Premier Inn to Open New Hotel at Edinburgh Airport in 2028

Edinburgh City Council has granted planning permission for a new Premier Inn hotel near Edinburgh Airport, set to open in 2028. The project, a collaboration between Whitbread plc and Riverstone Hotels Ltd., will be located on Eastfield Road, near the airport’s main entrance.

The new hotel will feature 218 rooms and will be situated within a ten-minute walk from the airport terminal. This development aims to accommodate the increasing number of passengers using Edinburgh Airport, which currently serves 16 million travelers annually. The airport is a hub for more than 155 domestic and international destinations.

The planning permission follows a period of discussions with Edinburgh City Council. The new hotel will be the third Premier Inn location serving the airport area, joining existing hotels at Edinburgh Park and Edinburgh Airport (M9, Jct1).

The building will be L-shaped, with a ground floor and four additional stories above it. It will feature Premier Inn’s latest room designs, including the Premier Plus rooms, as well as a communal area known as ‘The Social’ located on the ground floor. The hotel will be powered entirely by electricity from renewable sources and will offer 100 parking spaces for guests.

This project is part of a larger investment by Whitbread in Edinburgh, with plans to add over 500 new rooms across three new hotels in the city. Currently, Premier Inn operates 14 hotels in the Edinburgh City Council area, welcoming over 1 million guests annually.

The development reflects Whitbread’s strategy to expand its presence in key markets, with a long-term goal of increasing its room count across the UK and Ireland. The company currently offers over 85,000 rooms in more than 850 locations and aims to reach 125,000 rooms in the future.