Premier Inn owner Whitbread is building a new Premier Inn hotel in Manchester city centre.
Located on Rochdale Road on the edge of the Northern Quarter, the 229-room hotel will be set across ten storeys and will include a restaurant and bar.
Whitbread acquired the site from Premcor in February and work is scheduled to start this autumn. Following completion, the new hotel will be Whitbread's seventh in Manchester city centre. As part of its wider expansion strategy, Whitbread is also focusing on developing its network in East Manchester and around Manchester Airport.
Whitbread has appointed GMI Construction Group as the main contractor for the project.
What they said
Will Steward, project & programme manager for Whitbread said: “Whitbread acquired the Rochdale Road development site in February 2024 with the premise of bringing about a speedy transformation of the location into a latest format Premier Inn hotel. Appointing GMI as principal contractor continues this positive momentum, and we hope to break ground and start building our latest Manchester hotel this autumn.”
Anthony Judge, regional director for GMI Construction added: “This latest development in the iconic Northern Quarter of Manchester will be a striking new addition to the skyline with its remarkable brickwork façade. We are delighted to be a part of this major project and greatly look forward to progressing with this scheme.”