Their super new hotel

[HibbyDave]

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.

[Keith_M]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

No. Just saying something overheard.



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

[Since90+2]

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]

The Gary Locke suite has its own sprinklers

:agree: 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]

I’m baffled why anyone would want to come to Edinburgh and stay in Gorgie ffs [emoji23]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]

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]

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]

Blood doesn’t show on maroon sheets!


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

[VoltaireHibs]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[greenginger]

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 don’t know about opening it, but they’re bashing on with the construction work and the building warrant has not been issued yet.

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=summar y&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

[Bostonhibby]

I don’t know about opening it, but they’re bashing on with the construction work and the building warrant has not been issued yet.

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=summar y&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00Same protocol as they applied when building the megastand?

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[jacomo]

Behold, the Biggest glass curtain in the known footballing world!

Wonderful, which window is my room?

Ahem, well, about that…

[Hibby70]

Seemingly if you donate enough you get a plot of land from the Tynecastle pitch. We should all club together and plant some Brussel sprouts.

[Paulie Walnuts]

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? 🤣

Having no windows is unfortunately a fairly common thing. A word of warning to anyone travelling in Europe (or London)!

[marinello59]

I don’t know about opening it, but they’re bashing on with the construction work and the building warrant has not been issued yet.

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=summar y&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

At only 25 beds they are going to have to upsell to remarkable levels to make any real money. That's if they manage to turn a profit at all. Looks like a costly vanity project to me.

[BILLYHIBS]

Just checked into The Penthouse at the exclusive five star Gorgie Hotel now where is that room ?


https://i.ibb.co/1RJH9Gb/5-D677-D1-E-5132-4-B68-8986-3-AC89780-C368.jpg (https://ibb.co/TPqzHMr)

[Bostonhibby]

Just checked into The Penthouse at the exclusive five star Gorgie Hotel now where is that room ?


https://i.ibb.co/1RJH9Gb/5-D677-D1-E-5132-4-B68-8986-3-AC89780-C368.jpg (https://ibb.co/TPqzHMr)Another first for the bigly's.

Looks to me like this is 11 horizontal bunk bed style sleeping opportunities for very thin people of a certain height. And the added bonus of a viewing opportunity free environment.

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[lyonhibs]

They can't be opening a bougie, class leading boutique hotel where loads of the rooms don't have windows?!? All rooms in bloody youth hostels have windows in the main. Might not have views of the Taj Mahal but still have windows

[jacomo]

At only 25 beds they are going to have to upsell to remarkable levels to make any real money. That's if they manage to turn a profit at all. Looks like a costly vanity project to me.


:agree:

The whole enterprise looks so bang average you’d need closer to 100 rooms to make it worthwhile.

The windowless, fuggy, inside rooms WILL get complaints… I think most customers wouldn’t even think to ask if their hotel room has a window ffs, and the website doesn’t make it obvious.

The restaurant menu looks like everything comes out of the freezer (and they are still promoting their festive menu).

Absolutely laughable.

https://tynecastleparkhotel.com/pages/menus

[Lendo]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

[WeAreHibs]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

That really is murder!!

[Aldo]

At only 25 beds they are going to have to upsell to remarkable levels to make any real money. That's if they manage to turn a profit at all. Looks like a costly vanity project to me.

You can guarantee that even it it flops (and it will) Budge will ensure it’s made a huge profit.

£1 million a year she projects

[Since90+2]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

Looks like a block that was built in 1950s Russia. Imagine turning up to that pit to stay the night 😅

[California-Hibs]

Their stadium is utterly sh*te compared to ours, and that's being kind!

[Billy Whizz]

Looks like a block that was built in 1950s Russia. Imagine turning up to that pit to stay the night 😅

Is it not a tribute to Vlad

[Jakhog1]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

That's is bad, complete mismatch of a building and nothing flows whatsoever.

I take it that will be the rooms with the lights on, big open windows over lookin a school - what could go wrong.

[MKHIBEE]

:agree:

The whole enterprise looks so bang average you’d need closer to 100 rooms to make it worthwhile.

The windowless, fuggy, inside rooms WILL get complaints… I think most customers wouldn’t even think to ask if their hotel room has a window ffs, and the website doesn’t make it obvious.

The restaurant menu looks like everything comes out of the freezer (and they are still promoting their festive menu).

Absolutely laughable.

https://tynecastleparkhotel.com/pages/menus

Prawn cocktail? Apple crumble? WTF is innovative about that?

[Irish_Steve]

Prawn cocktail? Apple crumble? WTF is innovative about that?

Prawn crumble and apple cocktail would be innovative, maybe the spell check on their Commodore 64 auto-corrected it......

[California-Hibs]

If you could order a hotel from Wish..

[Baader]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

Just awful and so dated. Looks like a school built in the 70s.

Only that lot could get it so wrong and the hotel will be the same - a disaster.

