Property development firm in city hotel venture

A property development company has completed a 157-bedroom city hotel venture.

S Harrison has revamped an Edinburgh site to create a Meininger Hotels building.

The base is set to open next month.

Bosses say the Haymarket endeavour has “completely transformed a tired office building into a modern development”.

Overseen by principal contractor Ogilvie Construction and designed by Edinburgh-based Comprehensive Design Architects, the project demolished part of the 1970s Osborne House office building and added two accommodation wings and a top storey.

Ann Scott, managing director at York-headquartered S Harrison, said: “After working meticulously to create a vision for this building that suited its size and location, it’s fantastic to see it almost complete.”

Ajit Menon, Meininger Hotels’ chief executive, added: “Expanding into Edinburgh is a key tactical milestone. 

“In partnership with S Harrison, we are thrilled to enhance the local hospitality offering and support the sustainable growth of Edinburgh’s tourism economy.”

The hotel follows S Harrison’s delivery of a Malmaison hotel in Edinburgh’s New Town and student accommodation schemes across the city. 

The firm has additionally secured planning permission for a 124-bed student accommodation scheme in the city’s Gillespie Crescent, and has consent for a £100 million Leith-based mixed-use development.

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