About Barceló

Barceló Hotels & Resorts, is a privately owned Spanish Group, managing 185 hotels across 15 countries and 3 continents. The group operates mainly under two brands – Barceló Premium and Barceló.
Barceló Premium are the groups finest hotels and resorts, renowned for their outstanding location and variety of services.
Barceló hotels offer a wide range of facilities and services. Each offers high quality dining and a range of meeting and event rooms.

Barceló Uk

In the UK, Barceló operate 21 4-star hotels, (formerly the Paramount Group of Hotels), in inspiring locations across Scotland, Northern England, Central England, Southern England and Wales. From vibrant city and town centres, spectacular coastal resorts and countryside retreats.
These include the prestigous Lygon Arms Hotel, in Broadway, the Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, the Marine Hotel in Troon, the Majestic in Harrogate and the Imperial Hotels in Torquay and Blackpool.
Offering over 2,800 bedrooms, 220 flexible meeting rooms for up to 600 delegates and spacious grounds for team building.
The group also includes 18 health & leisure clubs. Whether you’re looking to organise a spectacular conference or need a location for stimulating team building events, Barceló Hotels & Resorts offers an elegant and inspirational backdrop.

Barceló Company History

Barceló Hotels UK started as Paramount Hotels in 1994 with 4 hotels, which were: Shrigley Hall in Cheshire, The Angel Hotel in Cardiff, The Cheltenham Park Hotel in Cheltenham and The Palace Hotel in Buxton. 1997 - three further hotels were acquired from Forte Hotels: The Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, The Imperial Hotel in Torquay and The Majestic in Harrogate.
1999 - The Old Ship in Brighton was purchased and then the group acquired four hotels from the Scottish Highland Group comprising The Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, Redworth Hall in County Durham, The Marine in Troon and The Stirling Highland Hotel in Stirling.
2000 - the group bought The Oxford Hotel, just outside Oxford city centre - a perfect conference hotel.
2004 - Dawnay Day Hotel Management Limited was created to manage the portfolio of hotels on behalf of the Dawnay Day Group.
2005 – in January the group grew again with the acquisition of 3 Hanover Hotels at Basingstoke, Daventry and Hinckley. Followed that year with Walton Hall & Hotel. In December a further 3 hotels were purchased from Furlong, The Lygon Arms, a member of the group small leading hotels of the world, in Broadway Cotswolds, Billesley Manor, near Stratford-upon-Avon & Combe Grove Manor, near Bath.
In September 2007, Barceló Hotels & Resorts established a 45 year lease to manage the group.