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After months of detailed  work the Scheme Design of the 200-key first class Hilton Freetown Cape Sierra Hotel has been signed off by Hilton Worldwide, making way for the commencement cheap toronto airport hotels of construction.  This  is  a very important step because under the agreement with Hilton, construction of the hotel cannot start until the formal approval of the design is obtained. The design is the culmination of months of detailed work by the Project Design Team consisting of IDEA (UK), 14 different design consultants, cheap toronto airport hotels Hilton World- wide and Lagan the contractor. The challenge of the design was  to  fit  the  site  and environment  and also meet the demanding Hilton Brand Standards. The approved hotel is now bigger, more resilient and more efficient than when the design process started. Hilton is the most recognised hotel brand in the world and one of its hallmarks is the consistency of the quality it offers to its clients across the world. Hilton is determined that guests at the Hilton cheap toronto airport hotels Freetown Cape Sierra Hotel will be no exception. cheap toronto airport hotels  The hotel will be capable cheap toronto airport hotels of operating at a very high level of service  even if the publicly supplied services such as water and power are interrupted.
The hotel site covers a total of 10 acres, with the main hotel building perched on the crest of the site. The building has been designed in a T-shape and orientated on the site in a way that enables the guests to take the best advantage of the views towards Lumley Beach, the Atlantic Ocean and the hills of Freetown. Other buildings on the site include a Sewerage Treatment Plant to ensure that only treated water is discharged into the sea and a Desalination Plant to provide drinking water in the event of water shortages. The site also houses a Power Generation Facility with sufficient capacity to run the site for extended periods. With over 200 car parking spaces available on the site, there is ample car parking space for guests and visitors.
A jetty will be situated at the point where the site adjoins the top end of Lumley Beach. The jetty will provide the facility for guests to be transported directly to the hotel from Lungi.  It will also be available for boat excursions  to places  of interest  around the coastal regions. The landscape plan for the site has ensured that most of the mature trees have been kept and additional plants specially selected to complement the existing trees and maintain the flora and fauna that attracts beautiful birds, butterflies and other wildlife. The site contains numerous fine trees, many of which are  large and mature specimens.  They play an important role in defining the character and quality cheap toronto airport hotels of the site, giving it a sense of calm and maturity as well as providing cooling shade. Because of the prominent nature cheap toronto airport hotels of the site, many of the trees are also important in external  views, cheap toronto airport hotels  notably those  along the length of Lumley Beach,  and the trees  therefore  have an additional role in contributing to the character of the wider area.
There  are  123 Deluxe  Rooms, two Disabled  Rooms, 60 Executive Rooms, cheap toronto airport hotels 11 Junior Suites, three Executive Suites and one Presidential Suite making a total of 200 keys. The smallest of these, the Deluxe Room, is 32 square metres in area and large enough to fit a queen size bed with bedside tables, coffee table, chairs and a wardrobe. The guest rooms are located from 1st  to 7th  floors. Each room is fitted with 4-piece bathrooms suite.
A 30 metre long swimming pool is situated at the lower ground floor level and is surrounded on three sides by the lower ground floor terraced patios. cheap toronto airport hotels The pool changing and shower facility is located on the patio at pool level and a pool bar is situated on an elevated terraced patio adjacent to the pool. There are  extensive  walking paths around the landscaped gardens and these also provide direct access to the beach and to the jetty for boat tours. Two tennis courts and a fully equipped  ‘guest  only’ gym complete the leisure facilities available for guests. The hotel shop is located on the ground floor and will stock items such as newspapers, stationery, toiletries, and also freshly baked bread and patisserie cheap toronto airport hotels from the in-house bakery.
The business centre and the executive lounge will be located on the Ground Floor just off the main lobby. The Executive Lounge will provide priority check-in facilities, 24-7 snack and meal service, business support and other bespoke servic- es for Hilton Executive Club Members. There are five meet- ing rooms and an Executive Board Room on the Mezzanine Floor accessed via a feature staircase off the guest lifts. The hotel will provide  the most advanced function and conferencing facilities in the country. The 600-person capacity function room opens out into a terrace overlook- ing Lumley Beach and the Atlantic Ocean.  The function and conferencing facility has its own dedicated  entrance (separate from the hotel) although it can be easily accessed from the hotel. The function space can be split into two independent rooms at the same time.
The hotel’s ambition is to be known by the local Freetown clientele and hotel guests as an authentic, quality destina- tion that provides a rich multicultural food and beverage experience throughout the day and evening. The hotel boasts five eating drinking places, each with its own distinct  menu and ambience  and each provided with outside terrace seating.
The Pool Bar Grill is the hub of the outdoor hotel complex offering a cool and social atmosphere from morning through to night. Grilled seafood, fish, meat prepared in at the barbecue in view of the guests to add a friendly energy. pizzas, french fries ice-cream with regular beers, wine champagne, fruit juices and fruit cocktails.
The changes to the specification and facility mix of the hotel have resulted in an increase in the overall construction cost. As such the development cost exceeded the amount initially raised  by IDEA  (UK),  the hotel  promoter. Contrary cheap toronto airport hotels to popular opinion, the responsibility  for financing the hotel rests entirely with IDEA (UK), not Hilton who is only responsible for the management and operation of the com- pleted hotel.  IDEA  (UK)  has therefore  engaged with  a number of international financial institutions and investors to raise the additional funds required to bridge the funding gap.
The approval of the Scheme Design of the hotel now allows excavation cheap toronto airport hotels for the building foundations and ground works to begin.   It is therefore envisaged that construction will start with excavation of the site the New Year with the entire hotel construction expected to be completed in Q4 2014.