Humberside Airport hotel achieves 100,000 room milestone

A hotel based on Humberside Airport has surpassed a major milestone.

Nightel Humber, established to provide accommodation for workers in the oil and gas and renewables industries, let its 100,000 room this month.

The landmark figure was reached earlier than predicted due to the hotel securing contracts with some of the energy industry’s biggest companies.

Nightel Humber provides beds for workers from Centrica, BP and Perenco, as well as an increasing number of engineers working in the renewables sector.

Paul Green, owner of Nightel Humber, said the hotel’s strategic location on Humberside Airport meant offshore workers had direct access to the wide range of helicopter operations on site.

He said: “I started my career working offshore and that has given me an insight into what companies require when it came to accommodation. Before Nightel Humber was developed contractors working off the east coast had to travel to Hull to find accommodation, which is both costly and potentially dangerous if they are driving back after a long shift.

“So once we became establishing and companies understood the benefits we offered, we started landing contracts with the world’s biggest energy companies. There is barely a night now we are not at full capacity.”

As well as containing 117 bedrooms, each with Sky TV and a high-speed wireless connection, the hotel also features a cinema and a recreational suite.

Companies can also hire out conferencing facilities for training session and to update engineers on health and safety issues.

The hotel recently won a contract with defence giant BAE Systems to accommodate apprentices attending the new £5m training academy, due to be completed on the airport in October.

Mr Green added: “To go from a standing start to 100,000 beds let in five years is testament to the great effort put in by everyone involved in the hotel.

“Now with the BAE contract in place the future for the hotel looks secure, so I am looking forward to reaching similar milestones in the years to come.”