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Hotel developments in Liverpool

Pictures of various hotels in Liverpool, from top: Marriott, Queen Square; Radisson, Old Hall Street; Marriott, Speke; Sir Thomas, Victoria Street; Crowne Plaza, Princes Dock

Following the succession of hotel openings in 2007 and 2008, 2009 saw another significant crop of hotels open to provide a further 710 bedrooms to Liverpool's total stock - the largest number of rooms created in the city in one year - and this despite the country having suffered its worst recession in many years.  Although occupancy rates in the city have been affected by the credit crunch, they have not fallen as far as had been predicted at the start of 2009. 

There is much to be optimistic about for the future.  Liverpool and the city region continues to benefit from the legacy of its 2008 cultural year.  Liverpool already has a well established annual line-up of major national and internationally renowned cultural events such as the Mathew Street Music Festival, HUB Festival (extreme sports for urban youth), Liverpool Comedy Festival, Summer Pops, Brouhaha, Liverpool Biennial and Liverpool Music Week all adding to the sporting activities of our two football clubs and the Grand National.

With Liverpool set to remain a significant cultural destination of international reknown, hotel investors still see an opportunity for continued growth.  A recent study  of the city's potential for future hotel development carried out by Hotel Solutions for The Mersey Partnership commented that there is evidence Liverpool is set to benefit from the UK holidaying at home and from an increase in overseas visitors taking advantage of the weakness of sterling. 

The study goes on to suggest that there remains interest from across the spectrum of hotel offers in Liverpool. 

Schemes where operator interest has been confirmed are still pressing ahead with construction despite the recession include: 

  • "Kings Dock Mill", next to the Baltic Fleet pub on the city's waterfront, which includes a 150 bed 'Hampton by Hilton' hotel (only the third to be developed in the UK), 3,600 sq ft of office space and a mix of 190 one and two bed apartments. On site now, it will complete during 2010/11 and will be the third of Hilton's new hotels in Liverpool;

  • Base2Stay is currently constructing a 60 bedroom boutique hotel and restaurant at the former Seel House in Seel Street; 

  • a new 101 bedroomed Premier Inn on Speke Hall Avenue is nearing completion and will open this Spring.

Meanwhile, new schemes continue to emerge:

  • InterContinental Hotels Group announced that Hotel Indigo will open a £14million 151 bedroom hotel in Rumford Place/Chapel Street at the heart of the Office Quarter; if approved, they expect it to open in 2011;

  • Travelodge are also planning to open a new 10 storey hotel in the summer of 2011 at Strand Street, close to the £1billion Liverpool ONE retail and leisure development;

  • Two hotels are now proposed for the Central Village development: the four star Millennium and Copthorne hotels are an example of continuing commitment from higher-end brands/operators. 
     

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Liverpool Hotel Development Update

Every year, we produce a document listing all hotel developments both in Liverpool City Centre and the suburbs. You can download and view the following:-

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