The Wiltshire Hotel joins Best Western Group

Best Western Hotels are pleased to announce that The Wiltshire Hotel in Wootton Bassett, Swindon has become the latest addition to the largest group of independently owned and managed hotels portfolio increasing the number to 283.

Now known as Best Western The Wiltshire Hotel this three star contemporary hotel was purpose built in 2004 and is part of the Messenger Leisure group, owned by ex newspaper proprietor Eddy Shah and run by his wife Jennifer Shah.

The hotel started as an addition to the Golf and Country club and now four years on this modern, New England Lodge style property boasts a total of 58 spacious bedrooms, an indoor pool, gym, restaurant, beauty spa, wedding garden, as well as the original and meticulously maintained 27-hole golf course.

With all this and great views from the hotel it is obvious why it appeals to so many leisure guests, especially as the property is close to the Cotswolds, Avebury stones and major shopping centres in Bristol, Bath and Swindon as well as key tourist pilgrimages such as Stonehenge, Wiltshire white horses and the Ridgeway Walk.

Great travel links also make this an ideal location for business and conference guests with the M4 motorway just moments away. It is also close to Bristol city centre and its airport, only 25 minutes from the Bath centre and 1 hour 10 minutes from Heathrow. The facilities at the Best Western The Wiltshire Hotel make it a perfect choice for conferences with a 280 seater function room, three meeting rooms, a large conference suite and free WIFI.

Jennifer Shah, General Manager and Director of the Best Western The Wiltshire Hotel said: “We are pleased to be joining the Best Western group, primarily for its excellent brand name and reputation. As an independent hotelier it also gives us unrivalled access to millions of potential customers throughout Great Britain and beyond and provides the ideal platform from which to promote our hotel.”

Plans are already in place at the hotel to increase their number of bedrooms with 50 ensuite scheduled as part of an extension programme, due to be completed in 2009, as well as holiday homes and lodges which have also been built on the edge of the golf course.

Keith Pope, Director of Membership Services at Best Western hotels said: “We are delighted to welcome The Wiltshire Hotel into the Best Western group. Offering high quality standards and customer care this unique property fits perfectly with the brands reputation for individual and distinctive hotels.”

“At Best Western, we support hoteliers, helping them to generate new business through a global brand, sales, revenue management and distribution and we are keen to speak to independent hotels who wish to benefit from being a part of the Best Western group.”

For more information and bookings, visit Bestwestern.co.uk.