AN ICONIC Weymouth seafront hotel will reopen as part of a newly formed hotel collective this month. The Royal Hotel will reopen on May 17 as part of the Coast and Country Hotel Collection which has been launched by its managers, independent hotel group Bespoke Hotels. Bespoke Hotels took over the Weymouth venue in September 2020, after its previous owners, Shearings Hotel, collapsed into administration, leaving the site at risk of permanent closure. As well as taking over The Royal Hotel, Bespoke Hotels took on 38 others and has now formed the Coast and Country Hotel Collection in a bid to give the hospitality industry a boost as it reopens after the third national lockdown.
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The Derwentwater Hotel in Keswick and the Windermere Hotel in Windermere were part of the Shearings Hotel group, which went into administration in May of last year.
It was feared they would never open its doors again, but they were taken over by Bespoke Hotels.
The Coast & Country Hotel Collection is a newly formed collection of former Shearings Hotels across the UK.
The hotels briefly opened their doors again in August until the latest lockdown forced closure again.
The properties are now set to reopen as lockdown eases â with an opening date set for May 17.