ROOMZZZ Aparthotel have been announced as the hotel operator for the all-new £30m Corn Exchange.
This is a large investment by our landlords, with a commitment to create a spectacular property
The new 114-apartment hotel - Roomzz second aparthotel in Manchester - will join thirteen new restaurants and four exisiting restaurants, including Wahaca, Pho, Salvi's and Vapiano, in the redevelopment of the Grade II-listed building (erected in 1897) by Aviva Investors and Queenberry Real Estate.
Redevelopment work began in October 2014 (see here) with plans to transform the once flagging shopping centre - briefly renamed The Triangle in 2000 - into 'one of the UK's best dining locations'.
The hotel - which is expected to open in early 2016 - will have its entrance fronting Exchange Square, with apartments ranging from 'ultra-sleek' 21 sq m pods to luxury penthouses from the second to the fifth floor (though we're not sure 21 sq m classifies as an 'apartment').
Mark Walton, chief of Roomzzz Aparthotel UK said (breathing in): “Roomzzz Aparthotel is delighted to be partnering with Aviva Investors Property Trust to fuse the iconic heritage of Corn Exchange into a beacon for modern lifestyle choices for affordable luxe accommodation in the UK.
"This is a large investment by our landlords, with a commitment to create a spectacular property that will not only illustrate the progression and development of this asset but will be seen as the revival and legacy of this historic part of Manchester.
“The demand in the City for Roomzzz Aparthotel is substantial - we are running at 100% occupancy week on week, a second location in close proximity is a strategic game-changer for the brand."
Stuart Harris from Queensberry Real Estate said: “We’ve had a huge amount of interest in the hotel element of The Corn Exchange, its listed nature along with its layout has offered the opportunity to create quirky, interesting but modern bedrooms in a stunning iconic building.
"Roomzzz as a brand fits perfectly with and compliments the range of great casual dining brands we have secured for the building. The whole ethos and vision is to give The Corn Exchange back its mojo by enhancing the building’s character and features, giving activity to all three sides so it re-engages with all of the wonderful buildings and offers around it.”
Established in Yorkshire in 2006, Roomzzz Aparthotel - part of the Parklane Group - now operate properties in Leeds, Newcastle and on Manchester's Princess Street.
Roomzzz will be taking bookings from February 2016 and will open in early 2016.