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Press Release - Upscale Hotel Brand Crowne Plaza Set for City Centre Opening

Manchester is set to see the opening of its second Crowne Plaza property when a new contemporary-designed hotel opens in the vibrant Northern Quarter in September this year.

Aimed at the increasing number of corporate and leisure travellers coming to the city, the ten-floor hotel on Shudehill fits in with the modern design of nearby buildings such as the Urbis.
 

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, part of the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) family of brands, combines a comfortable environment and contemporary style with a high level of professional yet discreet service.

From the outside, the Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre will have an attractive angular design to the front and windows that are made from multi-coloured glass that appears to change colour as the light alters throughout the day.

Inside, the hotel will boast 228 contemporary and spacious guest rooms offering all the facilities expected of the Crowne Plaza brand. Among these there will also be several interconnecting rooms that can be used for families travelling with children.

Those looking for added comfort and exclusive lounge access will head to the top floor where they will find 24 Club rooms and the Plaza Suite.
 

The hotel will also contain a destination restaurant serving fresh locally sourced food. Businesses, meanwhile, will be able to make use of nine conference rooms. The largest of these will accommodate up to 300 delegates in theatre-style seating.
 

“Our new hotel will combine the power and high quality service of the Crowne Plaza brand with the contemporary look and feel of a boutique hotel,” said Bob Fairweather, general manager, Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre.
 

“The whole city is within easy reach but the hotel is particularly well located for the MEN Arena, SportCity, the Printworks, Urbis and the numerous professional services companies based on and around Deansgate, ensuring it will appeal to the discerning business traveller and leisure guests alike.”

The Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre is operated by Liverpool-based hotel developer Centre Island and further details on the property can be found on the Web at www.cpmanchester.com.


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For further information on Crowne Plaza Manchester City Centre or Centre Island contact:


John Butters
Director, Bell Pottinger North
Tel: 01625 506444 / 07788 432343
Email:  jbutters@bellpottingernorth.co.uk
Richard Clein
Associate director, Bell Pottinger North
Tel:  0151 229 1780 / 07803 729133
Email: rclein@bellpottingernorth.co.uk
 

John ButtersDirector, Bell Pottinger NorthTel: 01625 506444 / 07788 432343 Email:  Richard CleinAssociate director, Bell Pottinger NorthTel:  0151 229 1780 / 07803 729133Email:

IHG press office:
Suzanne Seyghal
PR Manager EMEA
Tel: 01753 410 247
Email: suzanne.seyghal@ihg.com
Notes to editors:
 

About Centre Island
Centre Island is a Merseyside based, privately funded limited company specialising in the development and management of award-winning internationally branded franchised hotels.

The instantly recognisable portfolio consists of Crowne Plaza Liverpool, Crowne Plaza Birmingham City Centre, Express by Holiday Inn hotels at Albert Dock and John Lennon Airport, Holiday Inn hotels in Liverpool, Ellesmere Port, Preston and the exclusive 62 Castle Street Liverpool. A further Crowne Plaza hotel, currently under construction in the vibrant Northern Quarter of Manchester’s city centre, is due to open in September 2008.
Current annualised group turnover is £32m and employees number 800 across its eight hotels, making Centre Island Merseyside’s largest hotel employer.
Founded in 1995, the company has earned an excellent reputation for the selection of suitable development opportunities, resulting in a portfolio of highly profitable and customer-focused hotels of both freehold and leasehold tenures.
The development of the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels in Liverpool by Centre Island (opened 1998 and 2000 respectively) is often seen as the start of the regeneration of the hotel market within Liverpool city centre and a key contributor to the campaign that led to the Capital of Culture Award in 2008.
The hotels target the corporate/business traveller through a wide variety of globally recognisable brands operating in every hotel sector from upscale to limited service. Centre Island is an approved franchisee for brands offered by the major hotel companies such as Marriott/Ramada, Accor and the InterContinental Hotels Group.
Its proficiency as owners and operators of quality hotel products extends far beyond the development stage. Once open the hotels operate to the highest standards of product and service, demonstrated both by their ability to out-perform the competition financially and by the many awards that Centre Island receives from professional bodies, franchisors, customers and most importantly its workforce.
 

About IHG
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (IHG) of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms. IHG owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,900 hotels and more than 585,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. IHG owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 37 million members worldwide.
IHG's portfolio within the UK numbered 248 properties as of 31 December 2007, comprising one InterContinental, 17 Crowne Plaza, 117 Holiday Inn and 113 Express by Holiday Inn hotels.
The company pioneered the travel industry’s first collaborative response to environmental issues as founder of the International Hotels and Environment Initiative (IHEI). The IHEI formed the foundations of the Tourism Partnership launched by the International Business Leaders Forum in 2004, of which IHG is still a member today. The environment and local communities remain at the heart of IHG’s global corporate responsibility focus.
IHG offers information and online reservations for all its hotel brands at www.ihg.com and information for the Priority Club Rewards programme at www.priorityclub.com. For the latest news from IHG, visit our online Press Office at www.ihg.com/media

IHG's portfolio within the UK numbered 248 properties as of 31 December 2007, comprising one InterContinental, 17 Crowne Plaza, 117 Holiday Inn and 113 Express by Holiday Inn hotels.

IHG's portfolio within the UK numbered 248 properties as of 31 December 2007, comprising one InterContinental, 17 Crowne Plaza, 117 Holiday Inn and 113 Express by Holiday Inn hotels.IHG's portfolio within the UK numbered 248 properties as of 31 December 2007, comprising one InterContinental, 17 Crowne Plaza, 117 Holiday Inn and 113 Express by Holiday Inn hotels.