Meininger Hotels pushes into Glasgow

● Fast-growing brand also looking at other UK sites such as Edinburgh

looking for opportunities in North America and South Asia.”

Craig Westmacott, senior fund manager, LGIM Real Assets, said: “We are pleased to be working with Meininger Hotels as they seek to expand their successful brand into the UK. This site is an excellent location for a new hotel and together with the redevelopment of Queen Street station will bring significant improvements to this key area of Glasgow city centre.”

Derek Reid, project director for architectural practice Norr Consultants, which is involved in the design of the hotel, said: “We are immensely proud to have assisted Legal & General and Meininger Hotels in achieving not only this milestone, but also the recent milestone of securing planning permission.

“Our design for the building provides an appropriate response to the hotels strategic location within Glasgow city centre’s conservation area while capturing the exciting dynamic of the Meininger Hotel brand.

“We look forward to continuing our role on the project right through to its completion and opening.”

Meininger is a subsidiary of Holidaybreak, a travel group specialising in educational and activity holidays.