Gary Neville's luxury five-star Manchester hotel at St Michael's named as new images released

New images of Gary Neville’s new £400million project in Manchester city centre have been revealed, along with the announcement that W Hotels will be operating the development’s five-star hotel.

The luxury hotel, located within the 41-storey tower, will include 162 rooms and suites, as well as a Living Room lobby, WET deck, W Lounge, AWAY Spa and FIT fitness centre. The site also includes two restaurants and retail space.

In addition to the hotel, the 180,000sq ft will also feature sustainable work, residential and retail spaces and a central square, which the developers hope will “create new public use area as the backdrop for guests of the hotel.”

Known as the St Michael’s development, it is located in the historic centre of Manchester, just a short walk away from the Town Hall, Central Library and Deansgate. The building’s design incorporates the facade of the former police headquarters on Bootle Street.

Slated for a 2027 opening, the site is being developed by Gary Neville’s Relentless Developments and Salboy Ltd, which was co-founded by Betfred’s Fred Done.

W Hotels is part of the Marriott International group. This will be the brand’s third UK hotel, following W London and W Edinburgh, which is due to open towards the end of 2023. The company will also be managing 217 apartments in the building under the W Residence brand.

Neville said: “Manchester is a bold city that continues to defy expectations and one that embodies the very same values that have made the W Hotel experience world-renowned, such as originality and passion.

“For years, Manchester has endured the absence of another fantastic luxury hotel so I’m really happy with the signing of this agreement. The long-term tourism impact and economic growth W Hotels’ presence will bring is exactly why we set out to create St Michael’s 15 years ago.

“I’d like to thank Marriott International for seeing the immense potential of this scheme and for trusting in our vision of St Michael’s as a world-class leisure destination.”

Paul Thomas, vice president of development in UK and Ireland for Marriott International said: "W Hotels dynamic style and forward-thinking culture is a perfect brand fit both for Manchester – a city famed for its music and art scene – and St Michael’s with Relentless and Salboy at the helm of the development.

“St Michael’s offers world-class working, residential and retail space, it is the ideal partner for the next UK W Hotel.”