The Bildeston Crown in Suffolk has even more to offer its guests this Christmas.  As staff were putting the finishing touches to the Christmas decorations this week, others were busy hanging oil paintings in bathrooms and pelmets in bedrooms so that the new wing of this award winning hotel/restaurant had even more rooms to offer in time for the festive holiday.

Interior Designer Sarah Rees who had been involved in the original transformation for the Grade 2* listed building, once again had scoured Suffolk antique shops and local craftsman to come up with a very individual pieces for the three additional en suite double bedrooms, extended restaurant and additional private dining room.  Favourite pieces include a Venetian mirrored console table picked now in one of the new bedrooms and a very quirky hardwood root chair sourced at a local crafts fair in the summer, which can be found in the new private dining room, which can seat up to sixteen.

The extended accommodation came with the opportunity to purchase the adjacent building to The Bildeston Crown.  Merging the two buildings was once again the challenge of the original architects on The Bildeston Crown renovation, Hadleigh-based Wincer Kievenaar, who immediately showed their approval of the extended premises by booking it for their Christmas party.

Manager Hayley Lee is delighted with the results “This has been amazing year for The Bildeston Crown.  With Chris winning the Good Food Guide’s “Up and Coming Chef” award and the restaurant gaining the three AA rosettes, we knew that the restaurant was just not big enough for serious dining.  We can now do functions for up to 120 as demonstrated by the recent Game Evening.  Having two private dining rooms was also a must for the growing number of businesses and individuals, who use us for meetings and parties.  With greater dining capacity we needed more bedrooms to keep a balance and avoid falling into the category of just a restaurant with rooms.  The end result is, we believe, a very unique boutique hotel in an amazing location with a growing reputation for truly fantastic food.”

The new extension has doubled the dining room capacity in the restaurant and private rooms. The number of bedrooms has increased by over a third.