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Two Welsh hospitality managers are set to return to Pembrokeshire to run the new Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront.
Hotel manager Adrian Andrews and executive head chef Simon Crockford will “return to their roots” for the hotel, which is set to open in April.
The site will be one of Pembrokeshire’s largest hotels with 100 bedrooms as well as a restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Milford Marina.
Andrews worked in a number of private hotels in his home town of Tenby before becoming a multi-site manager for Premier Inn in Birmingham, Bristol and Cardiff.
Crockford also began his culinary career in Tenby before moving to five-star hotels in Cardiff and then Newport. As Wales National Chef of the Year in 2017, he has helped devise several dining concepts for the expanding Celtic Collection but has “never felt more passionately about a project than opening the restaurant at Tŷ Hotel Milford Waterfront”.
Andrews said: “I’ve always kept my family base in Pembrokeshire but I am really excited to be coming back home to work and to be opening this fantastic new hotel. I’ve caught up with a lot of old friends already as we make all the preparations to open, and it’s been great to see the positive local reaction and the interest in seeing the hotel take shape.
“We’ve worked with a number of community venues to hold recruitment days and we’ve had an amazing response from people wanting to work with us, meaning almost all of the positions we need for opening have been filled. We can’t wait to welcome the first guests and I’m excited about what the hotel will bring to this area, for the community and for business.”
Crockford added: “I’ve been lucky enough to work on a number of amazing events and new venues at Celtic Manor. To now be given this opportunity to open a hotel restaurant 15 minutes from where I grew up, is an absolute dream come true. I think they may have taken the hint from all the Pembrokeshire produce I have always tried to get on the menus over the years!
“I’ve always championed the great food to be found in Pembrokeshire – from both the land and the sea – and I’m really enjoying getting out and meeting the farmers and the fishermen who will be supplying the restaurant. Trying to condense all the fabulous produce into one menu has probably been my biggest challenge.”
Owned by the Port of Milford Haven, the hotel will be operated by The Celtic Collection team behind the iconic Celtic Manor Resort. Around 40 permanent jobs have been created in the hotel’s operations with many more supported in the supply chain and additional seasonal roles available.
