Edinburgh Airport is to get a brand new hotel complex with its own stand-alone restaurant and bar, the new hotel will also provide parking for up to three coaches and 125 cars.
Create developments confirmed that they have been given the green light to start work on the 251-bed Hotel that will be opened under the Ibis brand. There are already four Ibis hotels in Edinburgh, situated on South Bridge, St Andrews Square, Gogar, and the Royal Mile.
Create construction - who have signed a franchise agreement with hospitality group Accor - say they are extremely excited for the hotel at the airport to open up in 2023 - it is expected to take around 70 weeks to build
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Create Developments CEO Paul Mathison said: “With seven live developments at various stages - from planning, construction and branding, we are excited about developing our new relationship with Accor and hope that we can continue to support them in their future expansion journey.”
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Accor Northern Europe vice president of development Phillip Lassman said: “We are extremely excited to announce the signing of ibis Edinburgh Airport with our new partner Create Developments. Create Developments has an outstanding track record of joint venture developments and we are looking forward to working with them.”
