Upscale hotel and conference group Principal Hayley today announced a significant investment of £8.1 million in the refurbishment of Beaumont House in Old Windsor.

The development project started earlier this year to redevelop the White House into a luxury hotel. As part of the project, a 19th century chapel, which was originally part of the St Stanislaus College was uncovered. It was previously boarded up and Principal Hayley has embarked on an ambitious plan to restore the chapel and re-launch it as a unique private dining and banqueting room. The total refurbishment and restoration programme is due to complete in November and will solidify Beaumont’s position as one of the largest conference venues in Europe. It will offer three distinct areas that will make up the newly created Beaumont Estate.

• Beaumont House
• White House Hotel and Chapel
• The Village

Ian Peck, General Manager of the Beaumont Estate said: “Beaumont House has long been considered one of the leading conference and events venues in the UK. The creation of the Beaumont Estate brings a whole range of conference and leisure facilities under one banner, creating two distinct offerings for the conference delegate; the extensive Beaumont House conference venue and a deluxe hotel with executive meeting rooms.”

The White House, a wing of the estate with a distinguishable portico and columns built in 1790, will include ten luxury suites, each costing nearly £100,000 to create and furnished with plasma TVs, iPod docking stations, roll-top baths and sumptuous furnishings. An additional 16 premium deluxe bedrooms are being developed and a further 42 deluxe bedrooms and 16 duplex bedrooms have been added in the wing adjacent to the White House, creating a brand new 84 bedroom hotel.

A fine dining restaurant with a well-stocked wine cellar will serve a selection of English and International cuisine. An elegant private dining area will be available for those looking to host an exclusive party.

Beaumont House - the original conference and events venue currently has 330 bedrooms, 75 meeting rooms, restaurant, lounge and bar, aspects of which have also benefited from the investment. It also has 40 acres of landscaped grounds, which will undergo an extensive makeover.

The newly named Village will feature four state-of-the-art self contained meeting and training spaces able to accommodate up to 220 delegates .The rooms have been designed with state-of-the-art AV, lighting and technology included as standard and can be

Originally built in 1870, the Chapel was deconsecrated and boarded up in the 1960s and used as office space. When the decision was made to redevelop the Chapel, historians from English Heritage were delighted to find the ceiling, altar and magnificent stained glass window dating back to the late 1800s were still intact, although badly in need of restoration. The Chapel will provide a banqueting and conference space for up to 170 people, perfect for the wedding or leisure market.

Ian Peck continued: “The White House will offer our guests the ultimate in luxury accommodation coupled with superb conference and business facilities, fine dining and first class service. Those seeking a banqueting room with a difference will be hard placed to find one as unique or distinctive as the Chapel, which our significant investment has meant we were able to restore to its former glory”.

Tags: Beaumont House, luxury hotel, Prinicpal Hayley

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