been doing quite well. hugh ferris is there. england have been doing quite well. it is all about the weather, isn t it? yes, that is true. a little bit more january thanjuly yes, that is true. a little bit more january than july here yes, that is true. a little bit more january thanjuly here at old trafford this morning. from one of the main stance, there is a twin view of not only the rather impressive and growing manchester skyline, and the tram tracks, but also the cricket. it is important you can see those skyscrapers at the moment because it means the weather is not closing injust moment because it means the weather is not closing in just yet. moment because it means the weather is not closing injust yet. there is an old adage about 0ld is not closing injust yet. there is an old adage about old trafford, slightly unfair. it used to be said if he could see the pennines over there, then it was about to rain. if you can t it was already running. what you are definitely going to se
Sarah Townsend
The 158-bedroom property on Princess Street designed by architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios opens to the public today as the operator’s fifth in Manchester.
The 16-storey hotel is located within developers Bruntwood SciTech and Vita Group’s £750m Circle Square mixed-use scheme off Oxford Road. The hybrid building comprises a 1,014-space car park across the first nine floors, and the hotel is located on floors nine to 15, taking Premier Inn’s Manchester portfolio to more than 960 rooms.
Construction of the hotel main contractor Russell WHBO completed in December.
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Parent firm Whitbread already has four Premier Inn hotels in the city – in Dale Street Piccadilly, Deansgate Locks, Portland Street and West Didsbury – and is actively seeking sites that could accommodate up to 200 rooms to further grow its portfolio,