Ramada Encore Hotel to go to Old Town Dock
Plans to transform the Old Town Dock area of Newport’s city centre are one step closer with the appointment of the preferred developer for a £10m hotel scheme.
Urban regeneration company, Newport Unlimited, a partnership between Newport City Council and the Welsh Assembly Government, has chosen Alfred McAlpine’s joint venture with New World Leisure as its preferred development partner.
The Alfred McAlpine/ New World Leisure joint venture has secured a franchise to develop and operate a Ramada Encore hotel at Old Town Dock
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As development managers of the joint venture, Alfred McAlpine beat off competition from 15 other developers to secure the project that is set to create 30 jobs and contribute to the regeneration plans for Newport city centre. Alfred McAlpine has already been part of the city’s regeneration with the completion of Newport City Footbridge last year.
The 1.52 acre site will contain an upper budget sector hotel with 124 bedrooms, 2,000 sq ft of meeting and conference facilities, a bar and restaurant as well as a visitor car park.
John Burrows, chief executive of Newport Unlimited said, “The regeneration of Old Town Dock has taken a major step forward with the appointment of the preferred hotel developer.
“We were very impressed by the plans put forward by Alfred McAlpine and by their experienced team for the project. Selecting such a well-established and trusted hotel brand will also bring more visitors to the city centre, helping Newport to become an energetic place to live, work and play.
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