Skelwith to reveal hotel operator as work starts on £100m resort
SKELWITH Leisure, the developer behind the £100m Flaxby Country Resort has started work on the luxury hotel and says it will soon announce which international operator will manage the operation on its behalf.
The 300-room hotel and leisure development is located on the existing 27-hole Flaxby Park Golf course between York and Harrogate and will be one of the biggest hotels in the North of England when completed in 2015.
The development will also feature a luxury spa and gym, restaurants and bars and boutiques, totalling more than 240,000 sq ft.
Paul Ellis, managing director of Skelwith Leisure, said: “As you would expect, we are delighted to be finally on site and getting on with the work, something we have been eager to do for a very long time. We are on schedule and look forward to opening in 2015.
“For the past five years we’ve been speaking with some of the world’s leading luxury hotel operators, now that we’re getting on with the construction we will soon be in a position to be able to announce which company will manage the hotel.
“There has been a lot of interest as this is a major hotel development for the local area, region and the UK.”
Leeds based K Rouse is the main contractor for the first phase, including a new roundabout on the A59 and ground works for the hotel.
Golf course management company Troon Golf has been involved in the project for the past three years and will step up its role managing the course helping to attract major events to Flaxby following the start on site.