[1875godsgift]

Just checked into The Penthouse at the exclusive five star Gorgie Hotel now where is that room ?


https://i.ibb.co/1RJH9Gb/5-D677-D1-E-5132-4-B68-8986-3-AC89780-C368.jpg (https://ibb.co/TPqzHMr)


Another first for the bigly's.

Looks to me like this is 11 horizontal bunk bed style sleeping opportunities for very thin people of a certain height. And the added bonus of a viewing opportunity free environment.

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Trouble is, the vertically-challenged slim sleepers would be trodden on by hordes of witches and wizards trampling over them to gain access to platform 9¾.

[jacomo]

Prawn cocktail? Apple crumble? WTF is innovative about that?


They are talking primarily to Jambos.

Jambos didn’t laugh at Peter Kay’s skit about garlic bread - they nodded furiously and applauded his common sense.

[jakedance]

27588

It looked so bad when I walked past earlier.

“Glass curtain”

[Bostonhibby]

Trouble is, the vertically-challenged slim sleepers would be trodden on by hordes of witches and wizards trampling over them to gain access to platform 9¾.[emoji23]

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[McSwanky]

Remember what they said it was going to look like?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37631654.amp

I mean, that wasn't too pretty but it's still levels above what they really got...

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6AkeoBC6UNApnDtAA

[emoji23]

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[jacomo]

Remember what they said it was going to look like?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37631654.amp

I mean, that wasn't too pretty but it's still levels above what they really got...

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6AkeoBC6UNApnDtAA

[emoji23]

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:faf:

With the beautiful piaza plaza too, where supporters may gather and gaze in wonder at the architectural masterpiece.

[cocteautwin]

Remember what they said it was going to look like?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37631654.amp



Remember when they said it was going to cost £11m? £26m later . . . . . . .

[Coach Jon]

Just checked into The Penthouse at the exclusive five star Gorgie Hotel now where is that room ?


https://i.ibb.co/1RJH9Gb/5-D677-D1-E-5132-4-B68-8986-3-AC89780-C368.jpg (https://ibb.co/TPqzHMr)

That is obviously the fire escape.:wink:

[lyonhibs]

"Our Roseburn rooms are named after our Roseburn Stand and offer the unique experience of providing a live stream of either the Tynecastle Park pitch, or the Castle Skyline"

Truly, I've read it all now. That is up there with "this is what the beautiful people will be wearing this summer" ad back in the early Vlad days

[Smartie]

"Our Roseburn rooms are named after our Roseburn Stand and offer the unique experience of providing a live stream of either the Tynecastle Park pitch, or the Castle Skyline"

Truly, I've read it all now. That is up there with "this is what the beautiful people will be wearing this summer" ad back in the early Vlad days

By "the Castle Skyline" do they really mean "the school" again?

If so, it could be quite popular in those parts.

[McSwanky]

By "the Castle Skyline" do they really mean "the school" again?

If so, it could be quite popular in those parts.

Tyne Castle skyline shoorly?

[lyonhibs]

By "the Castle Skyline" do they really mean "the school" again?

If so, it could be quite popular in those parts.

I mean it's a live stream because they have an *entire category* of rooms with no windows, which is something I've never heard of from any hotel that might conceivably want to turn a profit at some point in the next millenium.

Knowing them, they'll pipe in a live stream of the Taj Mahal and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon then claim to bewildered guests that "they're just around the corner" but rather meaning the shell of Gorgie Farm and whatever Robbo's pub is these days.

[MelbourneHibees]

You can guarantee that even it it flops (and it will) Budge will ensure it’s made a huge profit.

£1 million a year she projects

Really? Where has she claimed that? Seems pretty steep unless she is adding in booking for their restaurant too.

[Aldo]

Really? Where has she claimed that? Seems pretty steep unless she is adding in booking for their restaurant too.

Quite from her dated 23rd December….

The Jambos confirmed plans to open their hotel on the second floor of their main stand and that's set to come to fruition in February. Ms Budge revealed an initial £1million will be brought in on an initial scale but they expect a heftier profit down the line.

[MelbourneHibees]

Quite from her dated 23rd December….

The Jambos confirmed plans to open their hotel on the second floor of their main stand and that's set to come to fruition in February. Ms Budge revealed an initial £1million will be brought in on an initial scale but they expect a heftier profit down the line.
Cheers for that. £500 a night is it!?

[Aldo]

Cheers for that. £500 a night is it!?

Prices vary depending on the room etc

[Baader]

Relearning Photoshop. At least had some fun with it today...

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[jacomo]

Quite from her dated 23rd December….

The Jambos confirmed plans to open their hotel on the second floor of their main stand and that's set to come to fruition in February. Ms Budge revealed an initial £1million will be brought in on an initial scale but they expect a heftier profit down the line.


Honestly, what universe does she live in?

