Hilton Templepatrick expansion plans revealed
The new owners of the Hilton Hotel in Templepatrick have unveiled plans for a major expansion and upgrade.
Loughview Leisure, which bought the 200-acre hotel and golf resort in August 2021, hopes to add 60 hotel suites, 44 lodges and 44 apartments to the Co Antrim venue.
The hospitality arm of Belfast man Paddy Kearney’s Kilmona Group had already revealed plans to rebrand as DoubleTree by Hilton, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and one of the premier brands within the Hilton collection.
The redevelopment will include an extension of the existing hotel building and the construction of two new blocks, providing a new function room, rooftop spa, conservatory extension, shepherds huts/log cabins, and ‘associated countryside estate outdoor activities’.
The details were revealed in a planning application submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey council.
Loughview operations director Stephen Carson said: “We’re thrilled to have completed the acquisition of Hilton Templepatrick, given its strategic location and its reputation as one of the favoured destinations in the Northern Irish hotel and golf scene.
“We will continue to invest in the resort going forward and have exciting plans to reveal in the upcoming weeks.”
Speaking at the time of the purchase, Loughview’s operations director Stephen Carson said: “We’re thrilled to have completed the acquisition of Hilton Templepatrick, given its strategic location and its reputation as one of the favoured destinations in the Northern Irish hotel and golf scene.
“We will continue to invest in the resort going forward and have exciting plans to reveal in the upcoming weeks.”
Loughview’s finance director Christopher Kearney added: “DoubleTree by Hilton is one of the fastest growing brands within Hilton’s portfolio and we’re very excited to be the first of this franchise in Northern Ireland.”
Loughview Leisure Group posted a bottom line loss of £462,000 last year on a reduced turnover of £8.3 million.
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