A hotel has been given a £500,000 makeover.

The Cedar Court Hotel at Wakefield was the focus for a major redevelopment plan, which has seen its facilities modernised to provide increased comfort and style for guests.

The hotel is part of the Cedar Court Hotels group, which also has the Cedar Court Hotel at Ainley Top, Huddersfield, as well as hotels at Bradford, Harrogate and York.

The company had already refurbished and upgraded 66 bedrooms and two of the hotel’s conference rooms.

Now, the hotel at Denby Dale Road, boasts a re-styled lounge area and the removal of a small meeting room to provide easier access to the grounds at the rear of the property and allow for more windows to let in more natural light.

Hotel general manager Jonathan Pritchard said: “With numerous areas of the hotel already benefiting from improvements and re-design, it is fantastic to see the new lounge area now open and in use.”