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The Grand Hotel

According to Wikipedia Link the history of the Grand Hotel begins with the construction of the bathhouse in 1855. In 1858 the Pier was opened below the bathhouse but was severely damaged in the Royal Charter Storm of 25 October 1859. Although repaired and used for a further 16 years, the pier was eventually replaced in 1876 when at that time the bathhouse complex was extended with the construction of the Bath's Hotel, the forerunner of the Grand Hotel. In 1901 the Hotel and Bathhouse underwent a substantial reconstruction to a design by James Francis Doyle and it reopened as the Grand Hotel in 1902. The new hotel was the largest in Wales in its day with 158 rooms. Today the hotel has 162 bedrooms, two restaurants, a bar and a ballroom. In 1981 the hotel was acquired by Butlins who ran it in an "Adult Entertainment" style along with their other hotels. In 1998 Butlins sold off its hotels to Grand Hotels Ltd. In 2004, ownership transferred to Britannia Hotels when 3 former Butlins hotels were sold off by Grand.