Global chain AC Hotels by Marriott is set to open its first property in Belfast, Northern Ireland in April 2018, it has been confirmed.
The international company has also confirmed the appointment of Lisa Steele as general manager of the new £25m property, which is situated in the heart of Belfast Harbour’s landmark City Quays development, right on Belfast’s waterfront.
The contemporary-luxe four-star AC Hotel Belfast will be the first Marriott in Northern Ireland, the first AC Hotel by Marriott on the island of Ireland, and the first purpose-built AC Hotel in the UK.
The new hotel will have 188 bedrooms.
“I’m delighted to be part of the team bringing this new offering to the local market. Work is on schedule and we are on track to open in April, and the timing really couldn’t be better with Belfast and Northern Ireland as a region enjoying unprecedented and wholly-deserved global recognition as a must-visit destination,” said Steele.
In 2017, Belfast and Northern Ireland received international endorsement with National Geographic, hailing Belfast as a must-see destination, and Lonely Planet also naming Belfast and the Causeway Coast its 2018 must-see destination, praising their “timeless beauty and high-grade distractions”.
