Almost 1,000 jobs were created by a national hotel brand as it bounced back from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Village Hotels also saw its turnover jump from £139.9m to £227.6m in 2022 while it is now planning further sites across the 海角视频.
During the year the average number of people employed by the group increased from 3,365 to 4,340, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House.
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The rise came after it shed 870 jobs in 2021 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
During 2022, its pre-tax profits were also cut from £40.9m to £17.8m.
The chain is owned by US-headquartered private equity firm KSL Capital Partners and has hotels in Aberdeen, Ashton Moss, Basingstoke, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bracknell, Bristol, Bury, Cardiff, Cheadle, Coventry, Dudley, Edinburgh, Farnborough, Glasgow, Hyde, Hull, Leeds, Liverpool, Watford, Maidstone, Newcastle, Portsmouth, Chester, Solihull, Southampton, Swansea, Swindon, Walsall, Warrington and on the Wirral.
A statement signed off by the board said: "Despite the impact of Covid-19 on the hospitality sector during 2020 and 2021, the group remained committed during that time to the expansion of the Village brand, particularly through its continued investment in the new properties at Eastleigh (Southampton) and Bracknell.
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"The group is now benefitting from this foresight, as can be seen in its improvement in profit margins year on year.
"From an organic grown perspective, the group is committed to driving growth in each of the group's three revenue streams, whilst improving margin by retaining the cost savings and leaner structure the group had implemented during the Covid-19 closures.
"The group has also pursued an acquisitive growth strategy focused on developing new hotels throughout the hotel.
"The group has successfully both developed new builds and conversions of existing hotels to Village Hotels in the past and is confident in pursuing both options going forward."