Staff made redundant at Aberdeen beach hotel

Around 90 jobs have been lost at DoubleTree by Hilton Aberdeen City Centre after the owners went into liquidation.

The hotel at the Granite City’s beach has been closed due to the pandemic, but will now remain shut with staff being made redundant.

Owners Ability Hotels say the venue is no longer "a viable business" and has been placed into liquidation.

Bosses say it was due to the "the huge impact in the slump of the oil market in recent years" as well as the coronavirus crisis.

                                                                                                                                                                                                        Martyn Giles, head of asset management for the Ability Group, said:  “We have explored every avenue to keep the hotel open for many months now and retain the loyal team members but ultimately and to our extreme disappointment this has proved not be possible. 

"Every team member has been written to personally and provided detailed information on the whole process.

"We understand this is very upsetting for the team, many of whom who have worked at the hotel for a number of years and we would like to thank them for their service and wish them well for the future and stay safe and well in these difficult times."

A spokesperson for Hilton said: “We are saddened by this news and wish the team at the hotel well, in what we appreciate is a very difficult time.”

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