Grand Metropole Hotel

Grand Metropole Hotel
Location within Blackpool
Former namesBailey's (Baylie's) Hotel
Higher Royal Hotel
Rossall's Dickson Hotel
General information
Town or cityBlackpool, Lancashire
CountryEngland
Coordinates53°49′15″N 3°03′20″W / 53.820750°N 3.055485°W / 53.820750; -3.055485
Construction started1776 (1776)
Opened14 June 1785 (1785-06-14)
OwnerBritannia Hotels
Other information
Number of rooms223
Website
www.britanniahotels.com/hotels/blackpool/

The Grand Metropole Hotel is a large hotel in Blackpool, England. It is the only hotel on the shoreline side of the Promenade. It is one of the two oldest hotels in Blackpool; work originally began in 1776 on what was then named Bailey's Hotel and it opened in 1785. It is now owned by Britannia Hotels.