bloc hotels is to open a 244 room property at Gatwick airport in early Summer 2013, its second opening after Birmingham, with an excellent landside location within the core of Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal, adjacent to departures and the new security area, and just a minute’s walk from the arrival and check-in areas.
The multi-million pound project will see the redevelopment of Gatwick’s former office building Norfolk House into a 244 room hotel, representing a new standard in stylish and affordable accommodation. Each room will be equipped with the latest Samsung technology, Italian Artemide ambient lighting, Egyptian cotton linens and luxuriant towels. Specially created ‘sleep zones’ with the highest specification sound proofing will ensure a restful stay for even the most sleep-deprived guests.
Rob Morgan, Founder of bloc hotels:
“The opening of the bloc Gatwick will revolutionise the airport stay experience. We will provide high quality, intelligently-designed rooms with facilities that have traditionally been the preserve of five star hotels, but in the best possible airport location and at affordable prices.”
bloc hotels pioneered new construction technologies with the opening of their Birmingham property in 2011, using specially commissioned hotel room pods. As the Gatwick property involves the conversion of an existing building, the processes and techniques used have been evolved to suit the environment, with factory manufactured bathrooms and unique pre-manufactured wall systems being used to form the rooms and corridors.
bloc hotels aims to expand into major transport hubs and city centres with established infrastructures both in the UK and beyond. They have recently agreed the expansion of their 73-room Birmingham property to feature an additional 24 apartment style long stay rooms, and continue to seek further sites for development.
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