Newport's biggest luxury hotel has finally opened its doors two years after it was originally due to open. The 135-room hotel opened today, Friday May 13, at the top of the historic Chartist Tower after being delayed several times due to the coronavirus pandemic.
First announced in July 2018 as part of a £12m redevelopment of Chartist Tower, the 15-storey hotel includes rooms starting from £79 per night, an open plan restaurant and outdoor rooftop terrace at Bar & Kitchen @NP20, a fitness centre and five meeting and event spaces.
Originally due to open in April 2020, the hotel has been hit with a series of delays since the start of the pandemic. In January 2021 developers Garrison Barclay Estate announced that the hotel's progress had been put on hold "for the next four to six months." Most recently Accor, who operate the Mercure brand, held a series of recruitment days in December and confirmed the hotel would open in the first quarter of this year. Read more: Newport's changing identity: The city that always seems to take one step forward and two steps back
