Archive for May 2018

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 original Grand Central Hotel. In this short…

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 facts about the project. Watch this short video and keep an eye out for more…

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. Building work is now well under way following the approval of the revised plans by Belfast City Council which will see an additional…

In the first of our series of 23 stories, crane operator, Jimmy McManus takes us on a journey to the top of the Grand Central 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. Standing at…