New images revealed of Nottingham’s next multi-million pound hotel
New images have emerged of what will be Nottingham’s newest hotel development.
As we reported on Friday (29 May), a planning application has been submitted by a joint venture between Locksley Hotels and hotel group Ascena for the centrepiece of the much-anticipated multi-million-pound Guildhall development in Nottingham, which will create more than 250 jobs for the city.
One of the hotel’s bedrooms
The planning application submitted by Ascena and architects RPS Design Group reveals a 162-bed, four-star hotel, which will include a rooftop fine dining restaurant, spa and wedding and conference facilities to bring the building into its next lifetime.
The development will house larger than average luxury hotel rooms and existing courtrooms in the building will be converted into bar and restaurant facilities, retaining the original listed features. The designs for the modern extension to the northern elevation of the existing building will also utilise high-grade materials to give a nod to Nottingham’s lace heritage.
The Guildhall building itself will house the hotel, while more modern extensions at the back of the building would be demolished and rebuilt.
Originally built in 1887, the Guildhall has hosted a magistrates’ court, police station and fire station during its history.
Ascena owns and runs a number of luxury hotel and restaurant facilities around the UK, one of which is the Birmingham restaurant Opheem – one of only ten Indian restaurants in the UK to achieve a Michelin star. Opheem which is run by Ascena business partner Aktar Islam. Aktar, who is a former winner of The Great British Menu and The F Word, will be running the rooftop restaurant of the Guildhall development.
