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Wetherspoons delays opening ‘super spoons’ hotel for SECOND time
The opening of a new beer garden is also delayed
WETHERSPOONS has delayed the opening of its "super spoons" hotel for the second time in a row.
However, customers won't have to wait much longer before they can check in.
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JD Wetherspoon has invested an impressive £5million in redeveloping The Mile Castle in Newcastle.
What was once just a large bar has now been transformed into a pub with a beer garden and a 26-bedroom hotel.
Work commenced on May 13, and the pub closed its doors to patrons on June 24.
The pub was originally slated to reopen on September 3, but the grand reopening was postponed, with doors finally swinging open to eager customers on September 24.
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However, the hotel and beer garden, which were originally set to open today (November 12), have faced another delay.
The new 3,000sqft beer garden will now open to punters on Sunday, November 24.
The 26-bedroom hotel will welcome its first guests on Tuesday, November 26.
Once open, The Mile Castle will join the ranks of Wetherspoon's 56 hotels across the UK, offering a unique blend of hospitality and charm.
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In total, 19 of the hotel's rooms can accommodate twin occupancy (including four family rooms and two accessible rooms), with seven double rooms also available.
Occupying four floors (lower ground, ground, first and second floors), the hotel has two rooms designed specifically for guests needing accessible facilities.
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Each of the rooms features an en suite bathroom, tea- and coffee-making facilities, hair dryer, flat-screen television with Freeview TV and unlimited free Wi-Fi, as well as digital air-conditioning and temperature control.
The overall cost of redeveloping the pub, hotel and beer garden, as well as refurbishment to the pub, was over £5million.
In addition, 70 new jobs have been created, taking the pub and hotel’s staff number to 200.
Pub manager Kris Lee said: "We are looking forward to welcoming people to the hotel and believe that it will be a great asset to the pub, as well as to the city.
"The new beer garden will also be a great new attraction for the pub – and I am sure that it will be welcomed by customers."
The nearest Wetherspoon hotel at present is in Whitby, at The Angel Hotel, where prices start at £65 per night.
JD Wetherspoon opened its first hotel in 1998 in Shrewsbury and now has 67 around the UK.
How can I save money at Wetherspoons?
FREE refills - Buy a £1.50 tea, coffee or hot chocolate and you can get free refills. The deal is available all day, every day.
Check a map - Prices can vary from one location the next, even those close to each other.
So if you're planning a pint at a Spoons, it's worth popping in nearby pubs to see if you're settling in at the cheapest.
Choose your day - Each night the pub chain runs certain food theme nights.
For instance, every Thursday night is curry club, where diners can get a main meal and a drink for a set price cheaper than usual.
Pick-up vouchers - Students can often pick up voucher books in their local near universities, which offer discounts on food and drink, so keep your eyes peeled.
Get appy - The Wetherspoons app allows you to order and pay for your drink and food from your table - but you don't need to be in the pub to use it.
Taking full advantage of this, cheeky customers have used social media to ask their friends and family to order them drinks. The app is free to download on the App Store or Google Play.
Check the date - Every year, Spoons holds its Tax Equality Day to highlight the benefits of a permanently reduced tax bill for the pub industry.
It usually takes place in September, and last year it fell on Thursday, September 14.
As well as its 12-day Real Ale Festival every Autumn, Wetherspoons also holds a Spring Festival.
With around 800 pubs across the UK, Wetherspoons continues to attract patrons with its ambitious openings.
The pub giant has opened several new sites in the last 12 months, inlcuding The Captain Flinders near Euston Station, the Star Light at Heathrow Airport, and The Grand Assembly in Marlow.
In March, Wetherspoon opened its first pub at a holiday park, located at Haven’s Primrose Valley in Filey, North Yorkshire.
Additionally, a number of existing pubs have been expanded, such as the Red Lion in Skegness, the Talk of the Town in Paignton, and the Albany Palace in Trowbridge.
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In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Wetherspoons boss Sir Tim Martin previously discussed his ambition to ramp up plans to launch more "super spoons" pubs.
The company has since made significant investments in large-scale pubs, such as its venue in Ramsgate, which can accommodate up to 1,400 customers.
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