Fourteen years after its shimmering appearance on the city's skyline, the 24-storey Hyatt Regency is undergoing a £4million makeover that will see it dazzlingly refurbished by mid 2005.
As the first luxury hotel to open in Birmingham, it has played host to pop stars and presidents and provided first class accommodation for some of the most prominent events in the city including the NATO conference and G8 Summit.
The first major phase of the refurbishment is almost complete with the luxurious presidential suite, three executive and eight junior suites, 307 guest rooms, meeting rooms and public spaces given a fresh, contemporary look, with new furniture, lighting and soft furnishings throughout.
Aria, the hotels new-look restaurant will be unveiled at the beginning of November, along with Champagne and cocktail bar, Bar Pravda, which will offer an elegant option for business meetings or social rendezvous from breakfast until late.
Aria features modern European cuisine, with an extensive à la carte menu plus a reasonably priced table dhôte menu in the early evening and a menu rapide at lunchtimes, with a Sunday brunch menu at £17.75.
As part of the refurbishment, the hotel bar undergoes perhaps the most dramatic transformation, with not only a name change but also a new extended façade onto Broad Street. Formerly Astons, it will be re-named Bar Pravda, with a range of wines, Champagnes and cocktails, not to mention a revolutionary twist to bar snacks with the introduction of British Tapas: classics like traditional fish and chips served in a cone with tartare sauce and horseradish Yorkshire pudding with rare roast beef in small portions that can be shared at the reasonable price of three for £12 or six for £22.
General Manager, Clifford Grauers, said: In view of the numerous developments to the city centre over the last few years, we felt it was time for a total makeover to ensure that we retain our position as the citys leading business and convention destination.
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