Total income for a year might - might - hit £1m. But obviously that’s not all profit: energy, wages, laundry bills etc all need covering.

Of course a super successful businesswoman would know that…

[Aldo]

Honestly, what universe does she live in?

Total income for a year might - might - hit £1m. But obviously that’s not all profit: energy, wages, laundry bills etc all need covering.

Of course a super successful businesswoman would know that…

All about justification etc to the hordes about spending that sort of wedge on her vanity project.

We all know how this is going to end up and definitely not making £1 million for the manager a year that’s for sure!

[Bostonhibby]

By "the Castle Skyline" do they really mean "the school" again?

If so, it could be quite popular in those parts.You can get a free webcam of the castle on Worldcam, and many other sites. You don't even have to sleep in Gorgie to enjoy the view.

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[Bostonhibby]

I mean it's a live stream because they have an *entire category* of rooms with no windows, which is something I've never heard of from any hotel that might conceivably want to turn a profit at some point in the next millenium.

Knowing them, they'll pipe in a live stream of the Taj Mahal and the Hanging Gardens of Babylon then claim to bewildered guests that "they're just around the corner" but rather meaning the shell of Gorgie Farm and whatever Robbo's pub is these days.Herds of Wildebeest crossing the Serengeti?

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[Kato]

To be fair to them the webcam viewers and even those who view the castle from Princes St don't have the unique vantage provided at Tynecastle, as you can't see at all from there.

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[Bostonhibby]

To be fair to them the webcam viewers and even those who view the castle from Princes St don't have the unique vantage provided at Tynecastle, as you can't see at all from there.

Sent from my SM-A528B using TapatalkIf you are a roof/ridgetile enthusiast the school view rooms, windowless or not have to be the luxury break for you.

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[raeburnhibs]

Honestly, what universe does she live in?

Total income for a year might - might - hit £1m. But obviously that’s not all profit: energy, wages, laundry bills etc all need covering.

Of course a super successful businesswoman would know that…

Google just stated 5-15% as expected hotel profit margin. Say, £150 average a night x approx 25 rooms x 365 (so full occupancy every night of the year for every room) =£1368750, not even 1.5 million, add on food, drink, it might get to 1.75 million, best case scenario is approx. 250k profit but more likely to be closer to 5% than the 15% this figure is based on and of course its not going to be full.....it doesn't have any windows in half the rooms.......

[Victor]

Hope they remember to pay the tax on their £1 million + profit.


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[gbhibby]

Another first for the bigly's.

Looks to me like this is 11 horizontal bunk bed style sleeping opportunities for very thin people of a certain height. And the added bonus of a viewing opportunity free environment.

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The Stairway to Heave on.

[Hibrandenburg]

Remember what they said it was going to look like?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-37631654.amp

I mean, that wasn't too pretty but it's still levels above what they really got...

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6AkeoBC6UNApnDtAA

[emoji23]

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I looked at that and the Grange Hill theme music popped into my head.

[Gettin' Auld]

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:tee hee:

[jacomo]

Google just stated 5-15% as expected hotel profit margin. Say, £150 average a night x approx 25 rooms x 365 (so full occupancy every night of the year for every room) =£1368750, not even 1.5 million, add on food, drink, it might get to 1.75 million, best case scenario is approx. 250k profit but more likely to be closer to 5% than the 15% this figure is based on and of course its not going to be full.....it doesn't have any windows in half the rooms.......


As you say, very much a best case scenario.

Rooms are listed from around £100 - average rate may be higher but how much can you really charge for a windowless cabin in Gorgie?

Assuming a 100% occupancy rate would be madness, but then I suppose it will be a bucket list item for their 400,000 fans…

:rolleyes:

[hibstag]

As you say, very much a best case scenario.

Rooms are listed from around £100 - average rate may be higher but how much can you really charge for a windowless cabin in Gorgie?

Assuming a 100% occupancy rate would be madness, but then I suppose it will be a bucket list item for their 400,000 fans…

:rolleyes:
Yes I think the first few months are fully booked by jambos from saughton, balgreen etc treating their significant other...
Seriously though occupancy will fall of a cliff once supporters have had their novelty stay and they are reliant on the market, the core business of the hotel trade is lost on some jambos who asked on KB if their euro opponents would get exclusive use.
also the cost of replacing the fan stay stolen robes and slippers will be crippling too.

[Chipper1875]

Yes I think the first few months are fully booked by jambos from saughton, balgreen etc treating their significant other...
Seriously though occupancy will fall of a cliff once supporters have had their novelty stay and they are reliant on the market, the core business of the hotel trade is lost on some jambos who asked on KB if their euro opponents would get exclusive use.
also the cost of replacing the fan stay stolen robes and slippers will be crippling too.

