Premier Inn grows to five hotels in Manchester city centre

07 May 2021

Whitbread is continuing to invest in Manchester with its fifth Premier Inn hotel in Manchester city centre opening its doors this Friday (7th May).

The new 157-bedroom hotel at Princess Street to the south of the city centre offers skyline views of the city.

Located within the £750 million Circle Square development and constructed above a striking multi-storey car park, the hotel brings Premier Inn’s latest format bedrooms to the Oxford Road catchment and increases its network in Manchester city centre to more than 960 rooms.

Kevin Murray, Senior Acquisition Manager for Whitbread, said: “Manchester is a hugely popular and thriving market for Premier Inn guests travelling for business and leisure. It is also a city where we are seeking to redefine, improve and expand our presence in key destination locations. The new Princess Street Premier Inn symbolises how we want to grow in the city – by investing in bold and sustainable hotels where we expect to see long-term demand for our style of affordable accommodation.”

The new development at Princess Street has created an opportunity for Whitbread to actively manage its network of hotels in the city.

A short walk from the Princess Street hotel, Whitbread is proposing to redevelop the site of its Deansgate Locks Premier Inn into a mixed-use development consisting of 370 apartments and high-quality workspace fitting of its gateway location.

The business is also seeking out new locations for Premier Inn and its hub by Premier Inn brand in the Piccadilly area of the city and at Eastlands near Manchester City’s Etihad Campus and Sportcity. Development opportunities of between 100 and 200 bedrooms are sought at both locations.

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