bit more as our revenue manager Beth Bruce starts.
For those whom have not spoken to the me the sales manager - Emma Dean (salesmgr@hisouthend.com) or our general manager - Steve Brazil (gm@hisouthend.com) the hotel will open early August 2012 and will be a modern and yet slightly retro 4 star hotel that is only 300 meters from London Southend Airport.
Be greeted by our friendly concierge team on the ground floor and you will be guided towards the reception desk if you are checking into the hotel
Our hotel is open to everyone - not just people whom are staying with us (although we hope that many of you will choose to do so). As part of our ground floor level we have 3 meetings rooms that can be opened out to make one large room called the Laker Suite. The Laker Suite will comfortably accommodate a dinner dance for 120 people, or a buffet reception for 175 people - if you are thinking about having a party, wedding or conference then please speak with me (Emma) and I would be delighted to help you. It may seem like months away, however Christmas is only 256 days away and we have a fantastic "Winter Wonderland" theme for the hotel - details of this to follow in the next few months!!
Perhaps you are a local resident of Southend, or a traveller about to be jet off on your holidays/business. Before you take the flight come into out hotel and have a light refreshment in the ground floor lounge area - just looking at the setting
Within the hotel we will have a total of 129 bedrooms - these include standard bedrooms, executive bedrooms and our King Superior Bedrooms. Take a look at our standard and King Superior rooms and let us know your thoughts
Our standard rooms - the sample room was finished a few weeks ago and looks great !
.jpg)
You will have already seen from the images that the hotel is going to look amazing, however there are still come iconic elements to share including the glass staircase and details of the 5th floor restaurant and bar. For pictures of these and more information you will just have to wait another week....
You can also be kept up-to-date with what is going on in the hotel by following us on
twitter - @Southend_hinn
like our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Holiday-Inn-Southend/256570394425387
or be part of our linked in group http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Holiday-Inn-Southend-4334238?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Thanks for reading
Emma
