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Anyone see the handful of moaners in the Adver today?

That laundrette has been empty for about a decade. The empty buildings around the station(a lot of visitor's first impressions) have dragged down Swindon's reputation for years.

They say the Hotel doesnt have enough provision for parking, and I can sympathise with that. But their main concern is businessmen will use the Hotel for prostitutes in the area!!!??? For fucks sake, what is worse for that than empty decrepid buildings and streets in the town centre for kerb crawling? They also say, what happens if the hotel fails, but its safe to say if Hilton think there is a market for a Hotel in 2009 then things will only get better on that front?

Cant believe the Adver printed it. How can a Hilton drag that shithole down? Suprise Hilton arent worried about their reputation having a hotel on Manny road! Absolute load of bollocks. They need to start getting things sorted on the old bus station and the old police station.

surlely a better arguament that the one above would be the actual need of another hotel in swindon?
And as for parking has anyone seen the jury inns car park?

They have said Swindon is one of the most popular hotel venues in the country for business's.

I agree there are a lot. But as I said, if Hilton think there is the market for one in 2009 (and they already have 1 in the area), who can deny that? Market forces.

A lot of the hotels in the town centre use council car parks, so you'd think people would be a bit happier that money is being used locallly.

The people of this town don't half like a moan. If this place wants to progress then residents will need to get used to the fact that plans like this need to go ahead.

Most good hotels in Manchester or Birmingham will direct you to the nearest NCP car park.  Parking is a complete red herring here.

There do seem to be a lot of hotels getting the go ahead at the moment - and not much else - but if Hilton ask if they can build a hotel in a run down part of Swindon that desperately needs investment, you ask them their terms and get on with it.  It could act as an anchor for further regeneration and could completely transform that part of town in a few years.

Where abouts is this?

Not sure what its like now, but not long ago there was a serious shortage of hotel rooms in Swindon. Though what does that matter? If someone wants to build a hotel isn't it their call as to whether there is enough business for it?

I haven't seen the article / plans, what exactly are they planning to demolish for it?

Does the building they are planning look decent?

For those who may not have seen it:

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4572697._It_isn_t_the_place_for_118_bed_hotel_/ (http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/4572697._It_isn_t_the_place_for_118_bed_hotel_/)

Classic Swindon mentality:

Twats.

Personally i would have kept the old Launderette for historical reasons in some way...but they cant do that with The Mechanics even so thats a no go..i live in Stratton even there they pulled down an old dairy House to build some new houses.....basicly no place isnt safe from a rebuild..i havnt been to Jurys but lets be honest The Wiltshire is a terrible eyesore and has been since opening...my feeling is that if new buildings hotels or whatever in the centre of Swindon should be built with a little style....the plans dont seem to get scrutinised...whats the point of rebuilding Swindon centre now if in 20 years time nothing has changed....and maybe the council couldve put some needed flats or houses there instead of another drab concrete block.

how long before the rare green crested newt turns up again?

great crested

Brown crusted.

The artists impression they printed lst week would really bring the area up, let's have it!