WORK has started on a 130- bedroom Courtyard by Marriott hotel near Inverness Airport.

Ground-breaking on the site marks the start of construction of the hotel’s ground floor, which will be built using traditional methods. Contractor Polcom Construction has already begun building the hotel bedrooms at its factory at Gdansk in Poland. These will be transported to the hotel site, within Inverness Airport Business Park.

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Owned and developed by Molo Hotels, the Courtyard by Marriott will be operated by hotel management company RBH when it opens later this year.

Molo managing director Ross Morrow said: “Breaking ground on site marks a major milestone in our journey towards opening the first Courtyard by Marriott in Inverness.”

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