I must admit coming from Scotland and living in Edinburgh I am woefully versed on most of the northern part of Scotland, traveling these days often makes it easier to fly out to another country then spend time visiting your own. So when the latest luxury accommodation option to open in Aberdeen city centre the Sandman Signature Hotel Aberdeen asked us to come up and visit I jumped at the chance and I wasn’t left disappointed!
Background and Concept
Transforming the previous Robert Gordon University building on St Andrew Street, the vast new hotel (218 rooms)  is part of Aberdeen?s granite conservation area as well as being one of the largest granite buildings in the world. Thanks to family-run, Canadian hotelier, Northland Properties, it has been given a new lease of life with a multi-million pound investment from the hotel group and offers a fantastic new value for money luxury hotel option for both leisure and business guests visiting Aberdeen.
Location
Located in the heart of city centre, the hotel is a few minutes walk to Union Street and a ten minute walk to Union Square and the train station. There is ample on site parking, which was brilliant as we drove up from Edinburgh to Aberdeen.
The Lobby
You do get the WOW factor when you walk into the large contemporary lobby, there are lots of little finishes that draw your eye all over the space, like the glass umbrellas in the roof, which I am assuming is a nod towards our hit and miss Scottish weather and the bea...