The Queens Hotel was constructed in 1937 by architects W. Curtis Green and W.H. Hamlyn. A Grade II listed building, it was in its day the hotel in Yorkshire. Acquired by Quintessential Hotels, the 213-room hotel was in need of attention to reinstate it as the premier conference and banquet venue in the city.
Following a £10 million makeover, the hotel has been returned to its former Art Deco glory, with the private rooms upgraded and a new restaurant and additional conference space created.
Grahame Bailey of FK Electrical Services comments, “By using Lutron’s GRAFIK Eye® 3000 lighting control system in the refurbished Piano Bar and the newly created John Charles Suites, and the GRAFIK Eye® 4000 in the Ballroom and Palm Court, we have pre-set the rooms with lighting scenes that mean at the push of a switch – or press of a remote keypad – the lights will change to reflect the required mood.” In addition, the Lutron GRAFIK Eye® system has been linked, via a Lutron RS232 interface to the hotel’s A/V system to ensure complete integration in the Ballroom.