Sixty jobs are to be created with the opening of a hotel near Gatwick.
The Tulip Inn hotel will be based at the Manor Royal business park in Crawley, which is two miles from the airport.
The 204-bed development will be the largest hotel run by the Golden Tulip chain in the UK and Ireland when it opens in autumn 2008.
The hotel will have car parking, air-conditioned bedrooms with walk-in power showers and satellite TV.
There will also be free WiFi access throughout the building, a bar and bistro and five meeting rooms for business users.
Golden Tulip chief executive Peter Roberts said: "The existing hotels locally are primarily budget or four star models and the Tulip Inn Gatwick will be the area's first limited service, new generation three star hotel.
"We are confident the hotel will also benefit from the millions of passengers who already arrive at Gatwick annually from Europe where the Golden Tulip and Tulip brands are well-established."
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