Luxury city hotel set for £3m refurb

ONE of the North East's top hotels is aiming to capture the region’s heritage with a £3m refurbishment of its site.

- GRAEME WHITFIELD

The design overhaul of the Malmaison, on Newcastle’s Quayside, will see work done to revamp all of the hotel’s 122 bedrooms and suites.

The company had initially planned a £2m refurbishment programme but a more ambitious scheme has now been announced.

Each room will feature bespoke local artwork while the hotel's corridors will have a custom-designed carpet that pays homage to the hotel's Quayside setting with bridge silhouettes and a magpie feather motif.