Edinburgh’s Tynecastle Park hires first hotel manager
With over 24 years’ hotel and hospitality management experience, Derek Paterson will oversee all aspects of the Tynecastle Park Hotel launch
Edinburgh’s Tynecastle Park has appointed a new Derek Paterson as hotel manager to lead the UK’s first club-owned and club operated hotel within a football stadium.
Scottish Premiership football club, Heart of Midlothian, recently announced its plans to launch the 25-bedroom hotel and events space in the west of the city this winter.
Paterson will lead an in-house team to manage the new Tynecastle Park Hotel, which is totally integrated within the main stand at Tynecastle Park.
With over 24 years’ hotel and hospitality management experience, Paterson will oversee all aspects of the Tynecastle Park Hotel launch. He will subsequently manage all areas of the hotel’s business, including managing the transition of the Skyline Restaurant to a seven day per week operation.
Previously hotel manager for Dakota Hotels in Edinburgh, Paterson also has extensive experience in banqueting and food and beverage management gained from his time at Edinburgh’s Carlton Hotel and Westerwood Hotel.
Paterson said: “I’m really excited to be taking on this new challenge as Hearts celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2024.
“Our in-house hospitality team will be wholly responsible for running the hotel. As the only hotel of its kind to be found anywhere in the UK, we’re confident of being able to offer a truly unique hotel experience in our iconic Tynecastle Park Stadium – the home of Heart of Midlothian Football Club.”
The new Tynecastle Park Hotel will feature six new dedicated meeting and conference spaces and will also provide bespoke facilities for the corporate market and business travellers.
Tynecastle Park Hotel is now recruiting for positions in all departments.
Graeme Pacitti, head of Hospitality and Catering Operations at Tynecastle Park, added: “We’re delighted to welcome Derek to the team as our first hotel manager. He brings with him over 20 years of hospitality management experience, as well as the drive, enthusiasm and personality we’re looking for, so we’re confident he’s the right person for this exciting new role.
“We look forward to working with Derek to launch the hotel this winter and help build the reputation of Tynecastle Park as one of Edinburgh’s leading hotels.”
