Their super new hotel

[HibbyDave]

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Just heard that their shiny new stand has No windows and no sprinkler system in case of fire.

How have they got a safety certificate?
Maybe just operating with a temp cert as per the stand?
I’ve never stayed in a hotel room with no window but I do know of one other hotel in Edinburgh that has rooms without windows.

[Keith_M]

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Sorry if covered elsewhere…. Feel free to move if so.
Just heard that their shiny new stand has No windows and no sprinkler system in case of fire.

How have they got a safety certificate?
Maybe just operating with a temp cert as per the stand?
I’ve never stayed in a hotel room with no window but I do know of one other hotel in Edinburgh that has rooms without windows.

The Britannia, on Belford Rd, has a couple of rooms with no windows. I think they just converted what had been some storage rooms downstairs, then put curtains on the wall.

It's all very 'Hearts'.

[Scouse Hibee]

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The Britannia, on Belford Rd, has a couple of rooms with no windows. I think they just converted what had been some storage rooms downstairs, then put curtains on the wall.

It's all very 'Hearts'.

Britannia hotels are ****** everywhere, one of the worst run hotel chains in existence.

[green day]

Their hotel has most rooms with no windows, and a few that look out toward the school which do have windows. Certainly not the most inspiring, imo.

As to the lack of sprinklers, I find that hard to believe - the hotel (any hotel) would be shut down without safety equipment required by law.

[degenerated]

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Their hotel has most rooms with no windows, and a few that look out toward the school which do have windows. Certainly not the most inspiring, imo.

As to the lack of sprinklers, I find that hard to believe - the hotel (any hotel) would be shut down without safety equipment required by law.

I think where it's a refurb of existing buildings then there are ways around installing sprinklers based on other aspects of fire strategy plan such as fire compartmentation and increasing fire ratings on certain doors.

[Bridge hibs]

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Their hotel has most rooms with no windows, and a few that look out toward the school which do have windows. Certainly not the most inspiring, imo.

As to the lack of sprinklers, I find that hard to believe - the hotel (any hotel) would be shut down without safety equipment required by law.

Its true about the sprinklers, they have went budget again but have worked around it

Fatty Peepee breeks Foulkes has been given a free room and if there was to be a fire he would be first responder to pull out his winkle and do a tinkle, its what big clubs do

[McD]

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I think where it's a refurb of existing buildings then there are ways around installing sprinklers based on other aspects of fire strategy plan such as fire compartmentation and increasing fire ratings on certain doors.

I know it wasn’t intended as a hotel, but surely there would have been a sprinkler system installed when it was built, it’s only a few years old. Wasn’t the space initially intended for office or hospitality use?

[7Hero]

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Sorry if covered elsewhere…. Feel free to move if so.
Just heard that their shiny new stand has No windows and no sprinkler system in case of fire.

How have they got a safety certificate?
Maybe just operating with a temp cert as per the stand?
I’ve never stayed in a hotel room with no window but I do know of one other hotel in Edinburgh that has rooms without windows.

Dave, did you check the fire regs before you posted ?

[hibsbollah]

The absence of windows is a strategy to stop them being licked.

[HibbyDave]

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Dave, did you check the fire regs before you posted ?

No. Just saying something overheard.

If the hotel is fire safety compliant that’s all good.

[BoomtownHibees]

The Gary Locke suite has its own sprinklers

[7Hero]

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No. Just saying something overheard.

imagine how boring (and factual) .net would be without posts being based on this...

[Since90+2]

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Sorry if covered elsewhere…. Feel free to move if so.
Just heard that their shiny new stand has No windows and no sprinkler system in case of fire.

How have they got a safety certificate?
Maybe just operating with a temp cert as per the stand?
I’ve never stayed in a hotel room with no window but I do know of one other hotel in Edinburgh that has rooms without windows.

Do you mean a sprinkler system in the bedrooms? That's not a requirement for hotels.

