Whitbread Signs 84-Room Premier Inn Hotel in Hastings, England

( 2 Mar 2022, 11:27 +07)  Planning approval has been granted for a new Premier Inn hotel in Hastings, England.

The 84-room hotel, located on the current Cornwallis Street car park site in the town centre, will be built by Hastings Borough Council and operated by Premier Inn.

Modern reception of a Premier Inn hotel

“Regeneration is going to be a crucial part of our recovery from the COVID19 pandemic, and this development is a good example of how we are working with partners to achieve this,” said Cllr Paul Barnett, lead councillor for regeneration at Hastings Borough Council “As a coastal town, Hastings has a shortage of hotel rooms, with fewer than 1,000 serviced bed spaces, compared to 7,000 in Eastbourne and 13,000 in Brighton so this is a welcome additional to our tourism industry. The more visitors we can bring into the town, the more we will boost our local economy, which will help businesses across the town.”

The hotel in Hastings is expected to employ 20 full time staff and will feature a restaurant.

“Working closely with the council we have created an excellent new hotel which will bring a package of local benefits including direct year-round employment and increased spending in the local economy as our guests head out to eat, drink, visit local attractions, do business and generally enjoy everything Hastings has to offer,” said Louise Woodruff, Property Acquisitions Manager for Premier Inn. “With planning consent now granted, we will continue to work closely with the council to move the development forward and are very much looking forward to opening the doors and bringing our latest format hotel to the town.”

Premier Inn is also looking for new hotel locations across Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset with target locations being Bognor Regis, Chichester, Hove, Lewes, Littlehampton, Swanage and Weymouth.