Edinburgh hotel up for grabs

Plans for a œ13 million hotel in Edinburgh have been submitted to the district council by developer Kantel MacDonald Orr in partnership with a major hotel group. The scheme comprises a 129-bedroom building in Morrison Street, between Haymarket and the new Edinburgh Conference Centre.

Outline consent is also being sought for a second phase building, which will provide an additional 154 rooms. If the application is successful, construction work could start in January 1995. The five-storey building, designed by Kantel's own in-house architects, will have a traditional stone-faced finish.