HILTON Manchester Deansgate has announced that its famous destination bar, Cloud 23, will undergo a 'complete style overhaul which will see it transformed into one of the most glamorous venues in the north west of England'.
Given its location that was always going to be the case we reckon. Confidential's heard a sniff about the food offering on the 23rd floor being expanded too.
Work on the transformation will start on Tuesday 11 September 2012 with the results due to be revealed in November.
Details of how the new Cloud 23 will look are still under wraps but Lloyd Chapman, senior designer at Hirsh Bedner Associates, has given us some purple prose to chew on while we wait - and there's the CGI at the top of the page too.
"The main inspiration came from finding ourselves at the highest point in Manchester and the feeling of almost being able to touch the clouds," the designer said a mite predictably.
"We then thought about the huge influence that the cotton industry had on Manchester during the industrial revolution and worked on the idea of cotton clouds which will be used as a key concept feature. Additionally the city's music scene was a big source of inspiration with the words from the Stone Roses' Elephant Stone including the phrases 'kissing the clouds' and 'burst into heaven' also playing a part."
Cotton roses so to speak.
John McLaughlin, general manager, Hilton Manchester Deansgate, said, "I am extremely excited about the transformation of Cloud 23 and having been lucky enough to see the final designs, I am sure that the results will be stunning and set it apart from every other venue inthe city."
Given its location that was always going to be the case we reckon. Confidential's heard a sniff about the food offering on the 23rd floor being expanded too.
Cloud 23 will be closed during the refurbishment process, however the hotel will remain open. For more information click here.
Cloud 23 Cgi - As It Will Look
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