Be the go to place for jambos , when they pull at the BMC. They’ll want to splash out and impress the lady

[Kato]

Yes I think the first few months are fully booked by jambos from saughton, balgreen etc treating their significant other...


Are pets allowed?

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[HoboHarry]

Are pets allowed?

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Only if they have more frequent baths than Hearts fans.

[Green Reaper]

Only if they have more frequent baths than Hearts fans.

So no then

[Hibby70]

Are pets allowed?

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No but you can watch one man and his dog on the window if you switch channels

[Hibbyradge]

So no then

So yes then

[lyonhibs]

Herds of Wildebeest crossing the Serengeti?

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Tad harsh on actual Wildebeest, comparing them to the Gorgie hordes at clearing out time

[Bostonhibby]

Tad harsh on actual Wildebeest, comparing them to the Gorgie hordes at clearing out timeBeasts then[emoji6]

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[Green Reaper]

So yes then

Correctly corrected HR

[wallpaperman]

Apart from the window business and the cringey webcams of the pitch, the rooms look pretty nice from the artists impression.

[04Sauzee]

Apart from the window business and the cringey webcams of the pitch, the rooms look pretty nice from the artists impression.

Have you seen the artists impression of their main stand.

[wallpaperman]

Have you seen the artists impression of their main stand.

Ha ha, very good point. :greengrin

[Carheenlea]

An email to alert potential patrons to the “limited availability” of rooms in the hotel at a time of year when Edinburgh hotel rooms are as scarce as hens teeth.

https://i.postimg.cc/02D6d5XQ/IMG-2037.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

[bod]

Then back out as late as you can as long as it’s free cancellation

[Bostonhibby]

An email to alert potential patrons to the “limited availability” of rooms in the hotel at a time of year when Edinburgh hotel rooms are as scarce as hens teeth.

https://i.postimg.cc/02D6d5XQ/IMG-2037.jpg (https://postimages.org/)Is there one about the limited availability of viewing opportunities/windows?

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[hibsbollah]

An email to alert potential patrons to the “limited availability” of rooms in the hotel at a time of year when Edinburgh hotel rooms are as scarce as hens teeth.

https://i.postimg.cc/02D6d5XQ/IMG-2037.jpg (https://postimages.org/)

‘Wanting to stay? Dont delay!’
:faf:
Rhyming couplets. I think their advertising guys must be from the 1950s.

[Bostonhibby]

‘Wanting to stay? Dont delay!’
:faf:
Rhyming couplets. I think their advertising guys must be from the 1950s.Wanting to stay? Dont delay!’

Come down Gorgie Way

You won't know if it's night or day.

I'll get my coat[emoji846]

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[Baader]

Wanting to stay? Dont delay!’

Come down Gorgie Way

You won't know if it's night or day.

I'll get my coat[emoji846]

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:greengrin

Must be the same marketing wordsmith genius who penned the Tynecastle Cash Cow "notes would be grand" limerick...

[hibsbollah]

In our windowless rooms devoid of light, all Jambos to their sister they can give it tigh…

Actually best not, ive already had an infraction on here :greengrin

[gbhibby]

Wanting to stay? Dont delay!’

Come down Gorgie Way

You won't know if it's night or day.

I'll get my coat[emoji846]

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Rabbie Burns would be proud of that .

[Kato]

Rabbie Burns would be proud of that .No he wouldn't.


McGonnagall would.

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[Bostonhibby]

No he wouldn't.


McGonnagall would.

Sent from my SM-A528B using TapatalkDon't know if it helps, but we used to have an African grey parrot called McGonnagall.

Wonderful speaker, could well have had a career in marketing window free hotel rooms to a grateful public.

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[Hibernia&Alba]

It must be like the dirtiest Blackpool guesthouse in there: the rooms stink and the bedsheets have stains on them that make you run out into the corridor screaming. The en-suite has a toilet like the one in Trainspotting. They tell tourists that’s the authentic Edinburgh look for the cludgie. It will be on the next series of Hotel Inspector, whereby she will tell Budge it needs bulldozing.

[McD]

An email to alert potential patrons to the “limited availability” of rooms in the hotel at a time of year when Edinburgh hotel rooms are as scarce as hens teeth.

https://i.postimg.cc/02D6d5XQ/IMG-2037.jpg (https://postimages.org/)



Given they’ve only got a couple of broom cupboards and a converted office with an inflatable lilo, surely they’re always in a state of limited availability? :dunno:

[Gloucester Hibs]

Then back out as late as you can as long as it’s free cancellation

£710 for a room from the 9th -11th February. However,

Free cancellation before 18:00 on 9 February 2024

Would be a crying shame if someone were to book said room and their plans change at the last minute...

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

In our windowless rooms devoid of light, all Jambos to their sister they can give it tigh…

Actually best not, ive already had an infraction on here :greengrin

That doesn't even rhyme 😄

[Steven79]

£710 for a room from the 9th -11th February. However,

Free cancellation before 18:00 on 9 February 2024

Would be a crying shame if someone were to book said room and their plans change at the last minute...

