A 200 bedroom hotel is being proposed next to what could be Glasgow's newest visitor attraction.
The hotel development would be located next to a £10 million whisky
distillery and visitor centre which is on the cards for the banks
of the Clyde near the new Hydro arena. The venture in the historic
Pump House will be the first distillery to open in the centre of
the city for more than a century.
Glasgow Harbour is now hoping to get permission to build a hotel
next to the new attraction. Glasgow Harbour is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Peel Holdings, the owner of Clydeport. The company
was established in 2001 to regenerate 130 acres of derelict Clyde
waterfront between the SECC and the Clyde Tunnel. Euan Jamieson,
Clydeport property director said: "We have put in an outline
application for a 200 bedroom hotel at the east end of Yorkhill
Quay next to the Pump House where the Glenlee Tall Ship used to
sit." The company boss said he hoped the council would make a
decision on the application this summer. "The target will be for a
three star hotel plus which is similar to the Hilton Garden Inn
Hotel next to the Finnieston Crane." Mr Jamieson said he was unable
to give a cost of the new hotel but said it would run into millions
of pounds. He added: "I think it will be another good addition to
the development of the Clyde and will be well located to provide
additional services for the SECC and the Hydro." It is hoped the
new distillery will get the go-ahead next month and will open later
this year. It is expected that the whisky centre will attract more
than 50,000 visitors a year.
Glasgow Harbour is now hoping to get permission to build a hotel
next to the new attraction. Glasgow Harbour is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Peel Holdings, the owner of Clydeport. The company
was established in 2001 to regenerate 130 acres of derelict Clyde
waterfront between the SECC and the Clyde Tunnel.
Euan Jamieson, Clydeport property director said: "We have put in an
outline application for a 200 bedroom hotel at the east end of
Yorkhill Quay next to the Pump House where the Glenlee Tall Ship
used to sit."
The company boss said he hoped the council would make a decision on
the application this summer.
"The target will be for a three star hotel plus which is similar to
the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel next to the Finnieston Crane."
Mr Jamieson said he was unable to give a cost of the new hotel but
said it would run into millions of pounds.
He added: "I think it will be another good addition to the
development of the Clyde and will be well located to provide
additional services for the SECC and the Hydro."
It is hoped the new distillery will get the go-ahead next month and
will open later this year. It is expected that the whisky centre
will attract more than 50,000 visitors a year.
Source: Evening Times - New hotel planned for £10m Clydeside
centre
The hotel development would be located next to a £10 million
whisky distillery and visitor centre which is on the cards for the
banks of the Clyde near the new Hydro arena. The venture in the
historic Pump House will be the first distillery to open in the
centre of the city for more than a century.
Glasgow Harbour is now hoping to get permission to build a hotel
next to the new attraction. Glasgow Harbour is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Peel Holdings, the owner of Clydeport. The company
was established in 2001 to regenerate 130 acres of derelict Clyde
waterfront between the SECC and the Clyde Tunnel.
Euan Jamieson, Clydeport property director said: "We have put in
an outline application for a 200 bedroom hotel at the east end of
Yorkhill Quay next to the Pump House where the Glenlee Tall Ship
used to sit."
The company boss said he hoped the council would make a decision
on the application this summer.
"The target will be for a three star hotel plus which is similar
to the Hilton Garden Inn Hotel next to the Finnieston Crane."
Mr Jamieson said he was unable to give a cost of the new hotel
but said it would run into millions of pounds.
He added: "I think it will be another good addition to the
development of the Clyde and will be well located to provide
additional services for the SECC and the Hydro."
It is hoped the new distillery will get the go-ahead next month
and will open later this year. It is expected that the whisky
centre will attract more than 50,000 visitors a year.
Source: Evening Times - New hotel planned for £10m
Clydeside centre