York development company completes work on Grade A boutique hotel

A York development company has completed work on a Grade A listed boutique hotel.

S Harrison has transformed Buchan House in Edinburgh into a new boutique hotel for Malmaison.

The work has see the house converted into a 72-bedroom hotel, Chez Mal Bar and Brasserie.

Work transforming Buchan House, which covers approximately 44,000 sq ft, started in May 2018 and S Harrison appointed Edinburgh based Sharkey as principal contractor on the project.

The development was financed with a forward funding agreement from a FTSE 100 pension fund, with an end value in excess of £25m.

David Clancy, from S Harrison, said: “This development has brought a prominent building back to life, along with all its rich architectural heritage and Georgian period splendour.

“Our experience of sympathetically restoring historic and heritage buildings, combined with Malmaison’s vision for creating interiors that are distinctive, stylish and extremely luxurious, has ultimately created one of Scotland’s finest boutique hotels.”

Guus Bakker, CEO EMEA at Frasers Hospitality, who own the Malmaison and Hotel du Vin brands, added: “Returning to the heart of where Malmaison started is a real milestone for us and we are looking forward to offering a fourth offering in the city, in addition to our Malmaison property in Leith and our Hotel du Vin and Fraser Suites locations in Edinburgh’s old town.”

During the Buchan House development, S Harrison made two substantial donations of baby equipment and furniture to Pregnancy Counselling & Care (Scotland), in line with the company’s commitment of supporting charities in the areas where it works.

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