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Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

Mercure Leeds Centre is set to open this...

Indigo coming to Chester

Indigo coming to Chester

Construction has started on the new...

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group is planning to open a new...

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata plan new London Hotel

Dalata Hotel Group will be the operators of a...

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

New Hotel opens in Glasgow

  A new hotel has just opened in...

  • Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

    Mercure Leeds Centre opens September

  • Indigo coming to Chester

    Indigo coming to Chester

  • Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

    Dalata plan new Manchester Hotel

  • Dalata plan new London Hotel

    Dalata plan new London Hotel

  • New Hotel opens in Glasgow

    New Hotel opens in Glasgow


The new dual-branded, 328-bedroom Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Manchester – Oxford Road are both on course for a winter 2017/2018 opening.

They are located next to the Alliance Manchester Business School on the University of Manchester campus.

The Crowne Plaza Manchester – Oxford Road will have 212 bedrooms including Club Rooms and a Club Lounge. Seven meeting rooms will seat up to 174 delegates for a theatre style meeting or 140 guests for a dinner.

There will be an Executive Boardroom and a Business Centre.

Leisure facilities will include a gym and a sauna. The Crowne Plaza Manchester –Oxford Road will also have an outside terrace area.

Staybridge Suites Manchester – Oxford Road will be the first opening of this extended-stay brand in Manchester.

Staybridge Suites Manchester – Oxford Road will include 116 studio and one–bedroom suites all with fully equipped kitchens – with a complimentary hot and cold buffet breakfast served in the Hub Kitchen.

Staybridge Suites Manchester – Oxford Road will also feature an evening reception three times a week, a fitness room, an 18th floor terrace, free wi-fi, guest laundry facilities as well as a residents lounge and The Den meeting area.

Staybridge guests will also have full access to the bar and restaurant in the Crowne Plaza.

Public car parking for both hotels will be alongside the hotels. Crowne Plaza and Staybridge Suites Manchester – Oxford Road will be a five minute walk from Manchester Oxford Road station.

Details: www.crowneplaza.com   www.staybridge.com