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Room2 has signed an agreement for the lease of a new 175-unit Aparthotel to be built in Belfast City Centre.
The nine-storey building, which received full planning permission last year, will comprise food and beverage facilities on the ground floor and meeting and conference facilities at first floor level. The range of unit sizes vary from 21 sq m units to 25 sq m units and some units at 29-37sq mt.
The Aparthotel has been let to Room2 hometels an innovative hospitality company backed by the Lamington Group, an established investor and developer of residential and commercial real estate.
Robert Godwin, of the Lamington Group, said: “The driving ethos behind the Room2 hometel concept is the combination of the very best bits of a hotel (the standards, safety and services) combined with the flexibility and comfort of home.
“Customers are seeking a unique and authentic living experience that provides greater flexibility over formal hotel environments.We are delighted to be expanding and introducing our concept to the Belfast market which is maturing and changing at a very fast pace.”
He added: “This development ticked all our boxes in terms of its location, its modern and contemporary design and its turn-key specification. It also provides us with an opportunity to work alongside one of the most progressive developers (Oakland Holdings) in Belfast.”
Room2 portfolio includes sites in London’s Hammersmith and Southampton, with further properties in the pipeline in London, Manchester and Liverpool.
