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Hastings Hotels is delighted to announce the appointment of Patricia Murtagh as the Business Development Manager for the Grand Central Hotel Belfast and Europa Hotel. Patricia has over 15 years’ experience in business development and consultancy roles

The directors of Hastings Hotels have announced that Stephen Meldrum has been appointed General Manager of the new Grand Central Hotel. Mr Meldrum joined Hastings Hotels in 2002 as restaurant manager of Ballygally Castle before working his way to become the

To coincide with National Sleep Week, 11 – 17 March, Hastings Hotels has announced it has purchased 350 Cloud Beds for the Grand Central Hotel and to celebrate, the group has teamed up with its resident sleep expert to help make sure the people of Northern

In the latest of our short features leading up to the opening of the Grand Central Hotel, Northern Ireland's largest hotel in summer 2018, we are delighted to share this timelapse photography showcasing the ongoing construction work on the building. 

WITH only four months until the opening of the Grand Central, Hastings Hotels has put together seven quirky facts about the construction of Northern Ireland’s largest hotel. Julie Hastings, Marketing Director of Hastings Hotels said: “The Grand

HASTINGS Hotels has commenced its recruitment drive for the Grand Central Hotel starting with the prestigious role of General Manager.

In the latest of our 23 Stories feature we talk to some passers by at the site of the new Grand Central Hotel to get their feedback on the project to date, and their hopes for the hotel moving forward. We were delighted to speak to so many people and it was lovely to hear the speaker talk about their memories of the original Grand Central and share their hopes and good wishes for the new incarnation.

 

For the fourth part of our 23 stories feature leading to the opening of the Grand Central Hotel Belfast, we talk to John Toner, a long-serving member of the Hastings Hotels team who has fond memories of his time, during the early days of his career at the

In the next installment of our blog series entitled ’23 Stories’ leading up to the opening of Grand Central Hotel Belfast in June 2018, we talk to forklift driver and banksman, Barclay Kelly, who shares with us some of the lesser known

FOLLOWING revised planning permission being granted earlier this month for the Grand Central Hotel, Hastings Hotels has announced that its investment will be £53M on what will be Northern Ireland’s largest hotel.

Jimmy McManus has a daily view of Belfast that few get to see, operating the tower crane which is supporting the construction of the Grand Central Hotel.