HEART of Midlothian Football Club has unveiled plans to create a 25-bedroom hotel and events space within the main stand of its Tynecastle Park stadium.
The club said that the Tynecastle Park Hotel will be the UK’s first club-owned and operated hotel inside a football stadium.
The hotel will offer a choice of individually styled guest rooms, including family, executive, and accessible rooms. There will also be a club lounge and a choice of six new dedicated meeting, conference, and event spaces.
Designed to high-specification, the 25 guest rooms will feature en-suite shower rooms with marble finish, monsoon showers, and emperor-sized beds. Selected guest rooms will use the latest technology to provide guests with the option of a live view of the pitch or city skyline on HD plasma screens.
The award-winning Skyline Restaurant, which sits on the top floor of the main stand, will be open seven days a week offering overnight guests and non-residents Scottish seasonal menus.
Ann Budge, of Tynecastle Park Hotel and Heart of Midlothian Football Club, said, “Tynecastle Park is set to offer a truly unique hotel experience in our iconic Tynecastle Park Stadium – the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club. Owned and operated entirely by the club, the hotel is Hearts’ newest and boldest venture. It’s also the only hotel of its kind found anywhere in the UK.
“As part of our ambitious growth plans both on and off the pitch, our in-house hospitality team will take full responsibility for running the hotel and providing one-of-a-kind match-day experience and guest stays.
“The hotel rooms and additional conference and events space will offer the club an ideal opportunity to host even more events at Tynecastle while appealing to the millions of visitors that Edinburgh attracts each year as the UK’s second most visited city.
“As well as our vast supporter base both in the local area and from further afield, we hope to attract international visitors and guests from around the UK looking for high quality, contemporary accommodation as part of an Edinburgh city break.
“It’s not just a hotel for football fans. Tynecastle Park Hotel is ideally positioned within a few minutes of the city centre, Murrayfield Stadium and the Edinburgh tram line. Also located on the right side of the city for Edinburgh Airport, this will be a perfect location for all types of visitors, including business travellers.”
