Grand Metropole Hotel

Grand Metropole Hotel
Grand Metropole Hotel is located in Blackpool
Grand Metropole Hotel
Location within Blackpool
Former namesBailey's (Baylie's) Hotel
Higher Royal Hotel
Rossall's Dickson Hotel
General information
Town or cityBlackpool, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°49′12″N 3°03′22″W / 53.820°N 3.056°W / 53.820; -3.056
Construction started1776 (248 years ago) (1776)
Opened14 June 1785 (1785-06-14)
OwnerBritannia Hotels
Other information
Number of rooms223
Website
www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/blackpool/

The Grand Metropole Hotel is a large hotel in Blackpool, England, the only Blackpool hotel to sit directly on the shoreline. It is one of the two oldest hotels in Blackpool; work originally began in 1776 on what was then named Bailey's Hotel and it opened in 1785. It is now owned by Britannia Hotels.