Grand Hotel Sunderland
Seafront hotel on Queens Parade at Seaburn, part of The Elite Venue Selection, with sea-view rooms, a leisure club with an indoor pool, and suites licensed for civil wedding ceremonies.
About Grand Hotel Sunderland
The Grand Hotel stands on Queens Parade, facing Seaburn beach and the promenade that runs south to Roker. It is part of The Elite Venue Selection group, and its rooms include double sea-view rooms and suites. Guests can use the Health and Leisure Club, which has an indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym, and the hotel has its own car park with around 90 spaces. Dining is in the Seaview Restaurant, and the hotel is also home to the Kawali restaurant.
The hotel is fully licensed for civil wedding ceremonies. Its largest room, the Castles Suite, takes up to 250 guests for a ceremony and 150 for a wedding breakfast, while the Lowry Suite suits around 60 and the Boardroom smaller gatherings. The same rooms are used for conferences, private dining and parties through the year. Seaburn Metro station is about a fifteen-minute walk inland, and buses run along the coast road towards Roker and the city centre.
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