Construction work has begun in central Manchester on the new 138-bedroom Dakota Deluxe Hotel.
The nine-storey Dakota Deluxe Manchester will also include a 130-cover restaurant-grill, a lounge, bar and a champagne bar plus outside terraces.
Dakota Deluxe Manchester is due to open in 2019.
Dakota Deluxe Manchester will be located in Ducie Street close to Manchester Piccadilly station. The site is currently a surface car park.
The hotel will form part of the wider Piccadilly Basin development which also includes residential units.
Dakota Deluxe Manchester will join the Dakota Deluxe Glasgow and the Dakota Deluxe Leeds which opened earlier this year.
Details: http://www.dakotahotels.co.uk/