Conference Aston unveils first phase of £5.4m facelift
CONFERENCE, hotel and event venue, Conference Aston, has unveiled the first phase of its £5.4m redevelopment project.
The work has seen the refurbishment of 53 bedrooms at the Birmingham city centre venue to a minimum 4* standard, together with an enhanced restaurant, bar and lounge area.
The venue is now preparing for the closure of its Lakeside Conference Centre for the next phase of the work but it will continue to provide meeting space for the next three years through its new Conference Aston Meeting Suites (CAMS).
The new CAMS facility has been officially opened by Aston University vice-chancellor, Professor Dame Julia King.
She said: “Conference Aston has done a great design job; sustainability is a strong theme that is running through all the current and future redevelopment work and this will ensure that they remain one of the city’s greenest meeting venues.
“These spaces are flexible with top-of-the-range facilities for training, development and private dining. In the long term, this space will be used for learning and teaching facilities to meet the demand of our increasing student numbers.”
Lucy Talbot, director at Conference Aston, said: “With the impending redevelopment of the Lakeside Centre, it was crucial that we were able to offer our clients a new, higher quality conference venue, befitting of the city’s reputation as a leading destination for business tourism.
“If anything, the new space has allowed us to improve on what we can offer and this has been reflected by the bookings we already have from the likes of Birmingham City Council, NHS and Sustainability West Midlands.”
