Construction started on the first Super8-Hotel in Oberhausen. Completion is scheduled for Q2 2019, with GS Star GmbH signed as operator of the 156-room hotel. The multi-million-euro investment by benchmark. REAL Estate Development GmbH is going up on a 3,000 sqm plot. Its rooms will feature high-speed Internet access, 40-inch smart TVs and an underfloor heating. There will also be an on-site cafe. Two restaurants, Steakhouse The ASH and Xiao, are currently under construction next to the hotel scheme.