I think we should book all their spare rooms...

[007]

Opening weekend and not even sold out. Sold out for 1st night on Saturday but still a room available on Sunday. Doesn't bode well. Thought they'd do well to start with due to novelty factor but not so sure now.

https://i.ibb.co/QmvYRm5/Screenshot-20240201-233112-Chrome.jpg (https://ibb.co/SvwV8vL)

[Hibs4185]

Opening weekend and not even sold out. Sold out for 1st night on Saturday but still a room available on Sunday. Doesn't bode well. Thought they'd do well to start with due to novelty factor but not so sure now.

https://i.ibb.co/QmvYRm5/Screenshot-20240201-233112-Chrome.jpg (https://ibb.co/SvwV8vL)

To be fair they look half decent in the picture, but my Mrs and I are staying in Queen st on Saturday night and it’s £100 for a whole apartment.

2 min walk to George street etc.

No one wants to stay in Gorgie. You might get some people staying but no one will be paying over £90 except jambos

[VoltaireHibs]

To be fair they look half decent in the picture, but my Mrs and I are staying in Queen st on Saturday night and it’s £100 for a whole apartment.

2 min walk to George street etc.

No one wants to stay in Gorgie. You might get some people staying but no one will be paying over £90 except jambos

That room looks, if you'll excuse the pun, tiny. If I'm going budget it's Premier Inn every time, clean, modern and spacious. But the full joy of that weird windowless hotel is that we will all be able to see the price and availability of rooms, so they'll have to invent a new way of lying to pretend it's been the biggliest, most successful hotel in Edinburgh, and possibly the world.

[Hibs4185]

That room looks, if you'll excuse the pun, tiny. If I'm going budget it's Premier Inn every time, clean, modern and spacious. But the full joy of that weird windowless hotel is that we will all be able to see the price and availability of rooms, so they'll have to invent a new way of lying to pretend it's been the biggliest, most successful hotel in Edinburgh, and possibly the world.

JA will book rooms every week at £1000 per night to ensure it makes a profit

[truehibernian]

They’ve taken £350,000 advanced bookings - still unfinished and workmen having to stay over on site to ensure their soft launch this month👍 to cover the ‘no windows’ they’ve installed television screens that can ‘convey’ outside to create a feeling of space 😂

[Hibs4185]

They’ve taken £350,000 advanced bookings - still unfinished and workmen having to stay over on site to ensure their soft launch this month👍 to cover the ‘no windows’ they’ve installed television screens that can ‘convey’ outside to create a feeling of space 😂

2000 gullible jambos at £175 a piece.

£100 in advanced bookings from everyone else

[007]

To be fair they look half decent in the picture, but my Mrs and I are staying in Queen st on Saturday night and it’s £100 for a whole apartment.

2 min walk to George street etc.

No one wants to stay in Gorgie. You might get some people staying but no one will be paying over £90 except jambos

Correct but you'd have still thought their 7,000 waiting listers would be clamouring to get in.

[VoltaireHibs]

JA will book rooms every week at £1000 per night to ensure it makes a profit

Hm, you may be onto something. Is this just a cunning ploy so JA can funnel more cash into the club? Absolutely nothing would surprise me with that club and I'm already swithering about posting this as if someone Jambo reads it they may just steal my idea and run with it.

[truehibernian]

2000 gullible jambos at £175 a piece.

£100 in advanced bookings from everyone else

Trust me, those figures came straight from their project managers mouth mate 👍 and it’s still a construction site 👍

[VoltaireHibs]

They’ve taken £350,000 advanced bookings - still unfinished and workmen having to stay over on site to ensure their soft launch this month👍 to cover the ‘no windows’ they’ve installed television screens that can ‘convey’ outside to create a feeling of space 😂

I was involved with large, multiple occupancy, new build properties with an old job. The real fun starts when everyone turns their showers on in the morning, and all the push fittings that weren't pushed properly go pop! That's always lots of fun! Here's hoping.

[truehibernian]

I was involved with large, multiple occupancy, new build properties with an old job. The real fun starts when everyone turns their showers on in the morning, and all the push fittings that weren't pushed properly go pop! That's always lots of fun! Here's hoping.

They hadn’t even got that far when I inspected it two weeks ago 👍 they’re only opening half of it initially 👍 typical Hearts - half arsed effort and looks garbage inside regardless 👍makes the Britannia look high end 👍

[VoltaireHibs]

They hadn’t even got that far when I inspected it two weeks ago 👍 they’re only opening half of it initially 👍 typical Hearts - half arsed effort and looks garbage inside regardless 👍makes the Britannia look high end 👍

I look forward to the Trip Advisor reviews. Punters aren't shy about voicing their opinions. Also, given modern insulation requirements for new builds etc, what happens in these windowless rooms when we hit one of our increasing heatwaves? I hope they have good aircon or those rooms will be uninhabitable. And that's before we get to the issue of how you air out a windowless room when one or two punters have been farting and breathing out alcohol all night and you have a two hour turnaround.

