Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2007 | Page 119

FOOD & DRINK Seaview in the main hotel and have created rooms that are classic, yet contemporary in style - with luxurious fabrics by Colefax & Fowler, elegant natural seagrass carpets and flat screen televisions with DVD and satellite channels in all rooms. In the main hotel, the first phase of refurbishment has been completed with stylish makeovers for 11 of the 17 rooms (further work is planned for winter 2008 to convert the remaining six rooms). Very Island Life - www.islandlife.tv much a case of ‘traditional meets modern’ Keech Green have created a totally individual look for the three four poster rooms using a striking grey and cream décor. They have also developed a brand new look for the top tier of ‘gold rooms’ with bold red and gold tones for the curtains, bed covers and headboards, all by Colefax & Fowler. Bathrooms have been refurbished and a range of handmade soaps and designer toiletries, presented in attractive, individual decanters are a new representation of the Seaview’s long-established care and attention to detail. Housed in a new wing adjacent to the existing hotel, with its own lift, the seven Seaview Modern rooms (opening July 2007) are larger and even more luxurious in design – with a fresh, modern feel, which provides a contrast with the existing hotel rooms. Using modern floral fabrics by designer Manuel Canovas, Keech Green have concentrated on three accents – blue, ochre and linen – with wall coverings and carpets in toning colour ways. Seaview Modern rooms also boast the last word in luxurious bathrooms. Water flows from the ceiling to fill the bath and blue lights have been meticulously carved into it. Bathers will also be able to watch Television, a remote control television integrated into marble tiles at the end of the bath – a feature unique on the Isle of Wight and available in only a handful of UK hotels. Despite the luxury upgrade to the hotel rooms, pricing at the Seaview remains very reasonable for the standard of accommodation offered. One night’s bed and full English breakfast in a standard room costs £120pp (£155pp July and August), a four poster room costs £149pp (£170pp high season), gold rooms cost £165pp (£199pp high season) and the new Seaview Modern rooms are priced at £165pp (£199pp high season). General Manager Andrew Morgan added: To remain at the top, it's been important to focus on investment, to secure the hotel's future. People's expectation of staying in a hotel has increased life to another level, with guests constantly looking for a superior level of comfort and this is quite simply what has been achieved. With the refurbishment and now a further seven new rooms (24 bedrooms) the future is exciting! In tandem with the room makeover and opening of the Seaview Modern wing, the hotel has also revamped its website. The new site – www.seaviewhotel. co.uk – provides full details of the rooms, restaurants, bars and leisure facilities available on a Seaview stay. PHOTOS: Main: The glamour of a newly refurbished four poster bedroom with rich fabrics by Colefax and Fowler Top Right: A seaview modern room - designers Keech and Green show why they have been awarded into the top 100 designers in the UK. Inset: A bathroom with a modern touch - a Television sunk into the tiles, blue lights carved into the bath and water that flows from the ceiling - a bathroom for tomorrow. 119