DEVELOPMENT
Station Suites will provide additional space and in room amenities which will be attractive to guests planning to stay in Teesside for longer periods .
Plush – a refurbished room at the Holiday Inn Express . and , of course , never in an Airbnb .”
Station Suites is a short walk from the station , with its links to London , and a stone ’ s throw from Middlesbrough town centre .
When they arrive guests will find a reception , a large comfortable seating and dining area – where they can also hold informal meetings or just relax – a pantry and a bar serving drinks and snacks .
The refurbishment of the suites started in January and they will all be fitted with new furniture , including a king size bed . Each suite will have a kitchenette with a microwave , hob , dishwasher and sink .
Station Suites will be managed by the award-winning team from the Holiday Inn Express which is located just a short distance away and it will adopt the same high environmental standards as the hotel . These range from the use of wooden , rather than plastic , keycards and participation in the Too Good to Go campaign which avoids unnecessary waste and supports the local community .
Ashall Projects is looking at other projects in the area and is inviting companies who have secured contracts across the Tees Valley to discuss their accommodation needs .
“ Everybody welcomed the wave of announcements about new jobs on Teesside , but they were also quick to raise concerns about a skills shortage . There ’ s also a serious room shortage ,” warned Mr Ashall .
“ It ’ s going to take a while to provide a local workforce with the training they ’ ll need to carry out the new roles required by Net Zero Teesside , for instance . In the meantime those people with the suitable experience , their support staff and consultants will be arriving in their thousands from outside the area and they ’ re going to need somewhere to stay .”
He added : “ They expect high standards . They want space , comfort and as near to a home-from-home experience as possible – and we think we ’ re providing something even better than that at Station Suites .”
Ashall Projects has made a major impact on Middlesbrough town centre during the last decade . As well as opening the Holiday Inn Express , it has built three
office buildings where around 1,500 people now work .
In addition the hotel has become a focal point for many members of the Tees Valley community and its staff have helped raise thousands of pounds for local charities .
The Holiday Inn Express , for instance , offers work experience and support for students from the Laurence Jackson School in Guisborough , Middlesbrough College and NHS England Choices College . It also works with Middlesbrough Council Community Learning .
Numerous charities – including Age UK Teesside , Middlesbrough Pride and Tees Hospice – hold regular meetings at the hotel . The hotel staff have also helped to promote and raise funds for a large number of good causes , including Zoe ’ s Place baby hospice , 4Louis and Breast Cancer Now .
To contact Mark Ashall about your Tees Valley accommodation needs , email mark . ashall @ ashallproperty . com
Get in touch with Cluster General Manager Laura Telford for further information on Station Suites or the Holiday Inn Express through gm @ hiexmiddlesbrough . co . uk
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