Whitbread and Mix Manchester have unveiled plans to develop a new Premier Inn hotel at Manchester Airport.
Located on a site adjacent to Manchester Airport’s transport interchange and less than 400 metres from Terminal 1 and 2, the 276-room hotel will grow Premier Inn’s bedroom stock by more than 50 per cent in the catchment serving the airport. Whitbread currently operates three Premier Inn hotels serving Manchester Airport.
This year, Premier Inn owner Whitbread has acquired a consented freehold development site on Rochdale Road for a new 229-bedroom Premier Inn and disposed of its Deansgate Locks hotel for redevelopment into alternative uses. This new development is the latest in the company’s plan to increase the number of Premier Inn bedrooms in the UK to 125,000, up 40,000 from its current trading estate of 85,500 rooms.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2025, subject to planning approval.
What they said
Jill Anderson, acquisition manager for Whitbread said: “We are serious about continuing to grow Premier Inn across the north of England and offer the flexibility, security and development expertise to acquire large hotel sites as we have done at Manchester Airport. Securing what will become the largest Premier Inn in the north of England is a significant moment for Whitbread and one which we are proud to have delivered. With passenger numbers growing strongly at the airport I’m sure it will be a popular choice for our customers when we open the doors and start welcoming our guests.”
Gareth Jackson, group property director at Manchester Airports Group added: “Whitbread’s decision to open a Premier Inn of this size at Mix Manchester is further endorsement of the complementary offer we’re creating here alongside the airport’s extensive £1.3 billion transformation programme.”