The Lowry Hotel is located by the River Irwell in Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The five-star hotel is named after the artist L. S. Lowry. Although within the boundaries of the City of Salford, it is close to Manchester city centre and is known as "The Lowry Hotel Manchester".[2] Upon opening, Marco Pierre White was the overseeing chef of the River Room restaurant.[3]
| The Lowry Hotel | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Salford Greater Manchester England |
| Coordinates | 53°28′58″N 2°15′03″W / 53.48278°N 2.25083°W |
| Opening | 2001 |
| Owner | Westmont Hospitality Group |
| Management | Westmont Hospitality Group |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 8 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Consarc Design Architects [1] |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 165 |
| Number of suites | 7 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Parking | Valet Parking |
| Website | |
| thelowryhotel.com | |
Ownership
editThe hotel was owned by The Rocco Forte Collection, the company of Sir Rocco Forte, son of the late hotel magnate Baron Charles Forte. In November 2016, the hotel was put up for sale, two years after being acquired by Westmont Hospitality Group and Mount Kellett Capital Management in a deal estimated to be worth £40m.[4][5][6]
Architecture
editThe Lowry Hotel structure is a reinforced concrete frame on continuous flight auger piles constructed on a brown field site adjacent to the River Irwell. The external façades are glazed with rain screen cladding hung from the frame.[7]
Guests
editPortuguese football manager Jose Mourinho lived in the Lowry during his time as manager of Manchester United, spending an estimated £716,000 over more than two years.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Lowry Hotel, Manchester". Hotelmanagement.
- ^ "Lowry Hotel Manchester". sites.google.com.
- ^ "Marco Pierre White to open new Manchester restaurant... but not really". Confidentials. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Rocco Forte reportedly considering Balmoral, Lowry sales". HOTELSMag.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Staff Writer (30 August 2013). "Rocco Forte takes Lowry off market after six years". boutiquehotelier.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Staff, Newsroom (29 November 2016). "Manchester's Lowry Hotel back on the market". www.hotelmanagement.net. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
{{cite news}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ Sansome, Jessica (18 December 2018). "Inside Jose Mourinho's luxury suite at The Lowry Hotel". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Smithers, Dominic (28 November 2016). "The Lowry Hotel has been put up for sale". Manchester Evening News.