Client
Castlewood Hotels
Location
Folkestone, Kent
Project value
£50k–£100k
Build time
5 weeks
The brief
A full kitchen refurbishment on a live hotel site
Additionally, The Burlington Hotel is a Best Western Premier property on Folkestone's seafront — a Victorian building that has been trading continuously for over a century. Furthermore, Castlewood Hotels commissioned a full kitchen refurbishment as part of a wider investment in the property, with the kitchen needing to be stripped out, redesigned and fitted with a modern equipment specification without closing the hotel or disrupting guests.
Moreover, The brief was a complete overhaul: new extraction, a full island cookline with Synergy Grill, fire suppression, hygienic finishes, flooring, suspended ceiling, full M&E and a bar fit-out. Also, All coordinated around the hotel's trading schedule and delivered within a 5-week programme.
What we did
Full refurbishment around a live hotel
CAD design and layout
In particular, A hotel kitchen refurbishment Folkestone for Folkestone.
Specifically, full CAD design for the new kitchen layout — island cookline replacing the old configuration, with workflow optimised for a hotel kitchen running breakfast through evening service. In particular, layout coordinated with the extraction and fire suppression positions to ensure compliance from the outset.
Extraction and fire suppression
Additionally, new extraction canopy over the island cookline, with ductwork routed through the building structure. In particular, ansul fire suppression system integrated into the extraction — a requirement for a hotel kitchen at this scale with a Synergy Grill in the line. Also, system designed and commissioned to BS EN standards.
Island cookline
Furthermore, blue Seal gas range, Lincat fryers and burners and a Synergy Grill specified across the island cooking suite. In particular, the Synergy Grill brings charcoal-style results without the traditional charcoal management overhead — suited to a hotel kitchen running consistent output across a full service day. Also, all positions fabricated on a bespoke stainless steel island unit built at our Folkestone workshop.
Bar fit-out
Moreover, new bar carcasses fabricated in-house and installed alongside the kitchen works — completing the Bay Tree Bar renovation as part of the same programme. In particular, finished and handed over concurrent with the kitchen.
Finishes, ceiling and M&E
Also, hygienic wall cladding and slip-resistant safety flooring throughout, properly coved at all junctions. In particular, suspended ceiling with LED lighting. Also, full gas, electrical and plumbing works to support the new equipment load. Therefore, all trades carried out in-house — no subcontract chain, one point of contact throughout.
Equipment specified
Hotel-grade throughout
- Synergy Grill — island cooking position, charcoal results without charcoal management
- Blue Seal gas range — main cooking line
- Lincat fryers and burners — secondary cooking positions
- Rational combi oven — batch cooking and production
- Ansul fire suppression system — extraction hood integration
- Bespoke stainless steel — island unit, prep tables, sink runs
- Hygienic wall cladding and slip-resistant safety flooring throughout
- Suspended ceiling with LED lighting
The installation
Inside the completed kitchen
The outcome
Handed over on schedule, on a live site
Notably, The kitchen was handed over within the 5-week programme, with the hotel remaining open throughout. Therefore, The new island layout gives the Burlington's catering team a properly specified working kitchen — better flow, modern equipment, compliant extraction and fire suppression, and finishes that meet current food safety requirements. Consequently, A hotel kitchen that matches the standard of the property around it. Indeed, Direct appointment by Castlewood Hotels.