£150,000 spent on revamp for Felpham hotel

Owner Robert Warham opened the doors of the Beachcroft Hotel on Tuesdayto reveal a totally new look to the seafront building.

The complete refurbishment has given the 35 rooms of two star grade accommodation and public areas a more contemporary upmarket feel.

Outside, the change can be seen in a freshly repainted faade in a warm Medit-erranean colour.

Mr Warham, who bought the Clyde Road hotel in November 2005, was anxious to carry out the work while keeping the charm of the hotel's 34-year history intact.

He said: "Hotels need constant investment to keep up with customers' needs.

"There is a lot happening in Bognor Regis with the work to do with the regeneration, the University of Chichester, the new community college and the new housing.

"This activity encouraged me to spend the money to bring the hotel up to modern day standards."

The hotel has been full this winter. Many of the guests are working on the railway modernisation around Barnham station.

The refurbishment took six weeks during which the hotel stayed open without any customer complaints.

It required 12,000sq ft of carpets, from local company Sargeant Carpets, to cover the floors along with 500 litres of paint for the walls and 1,220 separate items bought for the new look.

The refurbishment included new bedroom carpets, furniture, curtains, lighting, bed linen and decorative items.

As well as the bedrooms, the public areas, the 100 capacity function room and the lobby are among the public areas which have benefited from the revamp.