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York’s first branded budget hotel chain, Travelodge, has opened its new flagship hotel at Layerthorpe. This is the company’s fifth hotel in the city, with York Layerthorpe Travelodge being the brand’s 547th hotel and its 34th hotel in Yorkshire.
York Layerthorpe is the company’s largest hotel in the city. The hotel has 128 bedrooms, a Bar Café, an on-site car park and overlooks the River Foss.
Travelodge have also announced that Yorkshire is a key growth area for the company and is looking for 12 new hotel sites across the county. Locations include: York, Monks Cross, Sheffield, Wakefield, Hull, Rotherham, Barnsley, Knaresborough, Bridlington, Headingley, Whitby, Wetherby, Northalleston / Thirsk.