private industry hospitality founded 2006 1 headquarters harrogate north yorkshire england uk area served united kingdom france key people tony troy chief executive officer paul nisbett chief operating officer 2 revenue gb 160.9 million 2013 3 parent starwood capital group website principal hayley.com principal hayley group is a british hotel and conference venue operator whose headquarters are in harrogate in north yorkshire . the company was formed from a management buyout of a group of six hotels in 2006 backed by the private equity firm permira . in 2010 the company was taken over by lloyds following financial difficultly . in february 2013 the bank sold the group to the american investment company starwood capital group for gb 360 million . 4 the company presently operates 50 locations mainly in the uk under the ph hotels name . in 2009 it expanded through the purchase of two venues from the collapsed group the real hotel company plc 5 and opened two new venues in france and spain . however it is now only associated with the paris property . hotels and venues edit alexandra house swindon beaumont house old windsor cranage hall cheshire eastwood hall nottingham ettington chase stratford upon avon hawkstone park shropshire horwood house milton keynes kenwood hall sheffield grand connaught rooms london sedgebrook hall northampton selsdon park hotel surrey wotton house dorking grand central hotel glasgow hotel russell london the derbyshire hotel derby the george hotel edinburgh the met leeds the palace hotel manchester the royal york hotel york the st johns hotel solihull st david s hotel & spa cardiff ch teau saint just near paris references edit principal hayley . business week . retrieved 2009 12 31 . new chief operating officer for principal hayley . myvenues.co.uk . 2009 05 27 . retrieved 2009 12 31 . principal hayley seals 300m refinance . insider media . 5 september 2014 . retrieved 10 january 2015 . lloyds to sell off hotels in 360m deal . the telegraph . 28 february 2013 . retrieved 10 january 2015 . leanne bell 2009 06 25 . principal hayley rescues new connaught rooms from administration . citmagazine.com . retrieved 2009 12 31 . external links edit company website v t e hotel chains in the united kingdom budget britannia hotels comfort inn days inn easyhotel holiday inn express hotel formule 1 hotel ibis ibis budget innkeeper s lodge metro inns premier inn sleep inn travelodge uk yotel mid market apex hotels best western gb clarion hotels crerar hotels four pillars hotels holiday inn the hotel collection jurys inn mcmillan hotels mercure hotels novotel park inn park plaza hotels & resorts peel hotels principal hayley quality hotels swallow hotels thistle hotels wetherspoons upscale full service belmond champneys clermont hotels & residences corus hotels crowne plaza club quarters dorchester collection doubletree epoque hotels exclusive hotels fairmont hotels and resorts four seasons hotels and resorts hand picked hotels hilton hotels & resorts hotel du vin intercontinental malmaison mandarin oriental marriott hotels & resorts morgans hotel group maybourne hotel group radisson hotels ralph trustees renaissance hotels rocco forte hotels sofitel starwood hotels swiss tel taj hotels resorts and palaces defunct crest hotels ramada jarvis the real hotel company stakis hotels trusthouse forte this article about a hotel or resort in europe is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title principal hayley group & oldid 726151847 categories companies based in harrogatecompanies established in 2006hotel chains in the united kingdomhotel chainseuropean hotel stubshidden categories all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 june 2016 at 10 43 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view