With “non-essential” shops opening across the UK, it seems the country is starting to wake up from an enforced hibernation.

Town centres are abuzz with shoppers, pub beer gardens are doing a decent trade and people are free to take a much-needed staycation.

Charles Alexander currently has limited opening for its apartments but by May 17 – the next stage of the UK roadmap – we hope to have all our apartments open for business.

Over the past few months, we have been working with a number of local businesses who are offering a discount to our guests who are staying with us.

From free chocolate brownies* to up to 20% off food and drink, local independent businesses are coming together to bring more investment into the economy following a year of uncertainty.

The discount cards are available for both leisure and corporate guests and can be used at participating businesses in Lytham and St Annes, both in-store and take-away.

They will be ready for you when you arrive, along with a leaflet on which businesses are taking part in the scheme. As with any discount card scheme, there are a few “rules”:

● All cards will have the name of the guest/s on
● Each one will be dated with start and end of the stay
● They can be used as often as they like with participating businesses
● The scheme will launch on May 17**
● All terms and conditions can be found at www.cashortstay.co.uk
● Participants have the right to change the deal at any time
● Charles Alexander will update the participants as they agree to become part of the scheme.

The scheme will run throughout 2021 and beyond and we hope to add more local businesses to it soon, stay tuned! We will be introducing the participants on our Facebook site from April 20.

*This is subject to change depending on stock
** Depending on government regulations on lockdown