[hibsbollah]

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The Gary Locke suite has its own sprinklers

Already been showered with compliments.

[Hibs4185]

They would have had to have applied for planning permission to change the use class. They then would’ve required a building warrant and the regs are if it’s so many metres high, it needs sprinklers.

I had a property that required sprinklers, it was a listed building. The neighbour opposite did the exact same thing as me, 1 year later and didn’t require sprinklers.

Sprinklers cost me £20k. Go figure.

I’d be amazed if they didn’t have sprinklers in the hallways etc, don’t know if it would be required in the bedrooms

[Mcbizz1998]

I’m baffled why anyone would want to come to Edinburgh and stay in Gorgie ffs 😂

[Bostonhibby]

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I’m baffled why anyone would want to come to Edinburgh and stay in Gorgie ffs

If what you're looking for is a windowless hotel, outside the centre and in a crap part of the city, but charging top end money this is the place to go.

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[hibee-boys]

I suspect that the rooms without windows are for the punters that are so ashamed of staying there they don’t want people looking in and spotting them there……hope they’ve got quite a few of them!

[Smartie]

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I’m baffled why anyone would want to come to Edinburgh and stay in Gorgie ffs ��

It's fairly niche, but if you're looking for a romantic getaway with your sister where the rooms have no windows into which folk can peek in and catch you up to no good - all with minimal questions asked - then it's in absolutely the ideal place to capture loads of people who are into that sort of thing.

Fair play to our cheeky jambo chums for showing some uncharacteristic business acumen, I say.

[Franck Stanton]

Why would they waste money on sprinklers.
We all know ***** doesn't burn.

[Sprouleflyer]

Every room has a picture of the castle on the wall, so they will be able to advertise rooms with a castle view.

[scm70nyd1973]

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The Gary Locke suite has its own sprinklers

The Potter suite has an en-suite with Dens Park on it and copious amounts of bog paper 😂

[Hibs4185]

Blood doesn’t show on maroon sheets!

[Viva_Palmeiras]

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Blood doesn’t show on maroon sheets!

Genuine question - what the heck is that dumb phrase they use supposed to mean?

[VoltaireHibs]

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Genuine question - what the heck is that dumb phrase they use supposed to mean?

Blood doesn't show on a maroon jersey?

Blood doesn't show on lots of dark colours, but you know our neighbours, they probably have a 'special relationship' with blood. Or the Scottish Cup. Or the First World War. Or Edinburgh City Council. Or Lithuanian Banks. Or the exhaust pipe of their Rover saloon when Moira's at the Women's Guild. Or their sisters.

It's very hard to keep up to be honest.

What they definitely have is a special relationship with delusions of grandeur combined with a large dollop of gullibility.

[Not In The Know]

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Blood doesn’t show on maroon sheets!

Jobby doesn’t show either.

[Carheenlea]

Why have windows when you can simply use a TV screen to provide views of the castle or the most atmospheric stadium in the world©️ or even just mix and match to whatever you’d like to see out a window?

You could do the same in trophy rooms - display images on screen of say the League Championship Trophy from ‘86 or the League Cup Trophy from 2014 for example.

Who actually are the mugs here?

[MelbourneHibees]

Are there people who genuinely believe that Hearts would be allowed to open a hotel without the relevant safety certificates in 2024?

Having nae windows is quite comical but do folk just take other stuff as gospel without some independent thought? 🤣

[One Day Soon]

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Are there people who genuinely believe that Hearts would be allowed to open a hotel without the relevant safety certificates in 2024?

Having nae windows is quite comical but do folk just take other stuff as gospel without some independent thought? 🤣

I think I can truthfully say that fact based non comical deliberation of Heart of Midlothian developments on a reasoned and balanced basis is not my prime reason for using .net.

[MelbourneHibees]

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I think I can truthfully say that fact based non comical deliberation of Heart of Midlothian developments on a reasoned and balanced basis is not my prime reason for using .net.

This is a fair point.