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Jun 2023
Sneak peek: Transformed Harrogate hotel to re-open on Monday
A new chapter in the history of one of Harrogate’s most famous hotels will begin on Monday when it reopens with a new name and completely fresh look.
The Harrogate Inn, formerly known as the St George Hotel, is one of three major local hotels to have undergone multi-million pound renovations by the Inn Collection Group.
Ripon Spa Hotel and Dower House will re-open shortly under new names the Ripon Inn and the Knaresborough Inn.
The Harrogate Inn has a new main entrance on Crescent Gardens that leads into a bar called the Barking George — a nod to its former name.
Visitors will walk into the Barking George bar.
The adjoining area, which used to serve food to hotel guests, has been transformed into a food and beverage area called Stray Away, which the owners hope will become a destination for local people.
It will serve breakfasts, morning and afternoon teas and coffees, lunches and evening meals in the hope of attracting customers for 18 hours a day. It also has a separate Sunday menu.
Six new ground floor suites have increased the number of rooms from 90 to 96.
One of the new suites.
The outdoor terrace has been redeveloped and the Ripon Road entrance will lead to another smaller bar. The existing rooms have undergone only minor changes.
An Inn Collection Group spokesman said:
Andrew Robson, senior communications and marketing executive and Louise Stewart, property director at the Inn Collection Group outside the Harrogate Inn.
The Newcastle-based Inn Collection Group has 32 venues in northern England, including eight in North Yorkshire.
Henry White, who previously managed the company’s Commissioners Quay in Blyth, has been appointed general manager.
The new name is displayed.
It will be the first of three local Inn Collection Group properties to reopen this summer.
The Knaresborough Inn — formerly the Dower House — is scheduled to reopen on August 20. It will have 57 rooms, compared with 41 previously, largely due to the closure of the spa.
The reopening of the Ripon Inn — formerly Ripon Spa Hotel — was scheduled for August 20 but may not happen until early September. The number of rooms will increase from 41 to 57.
The domed roof remains.
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