A Holiday Inn near Bristol is set to be used to temporarily house up to 168 refugees as part of a government scheme.
The hotel in the Redhill area of North Somerset is being used as part of the government's Asylum Dispersal Programme, which began in 2001. It provides temporary accommodation to people seeking asylum in the UK while their applications are being processed.
The refugees will be provided three meals a day and access to shared dining areas, as well as indoor and outdoor recreation space and private meeting rooms. Councillor Patrick Keating, who represents Blagdon and Churchill ward for North Somerset Council, told Bristol Live that refugees began being placed there about a week ago.
