A new Marriott hotel will be built at the Edmonton International Airport by 2012. The new hotel will be eight-stories tall, 190,000 square-feet, and feature 189 rooms. It will employ about 200 workers.
The decision to build the hotel was an easy one, officials said, as customers have regularly asked about airport hotel accommodations.
The announcement adds on to the airport’s current Expansion 2012 plans, which will see an expanded terminal, combined control and office tower, and more restaurants and retail stores added to the airport.
The hotel will be developed by local company Platinum Investments, which currently owns and operates two hotels in west Edmonton.
The hotel will be financed in partnership with ATB Financial and the EIA.
The EIA had looked into building a hotel on site in past years but the recession delayed the process, say officials.
The hotel will be full service, including a restaurant, fitness centre and indoor pool. It will be built northeast of the airport terminals and connected to the airport via pedway.
Construction is set to begin in Spring 2011 and be completed by the end of 2012.