So much to look forward to as it all unfolds. :hyper

[007]

They hadn’t even got that far when I inspected it two weeks ago 👍 they’re only opening half of it initially 👍 typical Hearts - half arsed effort and looks garbage inside regardless 👍makes the Britannia look high end 👍

😀

Only opening half and they've not even sold out the opening weekend. 😂 And they think it's going to make them a million profit every year, or is it turnover? They don't seem to know which it is as Budge's gaslighting works on them every time.

[Hibs4185]

They hadn’t even got that far when I inspected it two weeks ago 👍 they’re only opening half of it initially 👍 typical Hearts - half arsed effort and looks garbage inside regardless 👍makes the Britannia look high end 👍

Agent Budge’s brother still serving us well!

[Kato]

I look forward to the Trip Advisor reviews. Punters aren't shy about voicing their opinions. Also, given modern insulation requirements for new builds etc, what happens in these windowless rooms when we hit one of our increasing heatwaves? I hope they have good aircon or those rooms will be uninhabitable. And that's before we get to the issue of how you air out a windowless room when one or two punters have been farting and breathing out alcohol all night and you have a two hour turnaround.

So much to look forward to as it all unfolds. :hyperFirst trip advisor review just in.

"Best Hotel rooms in the Northern Hemisphere. Vermin not welcome. 5-1. HHGH. All the Hibees are gay. Bitter yooz haven't got a Hotel. GTSQ̶K."

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[Aldo]

£710 for a room from the 9th -11th February. However,

Free cancellation before 18:00 on 9 February 2024

Would be a crying shame if someone were to book said room and their plans change at the last minute...

£710 quid bloody hell. The Sheraton is £404 and Waldorf Astoria is £689 for same period.

£710 to stay in a half finished building site contained with a 70’s style monstrosity with no windows. But no wait the deal clincher…… a loan of GHD straighteners. That’ll definitely be a game changer.

Edit: for those looking in I’m so jealous I’m going to miss out on this opportunity.

[Bostonhibby]

£710 quid bloody hell. The Sheraton is £404 and Waldorf Astoria is £689 for same period.

£710 to stay in a half finished building site contained with a 70’s style monstrosity with no windows. But no wait the deal clincher…… a loan of GHD straighteners. That’ll definitely be a game changer.

Edit: for those looking in I’m so jealous I’m going to miss out on this opportunity.I've stayed in a 3 bed en suite penthouse at Newhaven for less than that. Free underground parking, all round floor to ceiling windows and a balcony. All round views of the sea and city landmarks.

Guess it's understandable that the Gorgie mortuary style rooms will cost more.

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[Jones28]

£710 for a room from the 9th -11th February. However,

Free cancellation before 18:00 on 9 February 2024

Would be a crying shame if someone were to book said room and their plans change at the last minute...

The pettiness.





I absolutely love it 😂

[greenginger]

Building warrant to carry out the work issued 22/1/2024

Temporary occupation certificate applied for yesterday.

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=comple tionCertificate&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

[Aldo]

I've stayed in a 3 bed en suite penthouse at Newhaven for less than that. Free underground parking, all round floor to ceiling windows and a balcony. All round views of the sea and city landmarks.

Guess it's understandable that the Gorgie mortuary style rooms will cost more.

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Aye but did you have a view of Tynie High School. If not you were done [emoji12]

[VoltaireHibs]

Building warrant to carry out the work issued 22/1/2024

Temporary occupation certificate applied for yesterday.

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=comple tionCertificate&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

But is the temporary occupation for the tradesmen sleeping over or the guests? 🤔😉

[greenginger]

But is the temporary occupation for the tradesmen sleeping over or the guests? 🤔😉

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=comple tionCertificate&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

Temporary occupation certificate granted today.

Not many get service like that from our council.

[Irish_Steve]

I look forward to the Trip Advisor reviews. Punters aren't shy about voicing their opinions. Also, given modern insulation requirements for new builds etc, what happens in these windowless rooms when we hit one of our increasing heatwaves? I hope they have good aircon or those rooms will be uninhabitable. And that's before we get to the issue of how you air out a windowless room when one or two punters have been farting and breathing out alcohol all night and you have a two hour turnaround.

So much to look forward to as it all unfolds. :hyper

Remember folks, it's not big nor clever to leave false reviews on TripAdvisor............

[Northernhibee]

Remember folks, it's not big nor clever to leave false reviews on TripAdvisor............

Nothing about Hearts is big or clever.

[Irish_Steve]

Nothing about Hearts is big or clever.

