WORK is ready to start next month on a new 285-bedroom hotel in central Birmingham – the largest in the chain’s Europe operations.
The derelict Cumberland House tower, in Broad Street, will undergo a £30m transformation into a Hampton by Hilton hotel by Liverpool-based company Sanguine Hospitality. An artist’s impression is below.
The hotel is scheduled for completion in summer 2012 following an 18-month refurbishment and joins other Hampton by Hiltons in Shrewsbury and Star City, Birmingham.
It will be run by Sanguine which owns and operates a fast growing portfolio of hotel and restaurant venues across the UK.
There will also be meeting facilities for up to 30 delegates, a gym and free wi-fi throughout public areas and bedrooms.
A build contract has been signed between main developer OVL and Multibuild.
Nick Taplin, managing director of Sanguine Hospitality, said: “Birmingham is already buzzing with plans of new investment, new businesses and job creation, as well as economic and cultural growth.
“The Big City Plan is proof of Birmingham’s determination to continue its burgeoning growth as a destination of choice. We want to be a part of that and where better to start than Broad Street?
“This is the largest Hampton by Hilton in Europe and the fourth largest in the world.”
The development follows a Government-backed Business Premises Renovation Allowance scheme founded by Downing Corporate Finance and Office Villages.
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A build contract has been signed between main developer OVL and Multibuild.
