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Scottish Sun
11-05-2025
- Business
- Scottish Sun
Pub giant plans to transform Scottish city landmark into huge new hotel with almost 200 rooms
It is expected to attract more than 56,000 guests every year, generating an additional £8.1million per year FRESH HOPE Pub giant plans to transform Scottish city landmark into huge new hotel with almost 200 rooms Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) PLANS have been unveiled for a huge new hotel with almost 200 rooms, which would transform a Scottish city landmark. Whitbread Plc wants to convert an office block on Festival Square in Edinburgh city centre into a stunning new hotel. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 4 A hospitality firm has announced plans to transform a landmark in Edinburgh Credit: Getty 4 It will see an office block turned into a new Premier Inn hotel Credit: PA 4 Plans have been submitted to the council to transform Capital House Credit: GOOGLE MAPS The owners of the Premier Inn hotel chain acquired the building off Lothian Road last year and plan to invest over £21million to transform the old premises. The firm has lodged a planning application to the local authority to turn the 65,350-square-foot office block into a hotel. The application states that the use of the Capital House would be changed into a Premier Inn with 195 rooms. It will involve converting the 1980s office and its rear extension into a latest-format Premier Inn hotel with new signage. And it will include a restaurant and bar, which will be located on the ground floor. The new hotel is expected to be called The Capital House Premier Inn. It is expected to attract more than 56,000 guests every year, generating an additional £8.1million per year. It is Whitbread's latest proposal as the firm continues to commit to investing in the capital city. It comes as the hospitality chain revealed it has seen strong long-term potential for its bedrooms across Edinburgh. Jill Anderson, acquisitions manager for Scotland at Whitbread said: 'The visitor economy in Edinburgh is thriving but there remains an unmet demand for additional budget hotel rooms in the city. Stunning Scots hotel with jaw-dropping views and spa, right in the city centre "Capital House represents an excellent opportunity for us to deliver new Premier Inn bedrooms at affordable prices for our customers in a fantastic city centre location. 'The location is ideal for both business and leisure customers. "It is sustainable and highly accessible with direct bus, tram and rail networks within a short walk, it's a stone's throw from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and Exchange District and is close to tourist destinations like Edinburgh Castle, Usher Hall and other theatres. 'We're thrilled to submit proposals to transform this underused office building and bring life back into this corner of Festival Square. "We are investing £21m into delivering the new hotel which will generate over £8m of additional guest spend into the Edinburgh economy each year and create more than 30 new hospitality jobs. "We look forward to working with Edinburgh City Council to progress the application towards determination.' Whitbread currently welcomes close to a million visitors to its established network of 14 Premier Inn hotels within the City of Edinburgh Council area. More widely, across the UK and Ireland, Whitbread currently offers its customers a choice of more than 85,500 Premier Inn and hub by Premier Inn bedrooms.
Scotsman
06-05-2025
- Business
- Scotsman
Edinburgh plans submitted for new 195-bedroom Premier Inn hotel on Festival Square in the city centre
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Plans have been submitted to turn an Edinburgh city centre office block into a new 195-bedroom hotel. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Whitbread PLC, the owner of the Premier Inn hotel chain, has submitted plans to transform Capital House into a 195-bedroom Premier Inn, with a commitment to investing more than £21 million in the conversion of the existing building into a hotel. After acquiring the 65,350 sq ft gross office block off Lothian Road last year, Whitbread has been preparing a planning application to change the use of the building to a hotel, which was submitted to Edinburgh City Council on May 2. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad The plans involve the conversion of the existing building and rear extension of the 1980s office into a latest format Premier Inn hotel with a ground floor restaurant and bar. The Edinburgh city centre office block of Capital House will be transformed into a new Premier Inn hotel if the plans are approved. | Orbit The Capital House Premier Inn is expected to generate an additional £8.1 million per year in visitor expenditure through the external spending of more than 56,000 guests which are predicted to stay at the hotel every year. Half of this external expenditure is anticipated to be spent supporting city centre businesses. The proposals signal the latest commitment from Whitbread to invest in Edinburgh as the business continues to see 'strong long-term potential for its bedrooms across the capital city'. Jill Anderson, acquisitions manager for Scotland at Whitbread, said: 'The visitor economy in Edinburgh is thriving but there remains an unmet demand for additional budget hotel rooms in the city. Capital House represents an excellent opportunity for us to deliver new Premier Inn bedrooms at affordable prices for our customers in a fantastic city centre location. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'The location is ideal for both business and leisure customers. It is sustainable and highly accessible with direct bus, tram and rail networks within a short walk, it's a stone's throw from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and Exchange District and is close to tourist destinations like Edinburgh Castle, Usher Hall and other theatres. 'We're thrilled to submit proposals to transform this underused office building and bring life back into this corner of Festival Square. 'We are investing £21 million into delivering the new hotel which will generate over £8 million of additional guest spend into the Edinburgh economy each year and create more than 30 new hospitality jobs. We look forward to working with Edinburgh City Council to progress the application towards determination.' A typical Premier Inn hotel bedroom. | Orbit Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Whitbread currently welcomes close to a million visitors to its established network of 14 Premier Inn hotels within the City of Edinburgh Council area. The business calculates its guests staying at these hotels generate more than £32 million in visitor expenditure to the Edinburgh economy every year.
