Grand Metropole Hotel | |
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Former names | Bailey's (Baylie's) Hotel Higher Royal Hotel Rossall's Dickson Hotel |
General information | |
Town or city | Blackpool, Lancashire |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 53°49′12″N 3°03′22″W / 53.820°N 3.056°W |
Construction started | 1776 |
Opened | 14 June 1785 |
Owner | Britannia Hotels |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 223 |
Website | |
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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.