Beds and Bars Welcome to BedsandBars.com
Here you can find out everything you need to know about our alliance of brands and companies, and who to talk to about your business needs. Our company started back in 1964 with one traditional English Pub. Since then things have changed a bit and today we're proud to operate the St Christopher's Inns hostel chain, Belushi's bars and a number of other well known brands, and services across Europe.
Our Brands
St Christopher's Inns provide safe, clean, and cheap hostel accommodation in Europe. We take great pride in our reputation and believe, along with many of our customers, that we provide the highest standards within the budget accommodation sector. Visit the St Christopher's Inns website.
Our Belushi's bars have a little American style and lots of personality. By the light of day Belushi's resembles a sports bar with an international pub food menu and big screen TVs. However when the sun sets the party animals come out to play and the bars are taken over by DJs, drink specials and late night parties. Visit the Belushi's website.
The Flying Pig - the world famous Amsterdam hostels which provide travellers with the best balance between laidbackness, homily comforts and the excitement of the city of Amsterdam. Aquired in 2008 the Flying Pig brand is a recent addition to the Beds and Bars stable. Learn more at the Flying Pig website.
Located in the heart of Amsterdam's Red Light District, the Winston is a small underground club and art hotel with a long history. The bar has grown into a popular nightclub and live music venue - open almost every night of the week until late the program includes indie-rock, electro, drum n bass, hip-hop, dub-reggae and unpretentious retro-pop and disco, on most nights preluded by local and international live acts of all sorts and styles. Visit the Winston website.
Bauhaus offers a unique hostel, a budget hotel and flats, straight in the Old Centre of Bruges, Belgium. Guests feel welcome at this premium budget traveller's meeting spot in the old heart of Bruges. Our friendly character stays open the year around for budget conscious travellers, backpackers, students and hip families. Learn more at the Bauhaus hostel website.
Interpub plc is our original traditional pub arm running unique gastro, traditional and modern pubs across the United Kingdom. These pubs include the famous Hercules Pillars (Holborn, London), The Flying Horse (Finsbury, London) and St Christopher's 121 (Borough, London). To learn more about our sucessful traditional pubs please visit the Interpub PLC website.
Beds and Bars News and Blog
Keith Knowles Awarded Outstanding Industry Contribution at The Publican Awards 2014
Keith Knowles, CEO, was awarded the prestigious ‘Outstanding Industry Contribution’ at this year’s Publican Awards 2014. The ceremony held in Grosvenor House Hotel on London’s Park Lane recognised Keith’s “tireless work … over many decades”.
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July 2013: Beds and Bars Opens a Super Hostel in Paris
After a soft-launch in July 2013, the brand new, €38 million, St Christopher's Inns backpacker hostel from Beds and Bars is now fully operational. Located just 100-metres from the Metro and Eurostar connections at Gare du Nord, this 500+ bed hostel offers the latest amenities for modern day backpackers. With free 100mb a second WiFi throughout, the new hostel provides Pod Beds for all guests staying in dormitories. Each pod includes a privacy curtain, an under bed locker, a reading light and power points. A large number of private en-suite rooms are also available and the site includes a Belushi’s bar. The Gare du Nord project is a partnership between Beds and Bars, Cofitem-Cofimur and Business Development Director Romain Viennois.
Keith Knowles Becomes Chairman of the Perceptions Group
Keith Knowles, Group Managing Director of Beds and Bars has joined the Perceptions Group as Chairman. The Perceptions Group was formed in 2012 by a collection of like-minded people who work and operate within the pub and bar sector. The group is working to raise the profile of the great range of careers on offer within the thousands of pub businesses across the country. The Perceptions Group recently announced a call for operators to join forces in creating 15,000 work placements throughout 2013/14. The initiative has been supported financially by the recently formed Hospitality Guild and will enable operators small and large to participate in the programme.
Whether you're drinking in our bars or sleeping in our beds, we pledge to keep you safe because your experience is important to us.
We've found that when people have a good time, they come back and we always like to see you guys again!
Travel possessions and private parties are protected when you get involved with Beds and Bars. We know what's important to you.
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