Four Pillars Hotels Explained

Four Pillars Hotels
Type:Subsidiary
Foundation:1974
Hq Location City:Harrogate
Hq Location Country:England
Key People:Tony Troy, CEO
Area Served:United Kingdom
Industry:Hospitality
Parent:Starwood Capital Group

Four Pillars Hotels was a hotel chain operating in the United Kingdom. The group had six hotels, situated in Oxford, the Cotswolds and the Thames Valley, operating in the three and four star sector. In 2014 the company was acquired by American Starwood Capital Group for around 90 million.[1]

History

Founded in 1974, the hotel group had six hotels, the last of which, the Cotswold Water Park Hotel, near Cirencester, opened in 2007.[2] Following the company's purchase by Starwood Capital in January 2014, Four Pillars has been added to other UK acquisitions Principal Hayley Group and De Vere Group. After a major rebranding project,[3] the Four Pillars Hotels brand was retired and the hotels were amalgamated into other brands.

Facilities

Four Pillars hotels featured restaurant and bars, spa treatments, swimming pools and fully equipped gyms in all hotels. Some hotels also had self-catering apartments.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Starwood Capital Group buys Four Pillars Hotels. The Caterer. 10 January 2015. 17 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Four Pillars Hotels company information. Four-Pillars Hotels. 16 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131016165930/http://www.four-pillars.co.uk/~fptest/about-us-_114/. 16 October 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: How Starwood's new Principal brand will shake up city centres nationwide. thecaterer.com. 1 November 2016.