Are they not the bigliest team ever???

[Pagan Hibernia]

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=comple tionCertificate&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

Temporary occupation certificate granted today.

Not many get service like that from our council.

Establishment Club.

[Bostonhibby]

Remember folks, it's not big nor clever to leave false reviews on TripAdvisor............Some of my best friends are not big, or clever but do visit Edinburgh and have been known to use booking sites and TripAdvisor so it's perfectly reasonable to respond to the marketing this unique venue is promoting.

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[truehibernian]

https://citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/scottishBuildingWarrantDetails.do?activeTab=comple tionCertificate&keyVal=RQS6BGEWMKH00

Temporary occupation certificate granted today.

Not many get service like that from our council.

Senior surveyor at the council who signs off happens to be a Jambo too 🤔 have to say though, he’s an absolute gentleman, good laugh, and a really really decent guy👍

Makes you wonder though 😂

They’ll increase revenue with the new hospitality and conferencing but Hibs will do likewise with the FF refit which sounds amazing.

[VoltaireHibs]

Senior surveyor at the council who signs off happens to be a Jambo too 🤔 have to say though, he’s an absolute gentleman, good laugh, and a really really decent guy👍

Makes you wonder though 😂

They’ll increase revenue with the new hospitality and conferencing but Hibs will do likewise with the FF refit which sounds amazing.

I can see how for small conferences it may work hand in hand with their F&B operation, but as a guest/holiday hotel I think they'll struggle. The no windows thing is so bizarre, and people booking won't check that stuff, so cue lots of disgruntled punters (who will be written off as bitter hibbies etc) hitting the review sites to voice their displeasure. I for one cannot wait!

[MikeyS]

They’ve taken £350,000 advanced bookings - still unfinished and workmen having to stay over on site to ensure their soft launch this month👍 to cover the ‘no windows’ they’ve installed television screens that can ‘convey’ outside to create a feeling of space 😂


Nah, I don't believe you at all. Sooks, the kickback finance expert with the inside track on Bill Foley just so happens to also be an expert in hotel finance and he says they are going to make at least 1.5 mil a year.

[Steven79]

Give them some credit as it appears they remembered to order beds for the rooms...

[gbhibby]

Give them some credit as it appears they remembered to order beds for the rooms...
But did they order the mattresses though?

[Steven79]

But did they order the mattresses though?[emoji1787]

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[aberhibsfc]

Aye but did you have a view of Tynie High School. If not you were done [emoji12]

Graham Rix would have loved that.

[Pedantic_Hibee]

But did they order the mattresses though?

I believe the George Foulkes Suite has the only bed in the hotel that comes fitted with downpipes.

[Eyrie]

I believe the George Foulkes Suite has the only bed in the hotel that comes fitted with downpipes.

The Gary Locke Suite is the room directly below that one.

[Bostonhibby]

There's a Vladimir Romanov room, but it's cash only

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[Rumble de Thump]

I would not feel safe staying in that place even if it does get finished. Bearing in mind the absolute shambles that their unfinished main stand is and that its health and safety certificate was rushed through at the last minute when it clearly shouldn't have been awarded. Stadium powercuts, a malfunctioning fire alarm, Police Scotland having to contact the council about significant coners over fan safety in the stand weeks after it had been unveiled etc. No thanks. I can only assume whoever signed off on the stadium's health and safety certificate was a Hearts fan, someone put under major pressure from the club or both.

[truehibernian]

Nah, I don't believe you at all. Sooks, the kickback finance expert with the inside track on Bill Foley just so happens to also be an expert in hotel finance and he says they are going to make at least 1.5 mil a year.

If he’s any inside track on BF’s plans then I’m afraid poor “Sooks” should be worried 👍 the plan for HTC and Easter Road redevelopment alone blows their wee hotel out the water 👍

[gbhibby]

I believe the George Foulkes Suite has the only bed in the hotel that comes fitted with downpipes.
It's a water bed in that room.

[gbhibby]

The emperor beds are really standard doubles but we all know how the like to inflate their size.

[Northernhibee]

The emperor beds are really standard doubles but we all know how the like to inflate their size.

Sleeps 400,000

[Johnny_Leith]

Are you a sexual predator needing somewhere to rebuild your career in Edinburgh?

Stay at the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club! Immerse yourself in the comfort and traditions of Edinburgh's most backwards football clubs, where racism, bigotry, conservatism and charity thievery are always welcome!

[Johnny_Leith]

It would be a damn shame if we all flooded their new hotels TripAdvisor with zero star reviews ☺️

[Northernhibee]

It would be a damn shame if we all flooded their new hotels TripAdvisor with zero star reviews ☺️

I’ll be honest - I do think that’s a bit petty. There will be people working in the hotel who put a bit of pride into their work and it’s disheartening to see something being wrecked for that.

