Plans have been approved to establish a new 151-bedroom hotel in Manchester city centre – just off Piccadilly Gardens.
The new hotel is a planned joint venture between former Manchester United footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and hotel company Pestana.
Two buildings have been earmarked for the change. The first is 67 Piccadilly. This was originally built as a hotel in the mid-nineteenth century before undergoing several refurbishments and changes of use. This is now set to be demolished and replaced with an 11-storey hotel with 97 bedrooms.
Alongside is 69-75 Piccadilly. This building will be totally revamped with a nine-storey infill extension joining the old building to the new hotel creating an additional 54 bedrooms.
If everything goes to plan the new hotel should open in 2023.
Football and hotel ownership intermingle easily in Manchester. The new hotel will join Hotel Football in the shadow of the Old Trafford stadium and the Stock Exchange Hotel in the city centre both of which are owned by former footballers, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville.