Construction of 5-Star Hilton Hotel Starts in Tbilisi
The new 5-star Hilton Hotel Tbilisi construction has been launched in the center of the capital. The hotel will be located on Kostava Street, in the old building of the Ministry of Agriculture.
Granat Investment, investing around €45 million in the hotel, is to renovate and restore the old Soviet-era building.
The hotel, scheduled to open in 2020, will have 200 rooms. The investor invited Italian architect and designer Piero Lissoni, also known for his contemporary furniture design, to work on the hotel project.
Hilton Tbilisi’s main contractor is BBC, and the construction process will be handled by British company BHP.
At this stage, 150 people are employed within the frames of the project and a total of 500 will be employed for the hotel construction.
Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and the investors put a symbolic capsule into the foundation of the upcoming hotel.
The Prime Minister underlined the dynamics of the tourism sector and noted that the new hotel will not only host visitors to the capital but will also benefit the entire country.
“I want to tell our citizens that the growing economy, the dynamics that we have in the country, will certainly give them the opportunity to improve their economic life,” he added.
Kvirikashvili highlighted that, above all, new hotels create new jobs and bring profit to the country.
He thanked Granat Investment for investing in the project, noting that, for several years, the building had been unoccupied.
“I am happy that this investor will give a beautiful building to our capital,” the PM said.
Mayor Kaladze also delivered a speech at the ceremony, noting that the project is especially interesting because it sees the merging of old and new architecture.
“For me, as City Mayor, it is important that new jobs are created. Nearly 500 people will be employed in the construction process, and, once opened, there will be 300 permanent jobs,” the Mayor stated.
Thea Morrison