Features include 109 rooms with 50-inch Smart TVs and free wifi, as well as Green Room restaurant, an all day coffee lounge, a leisure club with heated indoor pool, and three meeting rooms accommodating up to 500 people.

Commenting on the news Karl Goebel, head of operations at Mercure Bournemouth Queens Hotel and Spa, said:

“We are very proud to be joining the global Mercure brand and equally proud to reopen our doors and welcome guests back to the transformed hotel. Within the hotel’s new interior, we have celebrated all that is great with the British seaside a pure nostalgic trip down memory lane – now we invite our guests to create new memories in our hotel.

“Opening now it is important that our guests and teams are reassured that every precaution and protocol has been followed to ensure the hotel can safely welcome guests. The hotel has been certified ‘ALLSAFE’ by independent auditors having followed Accor’s stringent, global ALLSAFE procedures.

“Bournemouth is the home of the staycation and we are delighted to welcome guests as they seek the delights of the British coast after a long lockdown. The coast is spectacular, as is our hotel and we look forward to looking after guests on a much-needed break as they experience something outside of their homes for the first time in months.”

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