[Hibs4185]

Just seen some pics on twitter. They’ve got big fancy curtains around the tv screen showing the pitch.

Another first for them….only hotel in the world with curtains around a tv. Fair play 👏👏👏

[Hibs4185]

Also the breakfast room has no windows and those god awful maroon tub chairs that they use in their hospitality.

No architect or designer in the world picks those furnishings nowadays.

It’s got Budge written all over it. Hoofing

[A Hi-Bee]

Have it on good authority we will be building not one hotel but 4, filling in the corners at Easter Road, adding another tier to the east to bring attendance capacity to 28k.
**** the hertz.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

[CentreLine]

Have it on good authority we will be building not one hotel but 4, filling in the corners at Easter Road, adding another tier to the east to bring attendance capacity to 28k.
**** the hertz.
:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin:greengrin :greengrin:greengrin

We’d need to go some on the field to fill that then 😬
One step at a time please

[Irish_Steve]

I’ll be honest - I do think that’s a bit petty. There will be people working in the hotel who put a bit of pride into their work and it’s disheartening to see something being wrecked for that.

You can tailor your reviews on TA, I mean, you could give the staff full marks but the amenities themselves slightly fewer stars lol

[VoltaireHibs]

I’ll be honest - I do think that’s a bit petty. There will be people working in the hotel who put a bit of pride into their work and it’s disheartening to see something being wrecked for that.

Yeah, I wouldn't bother. I think the actual guests will do the job well enough. 😁

[mixumatosis]

Yeah, I wouldn't bother. I think the actual guests will do the job well enough. 😁

I'm quite sure we'll be getting blamed for every negative review they get anyway, so may as well be hung for a goose...

[where'stheslope]

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/gallery/first-look-inside-luxury-edinburgh-28563198?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile
Found this on line!

[VoltaireHibs]

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/gallery/first-look-inside-luxury-edinburgh-28563198?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile
Found this on line!


Haha, that Sky Bar looks like a new Spoons. Nowt against Spoons but it doesn't scream high-end. I await the reviews...

[Jones28]

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/gallery/first-look-inside-luxury-edinburgh-28563198?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile
Found this on line!

Oooh a GHD hair dryer! It’s a good job it’s 2007 and GHD is about the most luxurious thing going.

[The Pointer]

Seriously, that report looks like a complete psstake and the photos make it look like the dullest, most boring hotel in the city.

All the finishes look budget and certainly no interior designer would put their name to something with as banal a scheme as that.

As someone above suggested, it looks like the person who forgot to order the seats was given the task of pulling together this one.

[VoltaireHibs]

Seriously, that report looks like a complete psstake and the photos make it look like the dullest, most boring hotel in the city.

All the finishes look budget and certainly no interior designer would put their name to something with as banal a scheme as that.

As someone above suggested, it looks like the person who forgot to order the seats was given the task of pulling together this one.


If by 'Interior Designer' you mean Ann Budge and her pals from the bingo walking around Dunelm Mill with the club credit card and giddy with excitement, then aye!

[where'stheslope]

If by 'Interior Designer' you mean Ann Budge and her pals from the bingo walking around Dunelm Mill with the club credit card and giddy with excitement, then aye!
Canny be Budge, they have seats in the bar???

[MelbourneHibees]

Least we can still laugh at this.

[Fuzzywuzzy]

https://www.facebook.com/Edinburgh/videos/1050332709603905/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

Curtains over a wall.....

[Wembley67]

Shame we hadn't done this. Good source of income as well.

[007]

Shame we hadn't done this. Good source of income as well.

Is it? Depends on how much they have spent on it up to now. If it's anything like the main stand it'll be double what the budget was so don't be surprised if it is pushing 8 figures.

How much profit a year will they likely make? The novelty value won't last. It wan't even sold out last night, their 2nd night, so arguably it only lasted 1 day.

What we can be sure of is that Budge will claim it a success and talk only in terms of revenue but no mention of actual bottom line profit, which will be impossible to determine from their accounts as it will be in alongside the rest of the income and costs.

[Chipper1875]

Shame we hadn't done this. Good source of income as well.

Not if doesn’t make a profit

[Wembley67]

🙈

[Aldo]

[emoji85]

[emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji12]

[Not In The Know]

https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh-news/gallery/first-look-inside-luxury-edinburgh-28563198?utm_source=mynewsassistant.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=embedded_search_item_mobile
Found this on line!


That is so bad, genuinely cheered me up that they are still showing huge signs of financial incompetence!

Imagine spending all that cash to bring your stadium up to the standard of one from the year 2000!

[gbhibby]

Shame we hadn't done this. Good source of income as well.
Is it a single tier hotel like the 4 stands?

[jacomo]

Least we can still laugh at this.


When times are tough, it’s good to know that Ann Budge is still on hand to provide some comedy.

That hotel looks f***ing awful.