Hotel planned for building over Newport nightclub (From South Wales Argus)
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Hotel planned for building over Newport nightclub, Delilah’s
10:11am Tuesday 16th October 2012 in Gwent news By South Wales Argus Newsdesk
A 60-BEDROOM hotel is coming to Newport city centre above bar and nightclub Delilah’s.
Refurbishment will begin on the top half of the High Street property first, so that Delilah’s bar and nightclub remains open as usual for as long as possible. The Newport hotel is due to be complete towards the end of 2013.
A spokesman for Delilah’s said: “We may stay open, it’s an open book at the moment.
They are still finalising the details.
“We may continue operating as a bar and nightclub, with a hotel operating above us.
“If not there are a lot of vacant properties close by and if needs be we could move.”
The Premier Inn hotel, to be located in High Street, is part of parent company Whitbread’s aim to increase the 49,000 Premier Inn bedrooms across the UK to 65,000 open and trading by 2016.
Comments(12)
Strider
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5:17pm Tue 16 Oct 12
Delilahs is becoming a Travel lodge paid for by grant money and Delilah's lease is expiring and also the Cotton Club has had its music license revoked at night(hence its now a pizza place), as the council don't want a night club next to a Hotel. Both thisisnotgwent and Newport Councils websites confirm this so why is the Argus saying otherwise..
Google former yates building becoming travel lodge
ashypops82
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5:21pm Tue 16 Oct 12
I don't think it is a bad idea for the company, having worked for Whitbread and with the knowledge that most Premier Inn Customers are part of the Business Account scheme, these people can only stay at a Premier Inn. Therefore this hotel in Newport will be used as an overflow hotel for the Cardiff area.
It would be a great idea for them to take on the ground floor 'Delilah's' as well and turn it into a Brewers Fayre/Beefeater as currently there is nowhere in town to eat apart from Wetherspoons.
chris227
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10:32pm Tue 16 Oct 12
smokintheweed
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12:19am Wed 17 Oct 12
chris227 wrote:All I ever see from you is anti-Newport posts. The place is going to the dogs but please change the record you pathetic malcontent.
have whitbreads brains fallen out of their heads who in their right mind would open a hotel in newport (although a previous poster says its all grant money which about figures for wales) can someone please explain to me why anyone in their right mind would stop the night in newport (unless they were making a documentary on poverty or newport bouncers l) although to answer this question i did look on trip advisor and judging by the travel lodge entry for newport the visitors were horrified.
It's easy to bash the place and your posts are, quite frankly, becoming tiresome.
smokintheweed
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1:57am Wed 17 Oct 12
The rest of the time they charge an extortionate price to inform me that some old man has had his shed broken into in some small village while the rest of the paper contains adverts and news about a mediocre rugby team.
This will be deleted by 8:00 AM
Poor journalism.
ianzemma
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8:37am Wed 17 Oct 12
ashypops82 wrote:they'll be a new American 50's style diner opening up in Newport next month, so feel free to pop in and enjoy something that's not fresh out of the microwave ala wetherspoons!
I am rather surprised at this decision by Whitbread. Especially with the Kings Hotel vacant and the Westgate available.
I don't think it is a bad idea for the company, having worked for Whitbread and with the knowledge that most Premier Inn Customers are part of the Business Account scheme, these people can only stay at a Premier Inn. Therefore this hotel in Newport will be used as an overflow hotel for the Cardiff area.
It would be a great idea for them to take on the ground floor 'Delilah's' as well and turn it into a Brewers Fayre/Beefeater as currently there is nowhere in town to eat apart from Wetherspoons.
Radio Wales
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1:28pm Wed 17 Oct 12
smokintheweed wrote:smokintheweed said... "All I ever see from you (chris227) is anti-Newport posts. The place is going to the dogs but please change the record you pathetic malcontent. It's easy to bash the place and your posts are, quite frankly, becoming tiresome."
chris227 wrote:All I ever see from you is anti-Newport posts. The place is going to the dogs but please change the record you pathetic malcontent.
have whitbreads brains fallen out of their heads who in their right mind would open a hotel in newport (although a previous poster says its all grant money which about figures for wales) can someone please explain to me why anyone in their right mind would stop the night in newport (unless they were making a documentary on poverty or newport bouncers l) although to answer this question i did look on trip advisor and judging by the travel lodge entry for newport the visitors were horrified.
It's easy to bash the place and your posts are, quite frankly, becoming tiresome.
Is the truth tiresome? Is the lack of any civic interest or pride tiresome?
Is the fact that the Westgate and Kings both lay neglected eyesores while they build a future addition to join them, instead of developing the city to look like a city.
People have come from all over the world to view Newport's heritage and are disappointed to find a building site and a slum instead. They won't be back and I find THAT tiresome.
Radio Wales
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1:31pm Wed 17 Oct 12
Bobevans
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7:41pm Wed 17 Oct 12
One of the posters here must work for this company that want to build the hotel. What businessmen would want to stay in a Hotel above an all night nightclub?
Generally if you are on business you usually use the edge of town hotels. Cheaper, quiter, better facilities and decent and safe ccar parking
chris227
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6:53am Thu 18 Oct 12
Dalek Dave
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11:56am Thu 18 Oct 12
Grant or no grant, they wouldnt open a new hotel unless they thought it could be profitable.
smokintheweed says...
10:31am Tue 16 Oct 12