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Take a look inside Coventry's first 4-star boutique Telegraph hotel

Coventry Editorial 14th Oct, 2019 Updated: 14th Oct, 2019   0

HERE is the first glimpse of the Mad-Men-style interiors at Coventry’s first four-star boutique hotel.

It follows the £20 million revamp of the city’s former Coventry Evening Telegraph building in Corporation Street.

The ambitious flagship project sees the iconic 1950s building transformed into an 88-bedroom hotel embracing its Mid-Century architecture.

Facilities will include a 160-seat convention room, meeting rooms, 110-cover restaurant and two ground floor bars, an expansive rooftop bar and events space overlooking Belgrade Square.




These new images showcase one of the smallest bedrooms, which has been designed early to enable the finessing of the overall interiors finish.

The Telegraph hotel is set to open in September 2020 ahead of Coventry becoming UK City of Culture and is already taking bookings.


Bedrooms and public space interiors have been designed by Squid Inc, highly praised for their recent work on Manchester’s award-winning boutique Hotel Gotham.

Inspiration has been drawn from the building’s history as a thriving newspaper and print-works, as well as the Mid-Century brutalist architectural style for which Coventry is known.

The hotel has been developed by Complex Development Projects (CDP) and operated by Bespoke Hotels, the UK’s largest independent hotel group.

Brian Harrabin, of CDP, said: “The Telegraph Hotel will bring something truly unique to the region and we have looked across Europe for our inspiration. This is the first glimpse of the completed product.

“This will be Coventry’s first four-star hotel since the Hotel Leofric, which was built in the rebirth of Coventry in the 1950s. It is apt that we are restoring a much-loved 1950s landmark building and recreating the glamour of that Mid-Century era.

“The hotel recaptures the optimism of the era for the renewed confidence in Coventry’s future that we will be celebrating in 2021. In many ways we wanted to signal to the outside world that Coventry has done it again – the improvements to the city in recent years have been immense.

“All the en-suite rooms will be a treat to stay in, offering much more than merely a nod to the 1950s in styling. In a world where most hotels appear the same, it will be very different.”

The project has been supported by the West Midlands Combined Authority.

Coun Jim O’Boyle, Coventry City Council cabinet member for jobs and regeneration, said: “The Telegraph Hotel is a major regeneration project in its own right, but it will also bring a totally new dimension to our hotel and hospitality offer.

“It is great to see the first completed interiors and to know that work is progressing so well.”

The project is a flagship for the city’s drive to boost the city’s tourist economy.

For early bird reservations and bookings, go to: www.telegraph-hotel.com

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