{"id":12158,"date":"2016-08-02T16:38:34","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=12158"},"modified":"2016-08-02T16:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T15:39:23","slug":"plans-for-beannchor%e2%80%99s-4m-new-hotel-bullitt-belfast-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2016\/08\/plans-for-beannchor%e2%80%99s-4m-new-hotel-bullitt-belfast-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"PLANS FOR BEANNCHOR\u2019S \u00a34M NEW HOTEL, BULLITT BELFAST REVEALED"},"content":{"rendered":"

Work is progressing on Belfast\u2019s newest hotel, as the Beannchor Group announces it plans to open its highly anticipated new \u00a34M hotel, Bullitt Belfast to the public this October.<\/h1>\n
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Petra and Conall Wolsey reveal plans for the highly anticipated launch of the new \u00a34million Bullitt Hotel. Owned by Beannchor Group, the new hotel is set to open this October. The brainchild of the people behind the city\u2019s five-star Merchant Hotel, The National Grande Caf\u00e9\/sixty6, The Dirty Onion, Little Wing Pizzeria and over 40 pubs across Northern Ireland \u2013 the new hotel promises to bring a new and exciting hospitality concept to Belfast. Named after the Steve McQueen movie of the same name, Bullitt Belfast is a vibrant new concept that will provide a cool new space for people to Work, Play and Stay in the heart of the city. It will feature 58 stylish bedrooms, three bars (including Baltic, NI\u2019s first ski-themed bar), a courtyard garden, 68-seater restaurant \u2018Taylor and Clay\u2019, an Espresso bar and a versatile private events space. Blurring the lines between work and play, this urban playground will be the perfect hangout spot, with a relaxed atmosphere and laid back sophisticated vibe. Picture by Darren Kidd, Press Eye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The brainchild of the people behind the city\u2019s five-star Merchant Hotel, The National Grande Caf\u00e9\/sixty6, The Dirty Onion, Little Wing Pizzeria and over 40 pubs across Northern Ireland \u2013 the new hotel promises to bring a new and exciting hospitality concept to Belfast.<\/p>\n

As construction of the new hotel steps up a gear, media were given a first sneak peek of the property, which wraps Victoria Street and Ann Street with a guided hard hat tour on Tuesday 2nd<\/sup> August.<\/p>\n

Named after the Steve McQueen movie of the same name, Bullitt Belfast is a vibrant new concept that will provide a cool new space for people to Work, Play and Stay in the heart of the city. It will feature 43 stylish bedrooms, three bars (including Baltic, NI\u2019s first ski-themed bar), a courtyard garden, 68-seater restaurant \u2018Taylor and Clay\u2019, an Espresso bar and a versatile private events space.<\/p>\n

Blurring the lines between work and play, this urban playground will be the perfect hangout spot, with a relaxed atmosphere and laid back sophisticated vibe.<\/p>\n

Accommodation comes in three options with double rooms and twin rooms, ranging from compact to spacious, and apartment accommodation planned for the second phase of the development.<\/p>\n

In addition to the positive economic impact of the new hotel, which will create 100 new jobs when it opens,\u00a0Bullitt will assist in fulfilling the demand for additional hotel bed space in Belfast.\u00a0 The city ranked first for hotel occupancy rates, standing at 84%, in a market tracking index released in March this year (Colliers International UK Hotels Market Index).
\nCommenting on the announcement, Conall Wolsey, director, Beannchor said: <\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cOur vision for Bullitt is to create a new and exciting hospitality concept.\u00a0 The hotel will offer so much more than just a bed for the night, it will also be a place where people can work, relax and socialise.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt will be a space for meetings, coffee and lunch during the day and a place to meet and mingle over cocktails and food at night.\u00a0 Also on offer will be an eclectic calendar of events for both locals and visitors to enjoy. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cDesign, technology and efficiency are at the heart of all of our plans; the hotel will be equipped with super-fast Wi-Fi, the only Kees Van der Weston coffee machine in Ireland, super-fast check-ins for guests, NI\u2019s first ski-themed bar and of course, stylish bedrooms.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBullitt will also provide a welcome boost to the NI jobs market.\u00a0 We\u2019re proud to be creating 100 new jobs that will offer employees a unique and exciting opportunity to work in an innovative setting and to become part of our business, which creates meaningful and rewarding long-term careers.\u201d<\/p>\n

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<\/em>For more information, visit bullitthotel.com<\/a>, follow @bullittbelfast<\/a> on Twitter or like Bullitt Belfast on Facebook<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n

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Work is progressing on Belfast\u2019s newest hotel, as the Beannchor Group announces it plans to open its highly anticipated new \u00a34M hotel, Bullitt Belfast to the public this October. The brainchild of the people behind the city\u2019s five-star Merchant Hotel, The National Grande Caf\u00e9\/sixty6, The Dirty Onion, Little Wing Pizzeria and over 40 pubs across … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12161,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12158\/revisions\/12161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}