Homecoming move for new general manager of landmark five-star Edinburgh hotel
“While the hospitality industry is certainly not without its challenges, the next chapter ahead for the hotel is very positive” – Tristan Nesbitt
Edinburgh’s five-star Sheraton Grand hotel has appointed a new general manager, who takes up the role 28 years to the day since he began his hospitality career with the group.
The appointment also marks a homecoming for Tristan Nesbitt, who previously led the Sheraton Grand as general manager from 2013 to 2020. During that time he guided the hotel through a major refurbishment positioning it as a modern take on Scottish luxury in the heart of the capital. Nesbitt began his hospitality career with the hotel group as a management trainee in London.
He said: “Edinburgh has been home for my family for more than a decade, so coming back to the Sheraton Grand feels very natural. This is a hotel I know well and care about, with a fantastic team, one of the city’s great spas and some of the most versatile event space in Scotland.”
Nesbitt brings almost three decades of experience across Starwood Hotels and Marriott International. After starting out at The Park Tower in London, he built his career in sales and marketing before becoming director of sales and marketing at The Westin Palace, Madrid. He later returned to The Park Tower as hotel manager, before moving to Edinburgh in 2013.
Following his first tenure at the Sheraton Grand, he oversaw a portfolio of 12 hotels stretching from Leeds to Aberdeen, focusing on guest experience and commercial performance. For the past 18 months he has led a hotel in London.
Nesbitt chaired the Edinburgh Hotels Association for six years. His background also includes more than 20 years at board level in a family-owned spa business.
His return follows a host of recent improvements at the hotel, including a £700,000 investment into the property’s popular One Spa.
Nesbitt added: “While the hospitality industry is certainly not without its challenges, the next chapter ahead for the hotel is very positive, and I’m looking forward to working with our team, our partners and the wider Edinburgh hospitality community to shape and future proof the property. I’m genuinely looking forward to being back in Edinburgh.”
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