Holiday Inn is to open its Manchester city centre property in April.
The 298-room 4 star hotel will feature Holiday Inn’s signature ‘Open Lobby’ concept and new meeting facilities.
Located in the Piccadilly area of the city, the hotel will feature 24 hour dining facilities, Starbucks coffee shop and business centre.
The hotel’s 12 meeting rooms include a terrace area, breakout spaces as well as technology including Bose sound system, Barco ClickShare wireless presentation and hi-speed Wi-Fi, HDMI/VGA Functionality and integrated touch panels.
Holiday Inn said the property will reflect the city’s heritage by honouring local sporting and music icons. The hotel’s suites will be named after Manchester United and City footballing heroes George Best and Colin Bell, while the function rooms will be named after local music icons including Factory Records’ nightclub impresario and owner Tony Wilson, Stone Roses guitarist John Squires, pop music icon, Morrissey, the Gallagher brothers and Ian Curtis from Joy Division.
Holiday Inn Manchester city centre, general manager, David Daly said: “We’re really excited to be opening Holiday Inn Manchester City Centre in the heart of a city going through a time of significant regeneration and increasing stature within Europe.
“We’re confident that the combination of the prime location, very latest in cutting edge technology and high specification facilities will make it a top choice for business and leisure guests as well as local residents.”
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