insideKENT Magazine Issue 52 - July 2016 | Page 85

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The Bromley Court Hotel
This summer sees a double celebration for the Bromley Court Hotel
as it unveils a fresh look and a new website.

The multi-million-pound transformation has
been almost two years in the making and began
with the refurbishment of the Garden Bar where
cocktails, pre-dinner drinks and guided tastings
are held.
Last summer saw the unveiling of a stunning look
for its 180-cover Garden Restaurant and since
then all public areas, including the lounge,
reception and meeting rooms, have been given
a makeover. New carpets have been laid
throughout, all surfaces freshly painted, and there
is new signage at the front of the hotel.
The refurbishment project has also included
redecoration of the majority of the hotel’s 117
bedrooms, from the single and twin rooms to its
executive suites overlooking the two acres of
landscaped gardens.
The result is a lighter, contemporary feel
throughout the hotel, combined with a Regency
elegance – a salute to the hotel’s rich history
which dates back to the early 1800s when it was
built as a country estate for Baron Farnborough.

Regular visitors of the time included George IV
and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger.
At the end of June, the hotel’s revamped website
went live and mirrors the fresh new look as well
as being a showcase of beautiful photography
depicting the historic hotel, its meeting rooms,
grounds and food.
“It has been very exciting for all the team to see
the hotel transform and we are delighted to share
it with our guests,” says Max Ball, managing
director. “We have used local Kent-based
designers who have been true to the hotel’s
heritage while at the same time successfully
modernising its interior.”
In a tribute to the hotel’s history, all meeting
rooms have been renamed in honour of important
guests of yesteryear. There is the William Pitt
Room and the Macmillan Room – Harold
Macmillan, former prime minister and Bromley
MP, was a frequent visitor and once held a cabinet
meeting at the hotel. And in an acknowledgment
of the time when Bromley Court was a popular

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music venue hosting some of the biggest live
acts, there are rooms named after David Bowie
and Jimi Hendrix. One of the smaller meeting
rooms - Leona’s Room – has been named after
Leona Frankel, a late aunt of the hotel’s current
chairman who, as a manager, played a crucial
role in the Bromley Court’s success.
Ideally located for London and all that Kent offers,
Bromley Court Hotel is the largest and most
established hotel in Bromley, popular for weekend
breaks, business meetings and weddings. All
public areas have free Wi-Fi and its flexible meeting
rooms can host up to 190 delegates.
Commanding a panoramic view from its location
on Bromley Hill, the independently owned hotel
is just a 20-minute walk, or a five-minute taxi ride,
from the town centre and a 16-minute train journey
into central London.
www.bromleycourthotel.co.uk