Dominvs Hospitality has appointed the professional team for their Aytoun Street, Manchester site: the IHG “Holiday Inn” brand as operator of the hotel, Dexter Moren & Associates as interior designer and style consultants, and McAleer Rushe as building contractor.
The 306 bedroom hotel site will be complete with restaurant and conference facilities, occupying a prime position as part of the highly successful and recently completed 250,000sqft mixed use Piccadilly Regeneration Project.
Work to begin at once
Martin Magee McAleer & Rushe Construction Director said: “This site which was vacant for nearly 20 years and was in desperate need of regeneration. Work will begin on-site imminently as there already has been a lot of detailed early-stage design input which will ensure best practice and best value construction, which leads to optimum efficiency in operation thereafter.”
The hotel will take 18months to construct and will in the process create 150 construction related jobs, 60 hotel related jobs whilst boosting tourism and pioneering the regeneration of adjoining sites, including the former Mayfield station and the Aytoun campus.
“The design of the hotel will take advantage of its central position in Manchester and canal side location. Ground floor will include a lounge bar & restaurant with the lower ground floor providing conferencing which will spill out to a terraced platform. The bedrooms will be positioned on the upper eight floors” says Dexter Moren, Founder of Dexter Moren Associates.
Adjacent to Piccadilly Station
The hotel is situated adjacent to Piccadilly Station, the cities foremost intercity rail and tram terminal, and more recently the station subject of a £50m refurbishment. It is also planned to be the North West terminal for the new HS2 high speed train to London, Birmingham and Leeds.
Anna Corkill, Development Director, UK & Ireland, IHG said: “We could not have asked for a better location for Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre Dominvs Hospitality is fast becoming a household name in the UK’s hospitality sector and we are very pleased to be working with our new owner partner on this project.”
“We are excited at the prospect of bringing the renowned IHG brand to our Manchester project. The project will take 18 months to be completed, during this course we will be creating 150 jobs, adding £17m to the economy and revitalising the hospitality perception as a whole,” said Preet Ahluwalia, Director of Dominvs Hospitality.