Opening of new Mansfield hotel to create 15 jobs

Work is progressing on the new £4 million Travelodge in Mansfield town centre - the town’s first national chain hotel – on the site of the old Gala Bingo hall, on the corner of Albert Street and St Peter’s Way.

It will be the firm’s second hotel in the area, after Travelodge Mansfield, Mansfield Road, Sutton.

Shakila Ahmed, Travelodge spokeswoman, said: “The local economy is growing at pace and, with increasing visitor numbers to the area, there is a shortage of good quality and great value accommodation to meet customer demand. Therefore, there is a need for a second Travelodge in the heart of Mansfield.

“This is great news, as our research shows annually our customers will spend on average double their room rate with local businesses during their stay - this can equate to an annual boost of £2m for the local economy.”

Travelodge said the new 63-room hotel will feature an on-site car park and family, double and accessible rooms.

Travelodge said each room will also feature “soft LED ceiling lighting to give the room a warm and cosy feel” and a tranquil blue feature wall “as research shows our body clock is programmed to relate the colour blue to the hours of darkness” while the remaining walls will be painted a “calming cream colour as this shade embodies the quality of gentle morning sunlight that helps you to wake up feeling refreshed and alert”.

The Travelodge is one of four hotels currently being planned in Mansfield.

Planning permission has been granted for a 100-bedroom hotel next to Mansfield Town’s One Call Stadium, as well as for a mixed-use development with potential for a hotel on the former Courtaulds factory site, currently used as a car park, off Station Road and Rosemary Street, although building work is yet to start on either.

Discussions are also ongoing about plans for a hotel on the former Mansfield bus station site, off Rosemary Street, with Mansfield District Council appointing the Mansfield-based Arba Group to deliver the scheme.