One of Aberdeen’s best-known hotels is set to re-open its doors later this month.
Ardoe House Hotel & Spa, which went into administration late last year, will welcome guests back from 14 June.
The historic four-star hotel, which has been a favourite function location including for business events since the late 1940s, was previously run by hotel group Mercure.
It returns to business under the management of Perth-based 7 Hospitality Management (7H), with many events already confirmed for 2021/22.
Hotel manager Chris Hodgens is back in his former role and has started a recruitment drive to fill 40 full-time positions, plus a bank of casual staff.
He said he aims to reaffirm the legacy and professional reputation of the hotel.
“The hotel is the subject of much affection, both locally and much, much further afield and it goes without saying that we are delighted to be re-opening the hotel.
“With our first tour operator arriving later this month and a major conference taking place within the hotel in August, we look forward to showcasing the hotel in the light it is best known for and we also look forward to welcoming locals back to our bar, outside terrace and restaurant,” continued Hodgens.
“We will have a number of introductory offers running throughout the hotel to welcome guests, which will include our gym and leisure facilities.”
The hotel has confirmed that all event bookings made prior to closure, and for which deposits had been paid, will be honoured over the coming year.
The hotel will play host to an expected 50 events between reopening and the end of the calendar year.
Under 7H, the hotel and its grounds will undergo a two-phase redevelopment.
The first will include investment in hotel infrastructure, guest rooms and public areas, followed by a longer-term development plan focused on the estate in which the hotel is situated, as well as its health centre.
Rekha Sohun, chief commercial officer of 7H, said: “Following an incredibly difficult year for the tourism and hospitality sectors, and as the UK begins to open up we are excited to be bringing Ardoe House Hotel & Spa back to life.
“By reopening Ardoe’s doors to the public, as well as providing almost 70 jobs and additional supplier opportunities to local individuals and companies, we are reflecting the more positive times we find ourselves in and we look forward to developing this Aberdeen institution as we protect its future.”
The then Mercure Ardoe Hotel went into insolvency in November with the loss of 68 jobs.
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