Paramount Hotels operates a portfolio of 20 four star quality hotels around the
UK.  The group is investing heavily in a substantial refurbishment programme
across its properties, with major projects being undertaken at The Lygon Arms,
Broadway and Shrigley Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club in Cheshire - both
Paramount Signature Hotels - as well as the Paramount Walton Hall Hotel & Spa in
Warwickshire.

At The Lygon Arms, a full rooms refurbishment will commence in the existing
bedrooms as well as the creation of additional rooms giving the hotel 78
bedrooms, all with executive specifications including air-conditioning and
wireless broadband connections.  A complete overhaul of all public areas is also
underway, which will include the reconfiguration of the reception area and
refurbishment to the 2 AA Rosette Great Hall Restaurant and Cotswold Bar
together with a new developed Continental Café.

Refurbishment at Shrigley Hall Hotel, Golf & Country Club, a Paramount Signature
Hotel, has been continuous since January 2006.  Eight Premium Rooms in Old House
have been redecorated, with new soft furnishings and bathrooms, and the
Courtyard Bar completed redesigned.  The renovation is ongoing and to date 32
bedrooms have been refurbished throughout the hotel. The next phase, starting in
 November, will cover all remaining bedrooms and will be completed by early
January 2007. 

Paramount Walton Hall Hotel & Spa in Warwickshire is currently undergoing a
major £12 million refurbishment, which, when completed in 2007, will give the
hotel numerous and variable state of the art facilities, three restaurants and
196 stylish bedrooms.     The hotel boasts a listed Stately Home main building,
set in 65 acres of landscaped gardens, dominated by a lake, making it an ideal
retreat, while still being conveniently accessible.

Additional work across the group includes the refurbishment of all existing
bedrooms as well as the creation of ten additional bedrooms at the Paramount
Majestic Hotel, Harrogate and 43 new rooms at Paramount Redworth Hall, County
Durham.  The Paramount Daventry Hotel in Northamptonshire will see all its
bedrooms revamped with the provision for an additional 17 rooms and public areas
will be renovated and re-designed creating a completely refreshed and welcoming
venue.

Enhancements are also being made to a range of public areas at a number of
hotels.  The Paganini Suite at the Paramount Old Ship Hotel, Brighton, is to
have an upgrade including development of entrance from suite onto street.  The
refurbishment will enhance the existing Regency style reflecting Paganini's life
and times. The Paramount Hinckley Island Hotel, Leicestershire, has "revved up"
its newly refurbished and renamed Triumph Bar.  Named after the local motor
manufacturer, the bar now features an original Triumph motorcycle above the bar.

For more information on Paramount and its hotels, visit
www.paramount-hotels.co.uk or call 0870 168 8833

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Note to editors:- Paramount Group of Hotels was established in 1994 and is now
owned by Dawnay Shore Hotels plc.  The Paramount brand now operates 20 four star
quality hotels across Scotland, Northern England, Central England, Southern
England and Wales, including the prestigious Lygon Arms Hotel, A Paramount
Signature Hotel, the Paramount Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh, the Paramount Marine
in Troon, the Paramount Majestic in Harrogate, and the Paramount Oxford Hotel in
Oxford.

With over 2700 bedrooms and over 160 conference and meeting rooms across the
Group, 18 Health & Leisure Clubs and spacious grounds for team building and
outdoor events in many locations, Paramount offers extensive facilities to both
corporate and leisure guests.  For more information on Paramount and its hotels,
visit www.paramount-hotels.co.uk