New pictures reveal inside a £90 million four-star hotel in Glasgow dubbed Scotland's biggest ahead of its 'highly-awaited' opening.
The Social Hub is described as a hybrid hospitality concept with multiple uses for guests and visitors, from hotel and extended stay rooms to student accommodation and workspaces.
It has been built on Candleriggs Square in the Merchant City, the historic site of the city's fruit market which has lain derelict for almost 20 years.
Now bosses have revealed they expect to open the 20,000 square-metre hub in April.
This will be the first of its kind in Scotland and the 18th in the world to be opened by the Amsterdam-based company, with other locations in Berlin, Vienna, Barcelona and more.
As well as an impressive 494 rooms, the hub will feature one of the city’s largest rooftop bars and a restaurant and bar which serves a range of international and locally-inspired food and drink options.
A shop will also offer grab-and-go food options as well as essential items.
Eight flexible meeting and event spaces totalling 1,500 square metres are also available to hire throughout the day.
Social Hub's CEO and founder Charlie MacGregor said: “I am so proud to be launching The Social Hub in the country I grew up in and where I began my professional career, getting hands-on experience and inspiring a business model that evolved into what is now The Social Hub.
"As pioneers in the hybrid hospitality industry, I am excited to be back home and to see the impact our Glasgow Hub will bring to the community through our spaces and experiences, ones that blur the boundaries of traditional hospitality offerings through our relentless ambition to create a better society, together with all those who walk through our doors."
The site is bordered by Trongate, Wilson Street, Hutcheson Street and Brunswick Street and used to house the Goldberg department store before it closed down.
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