Premier Inn Sandown Esplanade — Photo by Whitbread PLC
  • 100-bedroom seafront hotel set to open to guests staying for work, education, or other legally permitted reasons on Friday 26 February
  • The opening date of the Cookhouse & Pub restaurant will be confirmed ahead of the popular summer months
  • 20 new jobs have been created at the hotel initially with further opportunities to follow once government regulations allow restaurants to open

The team behind the new 100-bedroom Premier Inn hotel on Sandown Esplanade has announced that the hotel will open on Friday 26 February.

In line with Government regulations and public health advice, the new hotel will open initially to guests staying for work, education, or other legally permitted reasons.

When it opens its doors, the Sandown Premier Inn will be the third Premier Inn hotel on the Isle of Wight and the first hotel on the island to feature the family-friendly Cookhouse & Pub restaurant format.

The hotel will be opening with Premier Inn's enhanced hygiene promise, Premier Inn CleanProtect, in place to help guests stay with confidence. An opening date for the Cookhouse & Pub restaurant will be confirmed in due course.

Whitbread has been working with the local Job Centre Plus to recruit an initial 20 new jobs for the Sandown hotel. Further roles, including for the new restaurant, will be recruited once travel restrictions are lifted and the hotel fully opens - with applications being accepted via the Job Centre Plus and online via the Whitbread Careers website (www.whitbreadcareers.com).

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