Travelodge expands in Greater Manchester
Travelodge has exchanged contracts for two new hotels in Greater Manchester as part of a £9 million investment.
A new 86-room hotel in Stockport will occupy part of Regent House, one of the most prominent office buildings in the town centre, close to Stockport train station and the new £47 million Redrock leisure development.
The second property is situated in the town of Sale.
It will be created by converting an existing four story 1980’s office building into a 67-room hotel with a Bar Caf-© and 75 on-site car park.
The site is also close to the metro station, with direct access to Old Trafford and Manchester City Centre.
Contracts for both properties were exchanged with Orbit Developments.
Planning applications have been submitted and the hotels are expected to open towards the end of 2016
Travelodge is looki’‹’‹ng for seven more sites across Greater Manchester, representing an investment of’‹ ‘‹£35m and the creation of around 200 new jobs
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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