A LONG-awaited refurbished and renovated town centre hotel will be unveiled to the public next week.
The new commercial premises, transformed by national pub giant J D Wetherspoon, will create 42 jobs and will be opened by Ruthin town mayor Robert Owen-Ellis next Tuesday (January 31).
The building, a Grade II star listed, is a four storey, early 18th century, red brick building, which dominates St Peter’s Square.
The older, timber-framed outbuildings, in the yard at the rear, are a reminder of the days when the hotel was the White Lion inn.
Owned by the Myddleton family, of Ruthin Castle, whose coat of arms featured a white lion, it was used mainly as a hotel.
The new pub, which has now undergone a £2.1 million transformation will specialise in real ales, serving a wide range of beers, including those from local and regional brewers.
Photos, local history artwork and information boards relating to the history and characters of the area will be displayed in the pub, as well as the history of the old brewery and a sculpture of Owain Glyndwr.
The pub will be managed by Nel Price.
“Myself and my team are looking forward to welcoming customers into the pub and hotel and we are confident that customers will be impressed by the transformation of the building,” she said.
The new-look pub will feature one bar, as well as a beer garden to the rear of the premises, where smoking will be permitted.
The hotel, which is on three floors, has 17 bedrooms, one family room, two twin rooms, two single rooms, one wheelchair accessible room and 11 double bedrooms.
They all feature en suite bathroom, tea- and coffee-making facilities, remote-control TV and hair dryer.
The pub will be wheelchair accessible and have a specially-adapted toilet for people with disabilities.