Oakland Holdings have confirmed that a pre-let of a new 175 bed Aparthotel to be built on Queen Street, in the heart of Belfast City Centre, has been signed with room2 hometels. The nine storey Aparthotel achieved full planning consent in September 2019 and is being developed by Oakland Holdings, one of Northern Ireland’s most pioneering and successful development companies with an excellent track record in the development of Grade A office space and first class residential, retail and hospitality property.


The new Aparthotel was designed in a modern, contemporary style to provide exceptional accommodation comprising 175 guest units with food and beverage facilities at ground floor level and meeting and conference facilities at first floor level. The range of unit sizes vary from 21 sq m units to 25 sq m units and some units at 29-37sq m providing maximum flexibility.

On the commercial / business front the Aparthotel is close to a host of new office developments currently under construction, most notably Merchant Square, a 21,300sqm / 230,000 sq ft office building fully pre-let to PWC and due to complete by mid-2020. This office development is also being developed by Oakland Holdings.

The Aparthotel has been let to room2 hometels an innovative hospitality company backed by the Lamington Group, an established investor and developer of residential and commercial real estate.

Property agents CBRE Hotels and A&L Goodbody, Solicitors, acted for Oakland Holdings in the transaction.

One of the unique selling points of room2 centres around its brand offering to deliver better guest experiences, including mattress menus and 24-hour stays, within contemporary designed accommodation.