Hotel re-opens after £1.5m refurbishment
Infiniti Group has completed an extensive £1.5m interior, exterior and roof refurbishment of Scarborough’s Grade II listed Esplanade Hotel for the Daish Hotel Group.
Infiniti Group, which is also based in Scarborough, began work on the five-storey Victorian era building in 2020.
The renovation programme included re-roofing the property with 15,000 slates, a full refurbishment of 12 of the Esplanade’s 73 bedrooms and bathrooms; installation of a new women’s WC and external painting of all walls and window wood works, including more than 200 sash windows.
Alex Willgrass, Infiniti Group director, said: “It is an incredibly satisfying feeling to now see the hotel fully finished and open as a result of all the work and effort that the Infiniti team have put in.”
The firm’s contracts manager, Sharon Lester, who oversaw the project, said: “We’ve had so many people come up to us and say how professional, considerate and hard working the Infiniti staff have been.
“And with the freezing cold and wet weather that we’ve had this winter and spring the job has certainly had its challenges, especially on the edge of the North Sea.”
Marcus Rowe, Infiniti Group director, helped ensure that all logistical and construction obstacles posed by COVID-19 were overcome, such as pre-empting lockdown restrictions by buying in advance the majority of the materials needed to finish the work, while also sourcing additional fully experienced and skilled contractors.
The company also had to overcome Brexit-related delays related to specialist supplies being brought in from mainland Europe including a new 4,000-litre water tank.
The Esplanade is the second high profile hotel refurbishment the business has won in Scarborough – it follows the conversion of The Mount Hotel into the Bike & Boot Hotel in 2020.
