The World of Hospitality Issue 17 2016 | Page 70

70 the World Of Hospitality garden hideouts Grounds for expansion with luxury garden rooms Savvy hospitality managers are seeing the benefits of additional (and quirky) suites in their grounds via the burgeoning luxury garden room sector. With the high end ‘glamping’ market very much on trend, discerning customers are willing to pay a premium for stand out accommodation that is suitably different – and Midlands-based Garden Hideouts are experiencing a surge of interest from the likes of boutique hotels, wedding venues and gastro pubs across the UK. They’re utilising the small space specialism that sister business The New & Used Boat Company has cornered the luxury canal boat market with. Space optimisation design skills, plus a top quality product that stands up to all the elements can throw at it, have helped position their ultra sleek pods, nostalgic shepherd huts and opulent Arca garden rooms at the top end of a market that is increasingly aspirational. Finest Finnish structural plywood for the frames, premium Western Redwood Cedar cladding for a stunning and durable exterior finish, plus a very robust method of construction common to the Canadian house building industry (which together with 100mm wall and floor insulation means toasty warm winters and cool summers) makes for a sound, all-year-round and lasting investment. A particular USP is each inner is created by a specialist interior designer and comes ready fitted and furnished for all sorts of uses – even guest and staff rooms. The brand new ‘Luxe’ pods start at a generous 4 metres wide and 4.75 metres deep and are like nothing else on the market – they can even come with extra self catering facilities. This designer bedroom (with luxury en suite) will have guests fighting over it, plus it’s the ultimate bridal suite, while the interior design scheme wouldn’t look out of place in the choicest boutique hotel. Website: www.gardenhideouts.co.uk With fitted modern luxuries as standard and a host of optional extras too, these unique garden rooms are expertly hand crafted for (and put together in) the garden with no planning permission to worry about, tricky access issues, messy disruption or costly building works required. It’s very much a turnkey operation. Garden Hideouts also provide a no obligation and free site survey, which takes into consideration ground conditions, drainage and tree roots, foundation requirements, how much space it will take up, plus an idea of what it will look like in situ, the permanence of the structure and any mixed developments opportunities. To arrange a free site survey or full product demonstration, call 01905 794445, or visit the website at http://gardenhideouts.co.uk/