Normandy Hotel

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Normandy Hotel
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Normandy Hotel
Former namesStakis Normandy Hotel
Hotel chainCosmopolitan Hotels
General information
StatusOpen
AddressInchinnan Road
Town or city Renfrew
CountryScotland
Coordinates 55°52′50″N4°24′26″W / 55.8806°N 4.4073°W / 55.8806; -4.4073
Affiliation Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa
Technical details
Floor count4 floors, 1 mezzanine and 3 guest floors
Lifts/elevators2
Other information
Number of rooms141
Number of restaurants1
Number of bars1 main bar and various smaller bars within the conference suites
Facilitiesconference suites, wedding facilities, park & fly facilities, free wi-fi
Parkingavailable
Website
http://www.thenormandyhotel.co.uk/

The Normandy Hotel is in Renfrew, Scotland. It is on the A8 road, near Glasgow Airport. Construction of the hotel was completed in 1973. [1] [2]

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History

The hotel opened as Stakis Normandy Hotel. It was part of a portfolio of hotels, health clubs and casinos, known as Stakis Hotels. The group was one of Britain's largest hotel companies. It was owned by Reo Stakis. In February 1999 the Hilton Group bought out Stakis in a deal worth £1.16b. [3] [4] Prior to the sale, many of the Stakis properties were divested to other hotel chains or closed completely, Hilton only retaining the most prestigious such as the Glasgow Grosvenor and the luxury Dunkeld House in Perthshire. This led the way for the Cosmopolitan Hotel Group who also own the Erskine Bridge Hotel & Spa to buy the Normandy in February 1998 for £6m. [2]

Hotel

The hotel has 141 rooms spread out over 4 floors. There are also conference suites, a restaurant, bar, free Wi-Fi and wedding facilities available. As the hotel is sited close to Glasgow Airport it offers park and fly facilities.

Argyll Stone and St. Convals Chariot

A pair of historical stones are situated within the grounds of the hotel. One stone is a pediment called Argyll Stone. It is said that the Duke of Argyll once rested at the rock in 1685. The other rock is the base of a cross called St. Convals Chariot. The cross was erected to the memory of Saint Conval. Water gathers within a small hollow on this rock. It is said that the water has healing potential. The stones are enclosed behind steel railings on a small woodland path and are approximately 1m in length, height and width. [5]

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References

  1. "Glasgow Airport Accommodation Offering Park And Fly Services". Normandy Hotel. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 Custom byline text:  From the archive (21 February 1998). "Stakis sells airport hotel". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "The Company File | Ladbroke offers Ł1.16bn for Stakis". BBC News. 8 February 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. Buckingham, Lisa (8 February 1999). "200 jobs go as Stakis is sold to Ladbroke | Business". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. "Site Record for Renfrew, 'Argyll Stone' & 'St Conval's Chariot Details". Canmore.rcahms.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2014.