EASYJET founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is getting his new hotel in Glasgow off to a flying start.
The tycoon is offering would-be guests at his city-centre easyHotel the chance to book a room for less than a tenner a night throughout February and March.
The cut-price deal comes just days after his hotel chain snapped up the debt-ridden business in Hill Street after it went into administration a year after opening.
Online bookings were being taken ahead of the budget hotel's relaunch on Saturday, February 1.
It's expected to be fully booked when Glasgow hosts the Commonwealth Games next summer.
A spokesman for the easyHotel Group said: "Room rates will start from £19 per night Sunday to Thursday and £29 per night on Fridays and Saturdays.
"Pricing will follow the usual 'easy' format with early bookings attracting lower prices.
"In addition there will be special promotions offering the first five cheapest rooms at just £9 per room per night every night during February and March."
Details have been released three days after the Evening Times revealed Sir Stelios was breathing new life into the former office block.
A consortium of businessmen spent up to £7million on the conversion before recruiting a management company to run the hotel and using a franchise deal to get use of the easyHotel signature name.
But costs spiralled out of control and the hotel business went into administration.
It collapsed seven months ago but attracted interest from potential buyers in the UK and abroad.
More than 10 cash bids were lodged for the hotel last week. The easyHotel Group beat off rivals by tabling the highest offer of £2.3m - two-thirds less than it cost the consortium to open the business.
The hotel has 125 twin-double bedrooms.
EasyHotel Group chief executive Simon Champion said: "Stelios and the easyHotel management team are delighted to be directly invested in Glasgow.
"We believe our product is perfectly suited for cost-conscious business and leisure travellers while supporting local employment and food establishments as well as nearby businesses.
"With over half of our customers coming from outside the UK, we should also help to attract an international clientele to Glasgow."
gordon.thomson@eveningtimes.co.uk
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