Wyndham Signs Deal with Lester Hotels for 20 Ramadas in UK

Wyndham Hotel Group has signed a development agreement with Lester Hotels Group which will see 20 Ramada hotels open across the UK over the next ten years.

The first two hotels, Ramada Resort Cwrt Bleddyn and Ramada Leicester Stage, are expected to begin welcoming guests from next month, taking the number of Ramada properties open across the country to forty. A third hotel, in Finchley, north London, is already planned to open next year as part of the deal, which also saw the licence agreement for the existing Ramada Hatfield hotel renewed for a further 20 years.

All properties will be managed by Lester Hotels, who have become a preferred management partner for Wyndham Hotel Group in the country.

Nestled in the picturesque Monmouthshire countryside, the 45-bedroom Ramada Resort Cwrt Bleddyn, in Usk, Wales, will offer complementary Wi-Fi, a fitness centre, indoor pool, spa and treatment rooms as well as function rooms including the hotel’s Crystal Suite catering for up to 200 guests. Ramada Leicester Stage offers 79 standard and executive rooms, five meeting rooms, indoor pool, sauna and fitness centre as well as food and beverage outlets including the Lester’s Bar and Restaurant.

“We are delighted to extend our association with Wyndham Hotel Group and become a preferred management partner and have already developed an excellent working relationship with their UK team,” said Simon Lester, chief executive officer and chairman, Lester Hotels Management Services Limited. “The diversity and appeal of the Ramada brand in the UK perfectly complements both our own portfolio and a number of current opportunities and we look forward to opening more Wyndham Hotel Group branded properties in the UK over the next few years.”

In addition to the Lester Hotels development agreement, 2014 has seen Wyndham Hotel Group take over the management of Ramada Encore Leicester and extend the brand’s franchised presence with a new hotel in Oxford. Additional Ramada properties are anticipated to open in Wakefield and Hounslow before year end.